HEY, START ME UP! 13 Feb 2018
TWB organizes a workshop that aims to bring together European key players in the biotech start-up business ecosystem. This « Biotechshop » will take place on 13 February 2018, at the premises of TBS (Toulouse Business School) in Toulouse (France), with the support of the attractiveness agency of Toulouse.
This event addresses to start uppers desiring to develop their bright future activity, to investors looking for new operations and to each newly European actor in industrial biotechnology.
The program will present a European panorama of biotech innovation structures & financial assistance for newly formed start-ups. Tricky advices to overpass specific bottlenecks inherent to this particular growing sector will be delivered by specialists in the biotech business, investors and scientists. Finally, in the framework of a round-table discussion, experience feedback with start-up managers will be exposed ten years after the company creation.
The day will be divided between keynotes, brief notes (testimonials), pitches and networking time to build partnerships with the international key players and experts of the sector.
A pitch contest “Pitch me your biotech start-up!” evaluating the more pertinent industrial biotech project will reward a talented start upper by offering a technical service into TWB’s technical platforms for four months with a great high level scientific support.
Download: Agenda
What to expect?
- learn about the biotech innovation ecosystem
- find investors
- meet European key players in the biotech business sector
- build a network & partnerships with the international experts of the sector
- win the pitch contest “Pitch me your biotech start-up!” (TWB award: a technical service for four months with scientific support)
For who?
- start uppers desiring to develop their activity
- investors looking for new operations
- any European actor in industrial biotechnology
How to register? CLOSED
Free registration but compulsory
limited to 130 participants
How to compete (TWB Award 2018)? CLOSED
How to sponsor ?
Where? ACCESS MAP
Toulouse Business School – Bât. Bosco – 20 Boulevard Lascrosses, 31068 Toulouse, FRANCE
In the heart of the city, in the « Compans-Caffarelli » business district
Close to the metro station “Compans-Caffarelli” and bus shuttle service to Toulouse-Blagnac airport
For accomodation: near TBS
https://www.accorhotels.com/fr/hotel-1585-hotel-mercure-toulouse-centre-compans/index.shtml
http://www.hotel-clocher-toulouse.com/
https://hotelraymond4toulouse.com/
http://hotel-oursblanc.com/
Who to contact?
Marie Tranier – TWB Project manager – marie.tranier@inra.fr – +33 663 213 425
DRAFT AGENDA
9:00 | Welcoming coffee |
9:30 | Welcoming introduction |
9:45 | European panorama of biotech start-ups keynote: Philip HEMME (LABIOTECH.EU) |
10:00 | Presentation of the biotech innovation ecosystem structures – from the lab to the start-up and the market keynote: Lidia NUNEZ (IDEA Consult) brief notes: Stephen CHAMBERS (SynBiCITE), Rodrigo MALLO LEIVA (REBEL BIO), Jérémie BLACHE (PILI) |
10h35 | Start-up development phases keynote: Michel MANACH (TWB) |
10:45 | Coffee break |
11:15 | Overview of the financial assistance available at the EU level for the emergence of innovative companies keynote: Christophe LUGUEL (IAR) brief notes: Christian BRIAND (BPI), Marie TRANIER (SUPERBIO), Frédéric ESCARTIN (EIT Climate KIC) |
11:45 | Advices for biotech start-uppers keynote: Alex MICHINE (METGEN) |
12:00 | Specific biotech start-ups bottlenecks: IP, LCA, HR, communication brief notes: Cyra NARGOLWALLA (PLASSERAUD), Olivier TALON (MATERIA NOVA), Christophe CABANNE (HUMANIS STEP), Allison DUFFOURD (OXYGEN) |
12:30 | Investors needs pitches: Louise CHOPINET (WISEED), Michael KREL (SOFINNOVA PARTNERS), Franck LESCURE (AURIGA PARTNERS), Jean-Michel PETIT (IRDI SORIDEC Gestion) |
13:00 | Networking lunch |
15:15 | Pitch me your biotech start-up! (TWB Award 2018) pitch: pre-selected start-ups |
16:15 | Biotech start-ups: 10 years after… What’s up? panel discussion: Marc LEMONNIER (ANTABIO), Emmanuel PETIOT (DEINOVE), Agnes BORG (EUROPABIO), Marc DELCOURT (GLOBAL BIOENERGIES), Simão SOARES (SILICOLIFE) |
17:00 | TWB Award 2018 – Closing |
17:15-19:00 | Networking cocktail “Mardi gras” |