Forum of the BioRegion 2016

The 2016 Forum of the BioRegion is a meeting to promote reflection and knowledge in this arena, with international experts presenting successful public-private partnership experiences; discussions of where the biopharma, medtech and digital health subsectors are heading; and opportunities for dialogue and networking. The progam of the Forum was conceived to allow assitants to stay up-to-date, discover new ways to grow and identify opportunities, and be prepared to face the complexities of this constantly changing sector.

The Forum of the Bioregion was held consecutively between 2008-2011, the 2016 edition brought together more than 300 professionals of the healthcare and life sicences arena.

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The 2016 Forum of the BioRegion has wanted to discover new ways to stay up-to-date on current trends and future challenges in the sector, helping make us more efficient in a situation of economic uncertainty, volatile markets, regulatory changes and increasing demand for innovation and generating value.

Summary of talks

In this webpage you will find a summary of all the talks that took place in the Forum of the BioRegion: http://www.biocat.cat/en/reportages/bioregion-forum-2016-summary-talks

The assistants could take advantage to:

Find out about the main trends and future challenges in the healthcare and life sciences industry from a panel of experts chosen among the best speakers of the year, from Europe, Israel, the United States and Canada.
Learn more about successful public-private partnership models and best international practices in technology transfer and valorization.
Get inspired by interesting experiences from the market that can be applied to your business or unit to make it more competitive.
Chat, debate and interact with the 300 key opinion leaders who will be attending the event, which is open to international clusters for the first time.

Basic information:

Date: 25th November, 2016

Time: 8:45 am - 5 pm

Venue: Palau de Congressos de Catalunya · Av. Diagonal, 661-671 · Barcelona (Spain)

See the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #ForumBioRegion

See the presentations of the spakers in the "program" section of this page.

Program

"Understanding how to create value in a changing healthcare & life sciences ecosystem"

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8:45 am – 9:15 am

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9:15 am – 9:30 am

Welcome by:

ALBERT BARBERÀ, Biocat, CEO
BERTA PONSATI, BCN Peptides, CEO
ANTONI COMÍN, Government of Catalonia, Minister of Health

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Keynote speech: “Adding Value through Partnerships: the MedCity Experience”

SIMON HOWELL, MedCity, Founding Non-Executive Director | King’s College London, Guy’s Campus Dean (UK)

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10:00 am – 11:30 am

“Future trends and trending topics in the life sciences and healthcare industry”

Presentations from international speakers in each business subsector:

Biopharma: "Breaking up pharma´s value chain - what can we expect".

MICHAEL MÜLLER, Monacon Beteiligungs GmbH, Managing Partner (Germany)

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Medtech: “Medtech 2016: Current Trends and Emerging Paradigms”

DAVID CASSAK, Innovation in Medtech LLC, Managing Partner (USA) ‪

[Write an email to s.corbett@medtechinno.com to receive the presentation]

Digital Health: “Healthcare Evolution: What is Different This Time”

VISHAL GULATI, Draper Esprit, Venture Partner; Horizon Discovery Group PLC, Board Director (United Kingdom)

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11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Coffee break – networking

“Successful models of public and private collaboration. Learning from the best on tech transfer and science commercialization”

SUSAN W. BANNISTER, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Former President and CEO (USA)

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ZAYNA KHAYAT, MaRS Discovery District, Health System Innovation; MaRS EXCITE, Director (Canada)

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[Chair: JORGE JUAN FERNÁNDEZ, Biocat, Head of Academics at Moebio]

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1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Lunch – networking

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

“Does Catalonia need a Chief Scientist?”

MEHRDAD HARIRI, Canadian Science Policy Centre (CPSC), CEO & President (Canada)

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4:15 pm – 5 pm

“Dialogues on the BioRegion: 10 conversations to explain the next 10 years”

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Biocat is kicking off a series of dialogues to deep into topics of interest for all members of the BioRegion of Catalonia

ANDREU MAS-COLELL, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), President (Catalonia)
JOSEP M. MARTORELL, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Associate Director (Catalonia)

(Topic: Science)

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5 pm

Conclusions and closing remarks

ALBERT BARBERÀ, Biocat, CEO

[Language: All the sessions will be on English with exception of the "Dialogues on the BioRegion", that will be on Catalan]

Speakers

Simon Howell

Medcity, Founding Non-Executive Director | King’s College London, Guy’s Campus Dean

With a PhD and DSc degrees in physiology from the University of London, Simon is currently Director of Academic Estates Strategy for Health Campuses and Guy’s Campus Dean at King’s College London. His research interests are in diabetes and he was awarded the RD Laurence lectureship of the British Diabetic Association and the Minkowski Prize of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in recognition of his research. He is also Founding Non-Executive Director of Medcity, an entity that promotes entrepreneurship and industry i the life sciences cluster of South East England.

He has been a member of Council of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and of the Association of Medical Research Charities and was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the charity Diabetes UK 2006-2009.

https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/simon.howell.html

Michael Müller

Monacon Beteiligungs GmbH, Managing Partner

German financial newspaper Capital has called his company the leading strategic consultancy in healthcare, ahead of McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Roland Berger. He has led numerous projects involving private equity companies, healthcare groups and investment funds. He is an expert in corporate strategy with extensive experience in business development, R&D and M&A.

https://de.linkedin.com/in/michael-c-dr-müller-257389b1/es

David Cassak

Innovation in Medtech LLC, Managing Partner

Expert in the medical device industry, with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector. He has also written extensively on medical devices. Formerly VP of Content for Elsevier Business Intelligence (EBI), publishers of a number of publications for the medical device and pharma industries, Cassak launched a new company two years ago with partner Steve Levin, Innovation in Medtech LLC, publishers of The MedTech Strategist, a publication focused on the global medical device industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-cassak-390b9ba9

https://twitter.com/DCassak

Vishal Gulati

Draper Esprit, Venture Partner; Chairman of Digital Health Forum

Venture partner at DFJ Esprit, a venture capital firm specializing in digital health that follows the style set in Silicon Valley. He has become a renowned promoter of investment in the emerging digital health sector and presides over the Digital Health Forum. Gulati has more than a decade of experience in VC. He is on the Board of Directors at Horizon Discovery PLC and EcoEos.

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/vgulat/es

https://twitter.com/vgul

Susan W. Bannister

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Former President and CEO

A world-renowned expert in innovation, she has been called one of the "10 most influential women in biotech" by the Boston Globe and one of the "50 most powerful women in Boston" by Boston Magazine. She is managing partner at Biomedical Innovation Advisors and she is also president and CEO of Biomedical Growth Strategies.

She has been president and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLC).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-windham-bannister-342b17100/es

Zayna Khayat

MaRS Discovery District, Health System Innovation; MaRS EXCITE, Director

She works to get healthcare systems to adopt the best technology to improve public health and performance, as well as promoting the new economy of health. She is also an adjunct professor in the Health Sector Strategy stream at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management. She also has 11 years of experience in strategic consulting in the healthcare and life sciences sector.

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/zkhayat/es

https://twitter.com/ZaynaKhayat

Mehrdad Hariri

Canadian Science Policy Centre (CPSC), CEO & President

The Canadian Science Policy Centre is a not-profit virtual for science and innovation policy in Canada. He founded the Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC), a national multidisciplinary forum dedicated to the Canadian Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy discussions. He has numerous publications in various media outlets, and regularly appears in media as a commentator on science policy issues.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehrdad-hariri-74221710

https://twitter.com/MehrdadHariri

Andreu Mas-Colell

Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), President

Professor of Economics at Pompeu Fabra University. He was a full professor of Economics at Harvard University, professor of Economics and Mathematics at the University of California and dean of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Recently he served as Catalan Minister of Economy and Knowledge. He is currently president of the BIST.

http://84.89.132.1/~mcolell/es/

Venue

Address

Palau de Congressos de Catalunya

Av. Diagonal, 661-671 · Barcelona (Spain)

How to arrive

By Metro: L3 (Zona Universitària)

By bus: 67 (Diagonal-Parc de Cervantes / Diagonal-Complex Esportiu Universitari), e8 (Av Diagonal - Facultat d'Empresarials), H16, L79, L97 (ETS d'Arquitectura)

Bay car / taxi: Exit 11 (Les Corts - Zona Universitaria) of the Ronda de Dalt (B-20)

News

Vishal Gulati: "The availability of information has completely changed our relationship with healthcare: patients are more empowered"

30.11.2016

Dr. Vishal Gulati

Venture Partner at Draper Esprit and Chairman of the Digital Health Forum

Dr. Vishal Gulati is one of Europe's leading digital healthcare investors and a venture partner at DFJ Esprit, a firm specializing in digital health that follows the style set by Silicon Valley. He has become a renowned promoter of investment in the emerging digital health sector and presides over the Digital Health Forum. Gulati has more than a decade of experience in VC. He is on the Board of Directors at Horizon Discovery PLC and EcoEos.

David Cassak: "Medtech needs to move from volume to value"

30.11.2016

David Cassak

Managing Partner, Innovation in Medtech LLC

David Cassak is an expert in the medical device industry, with more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector. He has also written extensively on medical devices. Formerly VP of Content for Elsevier Business Intelligence (EBI), publishers for the medical device and pharma industries, Cassak launched a new company two years ago with partner Steve Levin called Innovation in Medtech LLC, which publishes The MedTech Strategist, a publication focused on the global medical device industry.

Michael Müller: “Just selling drugs is no longer enough; nowadays we have to provide diagnostic, patient monitoring and digital health solutions”

14.12.2016

Michael Müller

Managing Partner at Monacon Beteiligungs GmbH

Michael Müller founded Cepton Strategies, a company that in 2014 sold the Boston's firm CRA. German financial newspaper Capital has called his company the leading strategic consultancy in healthcare, ahead of McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Roland Berger. Müller has led numerous projects involving private equity companies, healthcare groups and investment funds and is an expert in corporate strategy with extensive experience in business development, R&D and M&A.

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Basic information

25/11/2016, 8:45 am – 5 pm

Place:

Palau de Congressos de Catalunya · Av. Diagonal, 661-671 · Barcelona (Spain)

Program

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Summary of talks

The assistants could take advantage to:

Basic information:

"Understanding how to create value in a changing healthcare & life sciences ecosystem"

Silver Sponsor:

Register

Welcome by:

Keynote speech: “Adding Value through Partnerships: the MedCity Experience”

“Future trends and trending topics in the life sciences and healthcare industry”

Session sponsored by:

Coffee break – networking

Sponsored by:

“Successful models of public and private collaboration. Learning from the best on tech transfer and science commercialization”

Session sponsored by:

Lunch – networking

“Does Catalonia need a Chief Scientist?”

“Dialogues on the BioRegion: 10 conversations to explain the next 10 years”

Conclusions and closing remarks

Simon Howell

Michael Müller

David Cassak

Vishal Gulati

Susan W. Bannister

Zayna Khayat

Mehrdad Hariri

Andreu Mas-Colell

Address

How to arrive

Albert Barberà: “We must grow and be prepared to face the complexities of this changing sector”

A series of 10 dialogs between experts to delve deeper into topics of interest to professionals in the BioRegion of Catalonia

Upcoming Forum of the BioRegion, essential event for identifying opportunities in the healthcare and life sciences sector

Vishal Gulati: "The availability of information has completely changed our relationship with healthcare: patients are more empowered"

David Cassak: "Medtech needs to move from volume to value"

Michael Müller: “Just selling drugs is no longer enough; nowadays we have to provide diagnostic, patient monitoring and digital health solutions”

Basic information

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Summary of talks

The assistants could take advantage to:

Basic information:

"Understanding how to create value in a changing healthcare & life sciences ecosystem"

​​Silver Sponsor:

Register

Welcome by:

Keynote speech: “Adding Value through Partnerships: the MedCity Experience”

“Future trends and trending topics in the life sciences and healthcare industry”

​​Session sponsored by:

Coffee break – networking

​​Sponsored by:

“Successful models of public and private collaboration. Learning from the best on tech transfer and science commercialization”

​​Session sponsored by:

Lunch – networking

“Does Catalonia need a Chief Scientist?”

“Dialogues on the BioRegion: 10 conversations to explain the next 10 years”

Conclusions and closing remarks

Simon Howell

Michael Müller

David Cassak

Vishal Gulati

Susan W. Bannister

Zayna Khayat

Mehrdad Hariri

Andreu Mas-Colell

Address

How to arrive

Albert Barberà: “We must grow and be prepared to face the complexities of this changing sector”

A series of 10 dialogs between experts to delve deeper into topics of interest to professionals in the BioRegion of Catalonia

Upcoming Forum of the BioRegion, essential event for identifying opportunities in the healthcare and life sciences sector

Vishal Gulati: "The availability of information has completely changed our relationship with healthcare: patients are more empowered"

David Cassak: "Medtech needs to move from volume to value"

Michael Müller: “Just selling drugs is no longer enough; nowadays we have to provide diagnostic, patient monitoring and digital health solutions”

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