In 2012 BioForum will be held in the Czech Republic, followed by Hungary (2013) and Poland (2014). Observing the biotech sector development and the potential of the Central European biotech market, we have seen a great possibility for SME’s from Central Europe (CE) region to attract the biggest players in this business sector. Acting individually, enterprises from CE have problems to get into the global market. By joining the forces and acting as one team, they may become more attractive and visible players. BioForum is a place, where biotechnology start-ups from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland can jointly present their activities. We believe that by working united, we may strengthen the CE biotech attractiveness and make our potential clearly visible to big biotech consortia and in parallel facilitate the creation and development of network between the companies from the CE region. By organizing BioForum 2012 in Brno, the Czech Republic, we also tend to attract companies from other parts of Europe in closer distance - explains the decision the main organizer of the fair, Bio-Tech Consulting Ltd. (www.biotechconsulting.pl).
The strategic partner of the upcoming edition of BioForum is the South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC – www.jic.cz) – a Czech regional intermediary agency supporting the creation and development of innovative enterprises in the South Moravian region. The role of JIC is to assist the main organizer in organization of BioForum 2012 in Brno and to promote the event in the Czech Republic. BioForum is definitely one of the most important biotechnology events in Central Europe presenting the potential of the biotechnology and life-science sectors in this area. The event provides its participants with various opportunities for presentation and networking, combining matchmaking, exhibition and conference programme.
Attending BioForum is a chance how to get the information about the latest technologies and trends in this field. This information and valued contacts that can be established during the event may definitely lead to new opportunities for young biotechnology start-ups and commercialization of new technologies - says Jirí Hudecek, CEO of JIC. Life sciences and biotechnologies have been identified as one of the four priority research fields and industrial sectors in the South Moravian region. JIC decided to take part in BioForum since it is a great chance how to highlight this dynamically developing sector and attract both academia and industry from abroad to Brno. We also believe that shift of BioForum from Lodz (Poland) to Brno (Czech Republic) will make the event more easily accessible to participants from the countries of Western Europe. And, last but not least, increasing the critical mass of such an event in life science events, that will now combine representatives of this sector from both Poland and the Czech Republic, will certainly be of mutual benefit to the organizers and participants - adds Hudecek.
South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC) is a regional intermediary agency founded by South Moravian Region, City of Brno and four local universities. The mission of JIC is to effectively support foundation and development of innovative companies and exploit the local R&D potential for the economic development of our region. The activities of the centre include support services for both start-up and already established innovative companies, technology transfer, cluster development and internationalization. JIC acts as a regional platform for coordination of technology transfer and internationalization activities in the region. JIC has experience in supporting creation of spin-off companies and its Innovation Park host nearly 50 technology companies, most of them based on strong collaborative links to local research teams. One of the incubators, Innovation Park INBIT, is specifically dedicated to life-science and represents a unique type of such a facility in the Czech Republic.
BioForum is the biggest and the most important event in Central Europe dedicated to the biotech and pharma industry. Starting in the year 2000 it has as a main aim the creation and development of cooperation platform between the companies from the life science sector in the CE region. The creator and the main organizer of BioForum is Bio-Tech Consulting Ltd. (www.biotechconsulting.pl)
BioForum - Central European Forum of Biotechnology & Innovative BioEconomy together with accompanying events will be held on 23-24th of May 2012 in the Conference Centre BVV Trade Fairs in Brno (Czech Republic).
Wiecej: www.cebioforum.com
