Program
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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RAMON Y CAJAL ROOM
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RAMON MARGALEF ROOM
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TRACK: FINANCE & INVESTMENT / Tuesday
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TRACK: GREEN / Tuesday
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | ||
| 9:30 - 10:15 | ADVANCED THERAPIES AT THE FOREFRONT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN CELL AND GENE THERAPY | SESSION 1 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS I Oncology & Neurodegeneration |
SESSION 2 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | REVERSE PITCH PRESENTATION: WHAT ARE SPANISH VC FUNDS LOOKING FOR? | MYTHS AND REALITIES OF CULTIVATED MEAT |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS II Oncology & Neurodegeneration |
FROM FUTURE TO PRESENT THROUGH BIOTECH: ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | SESSION 3 TRACK GREEN - TBC | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS III Medtech, digital health & AI |
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| 16:00 - 16:45 | ||
| 16:45 - 17:30 | ||
| 20:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN WELCOME RECEPTION
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Tuesday
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | SESSION 1 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
SESSION 1b TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | SESSION 2 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | GUEST NATION SWITZERLAND: ENTANGLING THE SWISS AND SPANISH BIOTECH ECOSYSTEMS |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | CATALYZING 5P HEALTH: WHERE ARE WE REGARDING DATA |
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
SPAIN INNOVATES: GREAT SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES THAT ARE TRANSFORMING LIFE SCIENCES IN 2025 Sponsor: Deep Labs |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | |
| 20:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN WELCOME RECEPTION
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SEVERO OCHOA ROOM
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Tuesday
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 |
SESSION 9 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC Sponsor: Axencia Galega de Innovación |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
PRECLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH: SPAIN HAS AN OPPORTUNITY Sponsor: Farmaindustria |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
IMPLEMENTING AI IN HEALTHCARE – WHAT’S HOLDING US BACK? Sponsor: Owkin |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | SESSION 4 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | SESSION 5 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
EARLY HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: DESIGNING THE ROADMAP FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL INNOVATION TRANSLATION Sponsor: ISCIII |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: THE KEY DRIVER BEHIND SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION |
| 16:45 - 17:30 |
SESSION 8 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC Sponsor: GSK |
| 20:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN WELCOME RECEPTION
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RAMON Y CAJAL ROOM
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TRACK: FINANCE & INVESTMENT / Tuesday
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | ADVANCED THERAPIES AT THE FOREFRONT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN CELL AND GENE THERAPY |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS I Oncology & Neurodegeneration |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | REVERSE PITCH PRESENTATION: WHAT ARE SPANISH VC FUNDS LOOKING FOR? |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS II Oncology & Neurodegeneration |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS III Medtech, digital health & AI |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | |
| 20:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN WELCOME RECEPTION
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RAMON MARGALEF ROOM
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TRACK: GREEN / Tuesday
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | SESSION 1 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | SESSION 2 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | MYTHS AND REALITIES OF CULTIVATED MEAT |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | FROM FUTURE TO PRESENT THROUGH BIOTECH: ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | SESSION 3 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | |
| 20:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN WELCOME RECEPTION
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Wednesday
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
AI IN HEALTHCARE: DRIVING INNOVATION, INVESTMENT AND REGULATION Sponsor: GENESIS Biomed |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 2 Sponsor: Palobiofarma |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | SESSION 10 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
EUROPE AT THE HELM: RETHINKING STRATEGIC AUTONOMY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD Sponsor: HIPRA |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | SPAIN’S INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLAN FOR SECURITY AND DEFENCE PLAN: ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY? |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | SHARING GAINS AND RISKS: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN ATMPS |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | SESSION 7 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
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SPEAKERS' CORNER SEVERO OCHOA
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Wednesday
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | SESSION 6 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
THE ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 2 Sponsor: KLINEA BIOTECH & PHARMA ENGINEERING |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 2 Sponsor: Palobiofarma |
| 11:30 - 12:15 |
TBC - LONZA SESSION Sponsor: LONZA |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION FROM IVDD TO IVDR Sponsor: Asphalion |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK
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| 14:30 - 15:15 |
NEW TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND PREVENTION Sponsor: ISCIII |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
BIOTECH MADE IN EUSKADI: COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH IMPACT. HOW AND AGILE, COLLABORATIVE AND AMBITIOUS ECOSYSTEM IS DRIVING THERAPIES, TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS AND DISRUPTIVE MODELS FROM EUSKADI TO THE WORLD Sponsor: Basque Health Cluster |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | SESSION 11 TRACK LIFE SCIENCE - TBC |
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SPEAKERS' CORNER RAMON Y CAJAL
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TRACK: FINANCE & INVESTMENT / Wednesday
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | SESSION 1 TRACK FINANCE & INVESTMENT - TBC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
AMERICA DISCOVERS SPAIN: WHAT DRIVES US VC INTERNATOINAL INVESTMENT? Sponsor: Invest in Spain/ICEX |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 2 Sponsor: Palobiofarma |
| 11:30 - 12:15 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS IV ATMP, inflammation & autoimmune disorders |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN BIOTECH ECOSYSTEM THROUGH CAPITAL MARKETS Sponsor: Euronext |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK
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| 14:30 - 15:15 |
DUE DILIGENCE DECODED: DIVING INTO VC, CVC, AND PHARMA PRACTICES Sponsor: YVC |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS V Drug Development, Delivery & Diagnostics |
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
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SPEAKERS' CORNER RAMÓN MARGALEF
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TRACK: GREEN / Wednesday
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | CO2: FROM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TO ADDED-VALUE PRODUCTS |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
GREEN START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS Green Biotechnology |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 2 Sponsor: Palobiofarma |
| 11:30 - 12:15 |
HARNESSING NATURE: HOW SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY IS SHAPING THE BIOECONOMY Sponsor:Navarra |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | INVESTING IN GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | SESSION 4 TRACK GREEN - TBC |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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SPEAKERS' CORNER SEVERO OCHOA
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TRACK: TALENT DAY
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Thursday
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| 9:00 - 11:00 |
PRESENTATION OF ARISTOS PROJECT Sponsor: ISCIII |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: LANDING IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY: WHERE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS IN HIRING PATTERNS Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY MANAGING AND RETAINING TALENT Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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SPEAKERS' CORNER SEVERO OCHOA
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TRACK: TALENT DAY
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Thursday
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| 9:00 - 11:00 |
PRESENTATION OF ARISTOS PROJECT Sponsor: ISCIII |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: LANDING IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY: WHERE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS IN HIRING PATTERNS Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY MANAGING AND RETAINING TALENT Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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TRACK: TALENT DAY
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| 9:00 - 11:00 | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: LANDING IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY: WHERE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS IN HIRING PATTERNS Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
TRACK TALENT DAY: SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
TRACK TALENT DAY MANAGING AND RETAINING TALENT Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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SPEAKERS' CORNER SEVERO OCHOA
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Thursday
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| 9:00 - 11:00 |
PRESENTATION OF ARISTOS PROJECT Sponsor: ISCIII |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
