HEIDELBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Under the theme "Building a World-Class Knowledge Region" the "Technopolicy Network" held its 7th annual conference from September 30th to October 1st in the Biotech Cluster Rhine-Neckar (BioRN). At the conference experts and practitioners presented the latest insights and examples of best practices in regional development worldwide. This year´s focus was on the relevance of supra-regional alliances in developing a knowledge-based region of international format. Participants in the two-day international conference were representatives from politics, industry, and research institutions.