Program

The FRENCH BIOTECH TOUR will be held on Wednesday November 16th at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA. For more information about how to get there, please click here.

08.30-09.00

Registration and coffee 

09.00-09.10

Welcome address - Ubifrance & The French Biotech Tours
By Delphine Ortega, Biotech trade advisor - Ubifrance

09.10-09.20

Bio-clusters in France
By Agnes Legoll, International relations director - Alsace Biovalley

09.20-09.30

Keynote session: Challenges in Neuroscience
By Alexis Genin, Head of Licensing & Industrial Partnerships - ICM - Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière

09.30-10.10

Company presentations - Session 1
Chaired by Prakash Purohit, Associate director, Scientific Affairs, US - Ipsen

5 minutes of presentations followed by 2 minutes of questions

Avanti Therapeutics
Domain Therapeutics
ICDD
JB Therapeutics

10.10-10.30

Break & Networking

10.30-12.30

Individual meetings
30 minutes B2B meetings
4 timeslots available

12.30-14.00

Lunch & Networking

14.00-14.40

Company presentations - Session 2 
Chaired by Heather Bakalyar, Portfolio Director - Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer

5 minutes of presentations followed by 2 minutes of questions

Metabolys
Rhenovia Pharma
SynapCell
Valens Therapeutics

14.40-15.00

Break & Networking

15.00-17.00

Individual meetings
30 minutes B2B meetings
4 timeslots available

17.00-19.00

Networking reception

Opening by Yves Germani, Director Health, Biotechnology & Medical devices - Ubifrance