Opening Ceremony and Conference: Feautring Presidents of Russian and American Biotechnology Associations
May 2, 2007 Mayor's Reception Room at Philadelphia City Hall
May 6, 2007, 4:00 - 5:30 in room 254 AB
Russian Exhibit
May 7-9, 2007
Contact: Val Kogan, President
Mid-Atlantic- Russia Business Council (MARBC)
Tel: (215) 708- 2628, (484) 467- 7444
info@ma-rbc.org, val@ma-rbc.org
http://www.ma-rbc.org
Track: International Seminars
Sunday, May 06, 2007
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Room Number: 254 AB
Active research work is being carried out in Russia in such areas as biosafety and biosecurity, biodiversity, renewables and biocatalysis, bionanotechnology and systems biology. As a result of these efforts, the annual volume of biotech investments in Russia in 2007-2008 is expected to double in comparison with 2005-2006.
Objectives:
The 6th Semi-Annual Biotechnological
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT – BIO)
May 1 – 9, 2007
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT) brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, and established corporations within the American and Russian technology industries. RANIT, organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council (MARBC) and supported by the AstraZeneca and Baker & McKenzie, is the most significant event in the Mid-Atlantic region devoted to Russian-American technology and business cooperation. Based on past success, RANIT is now held twice a year, and includes an increasing number of regional technology events, seminars, panel discussions, roundtable meetings, trade shows, conferences, and networking events. The 6th RANIT will highlight biotechnology and will conclude with participation in the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition, BIO 2007 in Boston. The Russian delegation that will take part in the 6th RANIT-BIO will consist of representatives from the foremost Russian companies in biotechnology and related industries.
RANIT-BIO will begin in Philadelphia on May 1-4, 2007
Special events at RANIT-BIO in Philadelphia will include a welcoming ceremony and conference in the Mayor’s Reception Room at Philadelphia City Hall, the Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Expo, theInnoventure2007 Science and Business Expo, and seminars with members of biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic region and venture capital funds specializing in biotechnology. Keynote speakers at the opening ceremony and conference on May 2 will include presidents of both American and Russian biotechnology associations.
Two developments have made biotechnology cooperation between Russia and the Mid-Atlantic states particularly attractive. First, the Russian government has drafted a “National Program for the Development of Biotechnology in Russia in 2006-2015.” Second, governments in the Mid-Atlantic region have enacted favorable policies that have further enhanced the region’s standing as a leader in the field of biotechnology. Within this context the Mid-Atlantic Russia – Business Council has made Russian-American scientific and technical cooperation in biotechnology one of its top priorities. MARBC has facilitated American participation in several of the most significant biotechnology conferences and events in Russia, including the “Biotech World” International Exhibition and the International Congress “Biotechnology: State of the Art and Prospects of Development,” which was held on March 12-16, 2007 in the House of the Moscow Government.
2007 BIO International Convention in Boston on May 6 – 9, 2007
As it did in Chicago and in Philadelphia, the Mid-Atlantic – Russia Business Council will again be serving as the official organizer of the Russian delegation to BIO 2007 in Boston. MARBC will present Russian biotechnology companies and the achievements of Russian scientists and manufacturers in biotechnology and related industries. During the first day of the conference on May 6, 2007, MARBC will conduct a Country Seminar on Russia and a presentation of the Russian biotechnology industry.
For additional information about participation in the 6th RANIT-BIO please contact Val Kogan, Mid-Atlantic-Russia Business Council, by phone: (215) 708-2628, email: val@ma-rbc.org, or visit the MARBC website at: http://www.ma-rbc.org.