Welcome to BIO-Poland – brunch & briefing

Monday, June 27 The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center  in Washington, D.C.

Join us for an excellent and unique opportunity to learn about biotechnology in Poland, to explore collaboration or business opportunities and to decide on course of future actions.

In conjunction with BIO 2011 conference and exhibition  The Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Republic of Poland will host  “the brunch & briefing” event,  featuring high-profile academics, industry leaders and policy makers – international experts and special guests.

The program will seek to showcase development and commercialization projects, industry trends, governmental policies  and other.  Should Poland be an “European Sleeping Tiger” come to investigate what it takes to succeed in this emerging market?

Program of the event:

09.30-10.00 Welcome Coffee

10.00-10.30 Opening remarks & official presentations

Don Battle, Acting Manager of the Ronald Reagan Building’s International Trade Center (ITC)

Zbigniew Kubacki, Minister Counselor, Head of The Trade & Investment Section, Embassy of Republic of Poland

10.30-11.00 Poland – Economy & Biotech industry update:

Andrzej Ryś -Director for Health Systems and Products, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission [Presentation] ;

Marek Łyżwa, V-ce President, PAIiIZ [Presentation]

Regional Brieffings 11.00-12.00

Krakow– Paweł Przewięźlikowski, CEO, Selvita S.A. [Presentation];

Lodz   – Przemysław Andrzejak, Medical University of Lodz [Presentation];

Wroclaw – Prof. Mirosław Miller, CEO Wroclaw Research  Center  EIT+ [Presentation];

Gdansk – Piotr Lassota, Ph.D., CSO, Head of R&D, Polpharma Biologics [Presentation];

Panel discussions

• 12.00-12.30  Policy and market growth factors
  Andrzej Ryś – Director for Health Systems and Products, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission
  Stanisław Kracik, The Governor of Malopolska Region;
  Eric Stewart, President US-Polish Business Council
  Mirosław Miller, CEO Wroclaw Research Center EIT+
  Chair:  Tomasz Mroczkowski; Ph.D. Kogod School of Business, American University

• 12.30-13.00 Business collaboration & development
  Jarosław Lange General Manager, Amgen Poland;
  Paweł Przewięźlikowski, CEO, Selvita S.A.;
  Sudeep Basu, Ph.D. Practice Leader, Innovation Services;
  Siew Hwa ONG, PhD, Director & Chief Scientist, Acumen Research Laboratories;

Chair: Kazimierz Murzyn, Managing Director LifeScience Klaster Krakow

Networking

• 13.00- 14.00     Networking & food & refreshments

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