
Programme
8:45h
Networking Coffee
9:15h
Institutional Opening
- Andreu Mas-Colell, Chairman of the BIST Board of Trustees.
- Sra. Núria Montserrat, Minister of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia.
- Excma. Sra. Diana Morant, Minister of Science, Innovation, and Universities of the Government of Spain.
9:45h
Shaping Europe’s Future
- Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC).
- Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council (EIC).
- Jo Bury, Director Emeritus of the Flanders Institute of Biotechnology (VIB).
- Facilitator: Dr. Montserrat Vendrell, former BIST Director and founding partner of Aliath Bioventures.
10:30h
Precision Health: a BIST Integrative Contribution for Healthy Aging
With representatives of the BIST Precision Medicine Taskforce
- Direna Alonso-Curbelo, Group leader, IRB Barcelona.
- Benedetta Bolognesi, Group Leader, IBEC.
- Dr. Turgut Durduran, Group leader, ICFO.
11:00h
Coffee break
11:30h
Spreading Scientific Culture (in Memory of Prof. Joan Guinovart)
- Laura Hernádez, Communication Manager, ICIQ.
- Marco Milán, Group Leader, IRB Barcelona.
- Gerard Segú, Science Programs Coordinator, Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera.
- Facilitator: Dr. Núria Bayó, former BIST Programs Director
12:00h
BIST Ignite Awards
Introduced by Dr. José A. Garrido (ICN2) and Dr. Lluïsa Mir (IFAE)
Presentations by the lead researchers of the two awarded projects.
12:45h
Closure
- Eduard Vallory, BIST General Director
- Hble. Sr. Jordi Valls, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona
13:00h
Finger Lunch
Attendance by invitation. Please contact communication@bist.eu for further information.