European Week of biotechnology

Middle October was held the European #biotechweek Biotechnology Week, promoted by the European employers Europabio, which ASEBIO, the Spanish Association of Biotechnology Companies (ASEBIO) has carried out a special role.

During this week, ASEBIO has held many activities in which biotechnology has come a little closer to society. Among these acts are the VI Bioencuentro with media, a formative meeting for journalists in which we addressed two current issues: genomic for quality control in food industry and advances in synthetic biology techniques. # Bioencuentro2015.

There have also been given the ASEBIO Awards Communication and Dissemination of Biotechnology six journalists, the hand of the president of ASEBIO, Regina Revilla, and Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela. #PremiosASEBIO2015

They had a discussion with the Spanish Association of Science Communication (AECC) on the communication of biotechnology, chaired by the president of the AECC, Antonio Calvo, with the collaboration of three professionals in the field of communication and journalism. #Comunicabiotecnología

It has also visited the IMDEA Food, whose main mission is to lead society advances in nutrition research, nutrition and health. In the center, it is in creating Interactive Nutrigenomics Center (CIN), a multi-thematic exhibition tour on nutrition, food and health. Another visit took place in the exhibition at the Museum of Science and Technology (MUNCYT), “Biotechnology: quality of life.”, Guided by the curator, Fernando Pelaez This exhibition, which runs until the end of November in the Madrid museum, it was created FECYT for the last connection with the designation of 2014 as the Year of Biotechnology in Spain year.

Presence in CPhI

For the first time, biotechnology, thanks to EuropaBio, has had a strong presence in this macro event, which brought together between 12 and 15 October more than 36,000 visitors and over 2,500 exhibitors from the field of pharmaceutical industry in all wards the IFEMA in Madrid. ASEBIO and more than 20 members of the employers, were present with stands, with lectures in prominent places, such as that offered 3P Biopharmaceuticals called “Discover the keys to select the perfect CMO / CRO partner” and the president of ASEBIO, Regina Revilla, He was invited to participate in the presentation of Spain Pharmaceuticals 2015 Report, in which biotechnology is one of its most important chapters.

Finally, they have happened two assists ASEBIO the opening of the first European plant biosimilars Mabxience, located in Leon, and the Open Day of Life Length in the Science Park of Madrid where the director of R & D of this company Juan Camilo Estrada, explained the activity thereof engaged in the marketing of Telomere Analysis Technology (TAT) and has made a visit to the laboratories.

Source: ASEBIO