THE Life Sciences Event of the EU Presidency
PARIS--(Business Wire)--
EuroBiO 2008, (www.eurobio2008.com), THE Life Sciences Event of
the EU Presidency, awarded the prestigious EU Presidency Label, opens
tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7, at the Palais des Congres Conference
Centre in Paris and will take place until Thursday, October 9,
inclusive. During these three days, the international life science
community will be brought together around its Four Pillars: the
Conference Pillar, the Business Convention Pillar, the Career Fair
Pillar, and the Exhibition Pillar.
The Congress, set to become the "European BIO", is expected to
welcome:
-- 5000 delegates and visitors;
-- 120 speakers; and
-- 500 companies from 20 countries
Participants will have the opportunity to meet and exchange views
and ideas during workshops, discussions, plenary sessions and debates
(such as BioDialogues and House of Commons Debates).
EuroBiO 2008 will present technical breakthroughs and innovations
in the life sciences sector with regard to its three major fields of
application: Health (the key focus on Tuesday, October 7), Environment
and Agro-industry (the key focus on Wednesday, October 8). Thursday,
October 9 will be dedicated to the major messages which will be
recorded in the Call for Change Report. The "Call for Change Report"
will present recommendations for future Policy for Science and
Industry in Europe and will be presented in London at the end of this
year. It will subsequently be circulated in other leading European
BioClusters throughout the first half of 2009, in the lead up to the
Swedish Presidency of the European Union.
We look forward to seeing you at this 2008 edition of THE Life
Sciences Event.
About EuroBiO
Founded in 1997 on the initiative of the French Ministry of
Research, the then called European Biotech Crossroads has rapidly
succeeded in bringing together all the biotechnology actors and
stakeholders: life science companies, start-up projects, students,
researchers, private & public-sector research organizations, industry
bodies, investors, consulting firms, multinationals from the biotech,
pharmaceutical, diagnostics, agrifood & environmental sectors, local
authorities, clusters, bioparks, bioincubators, public authorities and
regulatory bodies.
In 2006, the European Biotech Crossroads took place in Paris for
its 10th anniversary. Under the guidance of Eric Poincelet, former
Director General of The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision and
founder of BioSquare, the Event was totally transformed on this
occasion and remodelled according to the US BIO structure: Four
Pillars, Three Sectors, and Three Generations. To reflect this
transformation into what is set to become "The European BIO", the name
EuroBiO was adopted. Over 4,000 experts already joined in the newly
"revamped" EuroBiO in 2006. And over 5,000 are expected for this EU
Presidency Edition 2008.
EuroBiO is now a truly international event, with a prime focus on
European issues. The Event is dedicated to Life Sciences in general -
and in particular, to biotech's three major fields of application -
Health, Environment and Agro-industry.
The overall setting of EuroBiO 2008 was awarded to Paris and
Region Ile-de-France; the concrete organization of the event is
ensured by its Regional Economic Development Agency for Paris
Ile-de-France (ARD) and its Partner, Package Organization.
With the support of :
UE2008.fr
Conseil General de Seine-Saint-Denis
Mairie de Paris
Conseil General de l'Essonne
ALIZE RP
Caroline Carmagnol
caroline@alizerp.com
Tel : + 33 (0) 664 189 959
or
Juliette Vandenbroucque
juliette@alizerp.com
tel : + 33 (0) 1 41 22 07 32
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