Event agenda
Thursday, 1 October 2026
09:00 - 10:00
From Lab Coats to Suits: Essential Roles in the Biotech Journey
Explores the diverse career paths across the biotechnology value chain beyond academic research—transitioning from benchwork into strategic, operational, industrial, and commercial roles.
4 speakers
09:00 - 14:00
Meeting slots
- Partnering Booths
Meeting duration:20 minutes time slots
Participants can meet for a maximum of 20 minutes. We kindly request that you do not exceed the time so that the next meeting is not affected.
10:00 - 11:00
Magnetize & Maintain: Speeding up attraction, securing long-term retention
Focuses on human talent dynamics : bridging the academic-to-industry training gap, building competitive pipelines for STEM professionals, and contrasting recruitment/retention strategies between emerging spin-offs and large corporations.
3 speakers
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
Unlocking the Lab: Navigating Patents and the Spin-off Landscape
Covers the journey of technology transfer from early discovery to market entry: intellectual property protection, patent strategies, public innovation incentives, venture capital evaluation, and lessons learned from successful biotech spin-offs.
4 speakers