Biotechnology unites the Central European countries
Date: 16.10.2011
For already 11 years, the BioForum trade fair (www.cebioforum.com) has been attracting to Łódź, the centre of Poland, a number of biotech sector representatives. Attendees are coming not only from Poland and other Central European countries, but also from other countries from all over the world, where the biotech sector plays an important role in the creation of innovative biobusinesses. Last year, the BioForum organizers announced changes in the concept of the event. From 2012 BioForum will change the location and become a rotating event that is 'moving' within Central Europe. What does it mean in practice?
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.
11th edition of BioForum 2012
Central European Business Forum of Biotechnology & Innovative BioEconomy
will hold on 23-24th May in Brno, Czech Republic.
More information in attachment & on BioForum 2012 website www.cebioforum.com
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 Jiří Hudeček, 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 Hudeček.
Edyta Wodzińska
BioForum Manager
www.biotechconsulting.pl
Kaminskiego 23
90-229 Lodz, Poland
phone: +48 42 299 60 79
fax: +48 42 6780128
mobile: +48 795 540 329
