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The Future of Biotech: The Role of Legislation within Investment for Innovation

Name: The Future of Biotech: The Role of Legislation within Investment for Innovation
Start: 2024-09-24T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-24T15:30:00+02:00

24 September 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CEST

To celebrate the start of European Biotech Week 2024, EuropaBio is organising a webinar to discuss the critical intersection of legislation and investment into innovation within the biotech industry. With clear political support for European leadership in biotech, ensuring EU legislation become key enabler of investment for innovation will be essential to the EU’s global competitiveness and strategic open autonomy.

This webinar will bring together representatives from the biotech industry, investor community, and European institutions to explore the essential elements required to foster a thriving biotech and life sciences ecosystem in the EU.

The confirmed speakers and full agenda are:

Welcome and introduction

Marica Nobile (Assobiotec Federchimica)

Keynote speech: EU biotech & biomanufacturing initiative

Hans Ingels (DG GROW)

Panel: Impact of EU Legislation on Investment Opportunities

Yordan Aleksandrov (Pfizer)

SME – Anna Handschuh (Future Affairs)

Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore (CBEJU)

Katrien Swerts (Kurma Partners)

Marica Nobile (Assobiotec Federchimica) will moderate the panel and deliver closing remarks.

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