Event agenda
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
12:00 - 13:00
13:10 - 13:20
Greetings from the donor: Massimiliano Angelotti, Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Interreg Italy-Austria - FVG Coordination Unit
Stefano De Monte, Serena Zacchigna, Erica Rurali/Giulio Pompilio
13:20 - 14:00
Panel 1 - From Ideas to Impact: How the Italian and Austrian Ecosystems Support Start-up Growth and Innovation
moderation by: Elena Benedetti Stefano De Monte. Cluster FVG Life Sciences Olga Zocco, ABA - Invest in Austria Gianluigi de Gennaro, PerfeTTO Matthias Fill, NOI Tech Park Michaela Malaskova, Health Hub Tyrol Q&A
14:00 - 14:05
Chocolate, Opera, and Innovation: Vienna and the Life Sciences
Daniel Chladek, Vienna Business Agency
14:10 - 14:35
Panel 2 - Innovating in Life Science: Insights, Obstacles, and Strategies for Success
moderation by: Matthias Fill Alessandro Venturino, Co-founder and Head of Research, Syntropic Medical Lavinia Alberi Auber, CEO VitalizeDx Cristina Degrassi, fondatrice di MTTlab Q&A
14:35 - 14:45
Talk - Public-private partnerships as key leverage point for healthcare and life sciences
Maddalena Costanzo, (PhD Biology) - Head of Regional Affairs & Field Market Access di AstraZeneca (remote)
14:45 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Matchmaking 1:1 Bilateral Meeting Session Day 1
- Urban Center Trieste
Meeting duration:15 minute time slots
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:20
PROMOS Alliance
Keynote lecture - Successful Collaborations Between Industry and Academia: Inspiring Case Studies by Stefano De Monte and Dr. Lorenz Neuhäuser-Happe di Human.technology Styria
17:00 - 18:00
Round Table - Enhancing Industry-Academia Collaboration: Strategies for Success.
A discussion on how to improve collaboration between companies and academia moderated by ICGEB
19:30 - 22:30
Thursday, 5 February 2026
08:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:45
10:45 - 10:55
Talk - Regulatory Challenges for Start-ups regarding MDR/IVDR – Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage
Martin Schmid, en.co.tec Schmid KG
11:00 - 12:30
Matchmaking 1:1 Bilateral Meeting Session Day 2
- Urban Center Trieste
Meeting duration:15 minute time slots
13:00 - 14:00