Stabile Suglio UBS, Manno-Lugano.

For the first time the meeting will be held for one full day, leaving thus many opportunities for networking and discussing potential business opportunities.

Biotech and Medtech: where biology meets engineering

Morning session (WORKSHOP)

9:00 Challenges for entrepreneurs, Biopolo Ticino (Jörg STÄHELI).

9:20 Venture capitalists: how to deal with them, Venture Incubator (Diego BRAGUGLIA, partner).

9:40 Valuing your enterprise, Z-cube (Marina LOMBROSO).

10:00 Valuing optimally your intangible assets, Zardi & Co (Marco ZARDI.

10.20 - 11:00 - Questions & Break.

11:00 Competitive Intelligence, CS-Strategy - Enterprise Business Consulting (Claudio SACCO).

11.20 Leadership for success, Leadership & organizational learning srl (Roberto DE BACCO).

11:40 Communicating your business, The Investor Relations Firm AG (Martin MEIER-PFISTER).

12:00 - 14:00 - Questions & Lunch.

Time presentations (presentation 15 min and 5 min Q&A)

Afternoon session (FREE)

14:00 European grants for biotechnological research, Euresearch Lugano - Servizio Ricerca USI - SUPSI (Giovanni PELLEGRI).

14.20 Driving innovation within a hospital setting, Cardiocentro (Stefanos DEMERTZIS).

14:40 Stem cells and disease, Dialectica Srl (Dorotea RIGAMONTI).

15:00 Bio vs medtech: in practice, RCC AG (Paolo MARINELLI) .

15:20 - 16:00 - Questions & Break

16:00 Harnessing the power of collaboration, Global partnering platform of the UK Trade & Investment (Margaret PARTON).

16:20 Switzerland: optimal financial platform for biotech and medtech, SWX Swiss Exchange (Yvonne GUNSCH-WEGMANN).

16:40 Switzerland - one nation, one biomedtech cluster, Swiss Biotech Association (Cathy KROLL).

17:00 Long term R/D projects in orthopaedics, Medacta SA (Philippe LAMBERT).

17:20 - Questions, Apero and networking.