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 | REVERSE PITCH PRESENTATION: INVESTORS IN GREEN BIOTECH |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS I Oncology & Neurodegeneration |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 Sponsored by: Lonza |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 1
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | |
| 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 |
SPAIN’S INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLAN FOR SECURITY AND DEFENCE PLAN: ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY? Sponsor: Ayming |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
CATALYZING 5P HEALTH: WHERE ARE WE REGARDING DATA Powered by: INNOMED CATALYST |
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
SPAIN INNOVATES: GREAT SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES THAT ARE TRANSFORMING LIFE SCIENCES IN 2025 Language: Spanish Sponsor: SID |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMERGING POWERS AND ESTABLISHED HEGEMONIES |
| 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 | REVERSE PITCH PRESENTATION: INVESTORS IN GREEN BIOTECH |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | |
| 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 | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Tuesday Lunch Break
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | |
| 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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SEVERO OCHOA ROOM
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Wednesday Sponsored by: Lonza |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 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 |
SCIENCE MEETS CAPITAL: DE-RISKING EARLY BIOTECH TO UNLOCK INVESTMENT 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 |
REINDUSTRIALIZING, STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AND RESEARCH SECURITY Sponsor: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
BIOTECH MADE IN EUSKADI: COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH Sponsor: Basque Health Cluster |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 |
TRANSFORMING CANCER TREATMENT THROUGH PRECISION MEDICINE Sponsor: BMS |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | VALIDATION OF HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES. KEY LEGAL AND DATA PROTECTION |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN TAPAS ROUTE
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RAMON Y CAJAL ROOM
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TRACK: FINANCE & INVESTMENT / Wednesday
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
BOOSTING TECH TRANSFER: BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMICS, TTOS AND VCS Sponsor: Asabys |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
AMERICA DISCOVERS SPAIN: WHAT DRIVES US VC INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT? Sponsor: Invest in Spain |
| 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 Community |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | |
| 15:15 - 16:15 |
START UP PITCH PRESENTATIONS V Drug Development, Delivery & Diagnostics |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | |
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
SMART INVESTMENT & FINANCE 2.0: AI TOOLS IN ACTION Sponsor: BME |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | START UP PITCH PRESENTATION AWARD |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN TAPAS ROUTE
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RAMÓN MARGALEF ROOM
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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: Government of Navarra |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
FROM REGION TO GLOBAL: BUILDING SCALABLE BIOTECH THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL INNOVATION POLICY Sponsor: Ayuntamiento de Salamanca |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | FROM FUTURE TO PRESENT THROUGH BIOTECH: ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS |
| 15:15 - 16:00 |
SHARING GAINS AND RISKS: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN ATMPS Sponsor: Biocat |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | |
| 16:00 - 16:45 | |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
BIOSPAIN TAPAS ROUTE
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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SEVERO OCHOA ROOM
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TRACK: TALENT DAY
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Thursday Sponsored by: Lonza |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
LANDING IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY: WHERE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
1st ARISTOS ENTREPRENEURS DISSEMINATION DAY Sponsor: CIBER-CONSORCIO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS IN HIRING PATTERNS Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3 Sponsored by CESIF |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | ASTRAZENECA GLOBAL HUB BARCELONA: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
PASSING THE BATON: MEET THE VENUE FOR 2026
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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| 13:00 - 13:45 |
MANAGING AND RETAINING TALENT Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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RAMON Y CAJAL ROOM
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | LGBTIAQ+ MEETUP: GETTING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE A DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE BIOTECH |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3 Sponsored by CESIF |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
PASSING THE BATON: MEET THE VENUE FOR 2026
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| 12:15 - 13:00 | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
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AUDITORIUM MARGARITA SALAS
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TRACK: TALENT DAY
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
LANDING IN THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY: WHERE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS IN HIRING PATTERNS Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3 Sponsored by CESIF |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | ASTRAZENECA GLOBAL HUB BARCELONA: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
PASSING THE BATON: MEET THE VENUE FOR 2026
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
MANAGING AND RETAINING TALENT Co-organised by: FEBiotec (Federación Española de Biotecnólogos) |
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SEVERO OCHOA ROOM
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TRACK: LIFE SCIENCES / Thursday Sponsored by: Lonza |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
1st ARISTOS ENTREPRENEURS DISSEMINATION DAY Sponsor: CIBER-CONSORCIO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3 Sponsored by CESIF |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
PASSING THE BATON: MEET THE VENUE FOR 2026
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| 12:15 - 13:00 | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
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RAMON Y CAJAL ROOM
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | LGBTIAQ+ MEETUP: GETTING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE A DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE BIOTECH |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK 3 Sponsored by CESIF |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 |
PASSING THE BATON: MEET THE VENUE FOR 2026
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| 12:15 - 13:00 | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
