EBTC Biotechnology Flagship Mission to India

31 May-04 June 2010

Programme

Sunday, 30 May 2010

Arrival of Delegates
19:00 hrs / Welcome Drinks
Meeting point: Lobby, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore

Monday, 31 May 2010

Delegation Briefing Session
Venue: Convention Hall, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore
09:00 hrs / Tea & Coffee
09:30 hrs / EBTC overview & briefing for coming week
Gianpaolo Sarolli, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)
09:50 hrs / Doing business in India – cultural perspectives
Mr. Mukesh Kalra, FISME
10:10 hrs / Experiences of a European Biotech company in India
Ms. Anandi Iyer, CEO, Innovation Investment And Research Alliance ( IIRA)
10:30 hrs / Q & A
10:45 hrs / Tea & Coffee
11:00 hrs / Brief overview of market entry options & pitfalls to avoid
Mr. Sunil Arora, Corporate Catalyst India
11:20 hrs / Indian Patent System for Emerging Technology Areas
Prof. N. L. Mitra, Fox Mandal Little
11:40 hrs / Case Study: Successful EU – India biotech collaboration
Prof. Antonino Catara, Scientific and Technological Park of Sicily
11:55 hrs / Q&A
12:05 hrs / Opportunities for investments and collaboration in biotech sector
Mr. B.M. Vijay Shankar, KAS, Additional Managing Director, Karnataka Biotechnology & Information Technology Services, Government of Karnataka
12:15 hrs / Searching for a European partner: prospective from a large Indian company
Dr. Swaroop Sarangan, Reliance Industries Limited
12:35 hrs / Lunch
Site visit to biotech facility
13:45 hrs / Visit to Avesthagen Limited site
Meeting point: Lobby, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore
Avesthagen Limited
Discoverer, 9th Floor
International Technology Park
Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91-80-2841 1665/2308/2770/2766
Website: http://www.avesthagen.com

Tuesday, 01 June 2010

Seminar on “Biotechnology & Climate Change – Opportunities for closer EU-India Collaboration”
Venue: Convention Hall, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore
09:30 hrs / Registration
Inaugural Session
10:00 hrs / Introductory Remarks
Mr. Poul V. Jensen, Director, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)
10:10 hrs / Creating institutional linkages for deepening collaborations in biotech sector between EU & India
Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
10:25 hrs / Special Address - EU-India Science & Technology Cooperation
Indraneel Ghose, Science and Technology Analyst, Delegation of the European Union to India
10:35 hrs / Special Address on Indian Biotechnology Sector and opportunities in climate change
Mr. Sajan Poovayya, Chairman – Karnataka State Council, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
10:55 hrs / Keynote Address by the Chief Guest
Mr. Ashok Kumar C. Manoli, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Bio Technology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka
11:05 hrs / Q&A
11:15 hrs / Tea / Coffee
Technical Session
11:30 hrs / Opportunities for closer EU-India collaboration in climate change - related biotechnologies
Ms. Anna Erkkilä, Head of Trade Center, Finpro India, Finland Trade Center
11:45 hrs / Biotechnology: to conserve of Food, energy and water - collaboration opportunities in India
Dr. Subramani R, CMD, Richcore Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.
12:00 hrs / Strategic presentation of biotechnologies in Europe with a focus on green and white biotechnologies
Dr. Ulrich Kettling, Süd-Chemie AG – corporate member of Europabio, The European Association for Biotech Industries
12:15 hrs / Biotech clusters in India and its role in promoting international collaborations between companies
Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Vice President IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad
12:30 hrs / Case Study: an EBTC success story
Prof. Satya Parida, Head of FMD vaccine Differentiation, The Institute for Animal Health (IAH)
12:45 hrs / Opportunities for EU – India collaboration in Jatropha research
Dr. Frank Heemskerk, Research & Innovation Management Services bvba
13:00 hrs / Q & A
Tour de Table
13:10 hrs / European delegates – brief introduction
13:25 hrs / Vote of Thanks
13:30 hrs / Networking Lunch
Business to Business Partnering Session
Venue: TBC, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore
15:00-18:00 hrs / Individual B2B meetings
19:30-21:30 hrs / Networking Reception

Wednesday, 02nd June 2010

Full day / Attendance of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2010
B2B meetings at the EU-stall in the exhibition area of the Conference
15:00 – 15:45 hrs / Bangalore INDIA BIO 2010
“BIO NATIONS” session: introduction of the European Business & Technology Centre India
Track “BIONATIONS”
15:00 hrs / Introducing the European Business and Technology Centre
Mr. Poul V. Jensen, Director, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)
15:05 hrs / Brief overview of biotechnologies in Europe with a focus on white biotechnologies
Dr. Ulrich Kettling, Süd-Chemie AG – Corporate Member of Europabio, The European Association for Biotech Industries
15:20 hrs / Opportunities for EU – India collaboration
Dr. Frank Heemskerk, Research & Innovation Management Services bvba
15:35 hrs / An EBTC success story
Dr. Amanda McMurray, Business Development Director , The Genome Analysis Centre
15:40 hrs / Q & A

Thursday 03rd June 2010

Full day / Attendance of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2010
B2B meetings at the EU-stall in the exhibition area of the Conference
14:30 hrs / Visit to Richcore Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. + Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. site (White Biotechnology)
Meeting point: Lobby, Lalit Ashok Hotel, Bangalore at 13:00 hrs
Richcore Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No.204 & 237, Bommasandra,
Jigani Link Road, K.I.A.D.B Industrial Area,
Bangalore Urban District, Karnataka – 562106, India
Tel: + 91-8110- 419 777
Website: www.richcoreindia.com
Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.
#49, Canara Bank Road
Bommasandra Industrial Area Phase I
Bommasandra , Hosur Road,
Bangalore – 560099, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91-80-4044 4000
Website: http://www.anthembio.com
15:00 hrs / Visit to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. site (Green Biotechnology)
Meeting point: Lobby, LALIT Ashok Hotel, Bangalore at 13:45 hrs
Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.
#21 & #22 Phase II, Peenya Industrial Area
Bangalore – 560058, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91-80-2839 4959
Website: http://www.advinus.com

Friday, 04th June 2010

Full day / Attendance of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2010
B2B meetings at the EU-stall in the exhibition area of the Conference