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EuroBio 2007 will take place in Lille Grand Palais from the 26th to the 28th of September 2007.
The four main aspects that make this event unique - the conferences, the trade show, the business convention and the recruitment drive - bring together partners from the worlds of Industry, Research and Finance. All aspects of the subject will be represented, from the “health sector” applications for biotechnology (Healthcare , pharmaceuticals, diagnosis) to the fields in which biotechnology provides technological solutions and product applications (cosmetics, chemistry, the environment, the food industry...). EuroBiO aims at gathering the whole European biotech and pharmaceutical communities around an operating platform based on the following 4 pillars:
The conferences are organized according to four major tracks:
EuroBio 2007 in Lille :
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- Excellence
- Eurasanté : unique opportunity for setting-up
- Diversified, high-quality education and training
- Contact
Key figures
- No. 3 French region in healthcare & biotechnology
- 700 business in pharmaceuticals, neuro-surgical equipment, diagnosis, IT for healthcare applications, technical fabrics for healthcare, etc.
- 20,000 employers
- No. 1 French region for technical fabrics in healthcare
- No. 2 French region for medical and hospital equipment
Main businesses
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Fine chemicals for healthcare
Anios Laboratoires, Ajinomoto, Calaire Chimie, Covalence Seac (Nufarm group), Syntexim (Orgasynth group) - Traditional biotechnologies for healthcare applications Cerestar, DSM Food Specialties, Interor Production, Lesaffre, Roquette
- Biotechnology Genfit, IT Omics, LFB, Sedac Therapeutics
- Pharmaceuticals & parapharmaceuticals AstraZeneca, Boiron, Dolisos, Lipha Merck, Sarbec, Bayer Schering, SuperDiet, UCB Pharma, Sterilyo - GSK Biologicals
- Laboratory equipment Diagast, Slel, Dilor
- Electrical medical equipment Medtronic, Trato TLV, Biolume, Metrovision
- Technical fabrics for healthcare applications Cousin Biotech, Texidel LNT, Subrenat Expansion, SIPA, Soparam (Kendall group), SCA Mölnlycke Healthcare, Inbrand, Prod’hygia, Hygiene Diffusion
Nutrition, Health and Longevity Cluster
Nutrition, Health and Longevity Cluster activities in Northern France make up a competitiveness cluster with official recognition from the French government. Sector businesses including European and international leaders such as Roquette, Lesaffre, Leroux, Genfit, Ingredia and Macopharma draw on the support of the region’s outstanding research and education resources.
The prime focus is on :
- nutrition for the prevention of metabolic disorders
- innovative medicational therapies for metabolic disorders and the undesirable effects of aging ...with progress driven by the combined forces of agri-food industries and research teams in both public and private sectors.
Key figures :
- 750 private and public sectors specialized in related fields
- 38 joint projects in science and technology
Partners
Businesses : Beghin Meiji, Bonduelle, Cellial Technologies, Genfit, Cardialpha, Genoscreen, Ingredia, Kalys, Leroux, Lesaffre, McCain, Merck Santé, Roquette, SuperDiet, Tereo, Westhove
Research and teaching institutions : Universities of Lille I and Lille II, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lille Pasteur Institute, Heart and Arteries Foundation
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Northern France counts over 300 research laboratories with a focus on excellence in fields that include
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Research teams with international reputations
The Eurasanté business park dedicated to healthcare and biotechnology hosts over 80 businesses at the leading edge of sectors including
Diversified, high-quality education and training
France’s no. 2 university center with
- over 150,000 students
- 7 universities
- 23 engineering institutions training 10% of all French engineers
With over 400 graduates in medicine, 140 in pharmacy and 80 in healthcare-related engineering each year, Lille has a varied, high-quality offering for training in healthcare and biotechnology. Institutions include :
- the Henri Warembourg Faculty of Medicine with 400 generalist and specialist graduates each year
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences - France’s 3rd largest with over 170 graduates a year
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Lille Institute of Healthcare Engineering (Institut Lillois d’Ingénierie de la Santé - ILIS), the only institution of its kind in France with 80 graduates a year trained in bio-medical technologies, quality control and assurance, healthcare audits and advisory services
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Contact :
Olivier Charras
+33 (0) 359 562 315
o.charras@nfx.fr
