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News
Catalogue on European Bioncubators and Biovalleys researched and developed by the SMEs go LifeSciences consortium.

Successful seminar & training “Get ready for EC 7th Framework Program” on 19 October 2006 at Riga Stradins University, Latvia.

Well-received Life-Sciences FP7 workshop at BioTech Forum /ScanLab on 28 September 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Biotech SMEs participation in EU founded projects exceeded the European Commissions' expectations.

FP7 launch event can not take place as originally scheduled on 7 March 2007.

Events

Event on European Technology Platforms in Life Sciences to take place in Rome, Italy, on 13 November 2006.

It's all about Health on 16 November 2006 in Vienna, Austria.

Health and FP7 - Opportunities for UK participants to be dealt with on 30 November 2006 in London, on 1 December 2006 in Nottingham, and on 5 December in Edinburgh.

European Venture Summit to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4-5 December 2006.

EuroBioForum to take place in Helsinki, Finland, on 14-15 December 2006.

Related Information
EUREKA: a pan-European “bottom-up” initiative for market-oriented R&D.

Project coordinator is
FFG-Austrian Research Promotion Agency
European and International Programmes (EIP)

The SMEs go LifeSciences project is
co-funded by the European Commission

www.smesgolifesciences.org

NEWS

Catalogue on European Bioincubators and Biovalleys researched and developed by the SMEs go LifeSciences consortium.
A directory of European Bioincubators and Biovalleys including companies active in life sciences herein was developed by the SMEs go LifeSciences consortium. This orientation catalogue with relevant contact data and useful links shall serve as an additional search tool for potential European partners for life science research and development projects.

Download the catalogue of European Bioincubators and Biovalleys and their hosted companies active in the life science sector here > .

Successful seminar & training “Get ready for EC 7th Framework Program” on 19 October 2006 at Riga Stradins University, Latvia.
Within the framework of the two initiatives “Boosting Baltic FP6” and “ScanBalt” a seminar & training was organized for researchers, SMEs and associations on 19 October 2006 in Riga, Latvia. The aim of the seminar and training was to provide latest information about FP7 and tools for active participation in Health related projects in FP7..

More information can be found here >.

Well-received Life-Sciences FP7 workshop at BioTech Forum / ScanLab on 28 September 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Within the framework of the BioTech Forum/ScanLab the two ETIs SMEs go LifeSciences and "Passport" organised a joint workshop on 28 September 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark, helping SMEs and researchers to prepare for European FP7 Life Sciences related R&D projects..

More details can be found here >.

Biotech SMEs participation in EU founded projects exceeded the European Commissions' expectations.
To remove barriers to enter FP6, the European Commission worked closely with EuropaBio and Emerging Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) to devise a special call for proposals targeting SMEs, and consulted with the SMEs go LifeSciences network. The topics in the call published in 2005 were deliberately very open and the call required research intensive SMEs to play leading roles in the projects with the SME(s) in each project receiving 30-50% of the EU grant.

More information can be found here >.

FP7 launch event can not take place as originally scheduled on 7 March 2007.
Due to exceptional circumstances the event "Today is the future” can not take place as originally scheduled.
The organisers hope to be able to announce soon a re-configured event.

More information can be found here >.

EVENTS

Event on European Technology Platforms in Life Sciences to take place in Rome, Italy, on 13 November 2006.
European Technology Platforms (ETPs) and their strategies in research, especially regarding the forthcoming 7th Framework Programme (FP7) will be presented in Rome on 13th of November 2006. ETPs, such as "Plants for the Future" and "Innovative Medicines for Europe", will be represented, clarifying their important future role in FP7..

More informations can be found here >.

It's all about Health on 16 November 2006 in Vienna, Austria.
On 16 November 2006 funding possibilities of health research in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) will be discussed in Vienna, Austria.
Ideas and research areas of the theme "Health" of FP7 will be presented and experience will be shared between successful coordinators and partners in Life Sciences research projects of FP6.

More informations can be found here >.

Health and FP7 - Opportunities for UK participants to be dealt with on 30 November 2006 in London, on 1 December 2006 in Nottingham, and on 5 December in Edinburgh.
The FP6UK team in association with the Medical Research Council are organising three events in November and December 2006 at venues around the UK to discuss the opportunities for collaborative research and development in the forthcoming “Health” Programme of FP7.

Find the exact dates and venues here >.

European Venture Summit to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4-5 December 2006.
Between 4 and 5 December 2006 the 1st edition of the European Venture Summit will bring together in Lisbon, Portugal, 4 major Europe Unlimited conferences where Europe's most active venture capital and corporate investors will discuss investment and partnering opportunities with over 150 promising companies from across Europe.

Find the exact dates and venues here >.

EuroBioForum to take place in Helsinki, Finland, on 14-15 December 2006.
EuroBioForum as a networking event on 14-15 December 2006 in Helsinki targets leading scientists and high-level delegates from public and private funding organisations. It is offering the possibility of brokerage , insight in trends in Life Sciences in Europe and an overview of policies, resources and programmes of funding organisations.

More information on this partnering day can be found here >.

RELATED INFORMATION

EUREKA: a pan-European “bottom-up” initiative for market-oriented R&D.
EUREKA, a pan-European “bottom-up” initiative for market-oriented R&D, was created as an intergovernmental initiative in 1985. EUREKA aims to enhance European competitiveness through its support to businesses, research centres and universities who carry out pan-European projects to develop innovative products, processes and services. EUREKA offers project partners rapid access to a wealth of knowledge, skills and expertise across Europe and facilitates access to national public and private funding schemes.

Read more about this initiative here >.

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