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CAIA Geneva Educational Event
Date(s):
May 18, 2017
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Tiffany Hotel
20 Rue de l'Arquebuse
Geneva, GE 1204
Fee(s):This event has a fee
Description:Join CAIA Geneva for an Educational Event on May 18, 2017. Find that Needle in a Haystack- Modern Approach to Biotech Investing To successfully research and discover, the biotech industry relies on conviction and funding. Outside of standard government and corporate-sponsored programs, seed funds, incubators, and accelerators have all stepped in to play critical roles that have spurred the industry's innovative growth and profits. CAIA Geneva invites you to a lunch with Dr. Benoît Dubuis, Director of the Geneva-based Biotech Campus, to further discover - trends in biotech,
- promising technologies,
- perceived risks and rewards, and
- key parameters for sustainable investment.
Event capacity is strictly limited. Early registration is encouraged. Agenda
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm: speaker presentation and Q&A 1:10pm - 2:00 pm: seated lunch Speakers Dr. Benoit Dubuis Chem Eng EPFL, Ph.D ETH, MTE IMD
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Dr. Dubuis brings almost 20 years of international experience in the field of life sciences, both in industry and in Research Institutes. He occupied different management positions in pharmaceutical companies, including Chemap, Ciba-Geigy/Novartis and Lonza. Benoit joined the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in 2000, as Licensing Executive and adviser for the school management. He established the School of Life Sciences and served as its first Dean. He also launched the BioAlps organization and founded Excellgene SA.
In 2004 he co-founded Eclosion, the first Swiss Life Sciences seed-fund and incubator where he serves as Director. Aiming the transformation of the strong regional potential for Life Sciences innovation into economic value and jobs, Eclosion offer researchers a full range of managerial and scientific support for their projects, from finance to validation resources (www.eclosion.com).
Besides his professional activities, Benoit Dubuis contribute to different non-for-profit organizations supporting the promotion and the understanding of the Life Sciences. He serves as President of the BioAlps association (www.bioalps.org) and of the Swiss Life-Sciences Network Inartis and published numerous articles and books in the field of Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Innovation (www.clefs-du-savoir.com; www.inartis.ch).
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