BIOISRAEL.com is the hub site of Israel’s life science community. BioIsrael’s Internet portal and newsletter link Israeli companies with the international biopharmaceutical and financial communities. Aiming to accelerate strategic alliances and promote investments, BioIsrael:

  • Provides in-depth coverage of technology and business developments
  • Maintains a directory of more than 600 Israeli bio companies as well as directories of investors and service providers
  • Profiles early-stage companies to enable extensive international exposure
  • Co-Operates BioIsrael Insight, a joint venture with Pharmalicensing (www.pharmalicensing.com) facilitating in-licensing and out-licensing of technologies
  • Initiated the BioIsrael Index, a tracking index of the 19 publicly-traded life science companies

www.bioisrael.com

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BIOISRAEL
Supporting Organisations

Bio-M AG
Prof Dr. Horst Domdey, CEO

Bio-M is a financing service and consulting company with the aim to promote the development of the BioTech-Region München. It is the “one-stop shop” for start-up biotech companies seeking financial support, business advice and the right contacts. Bio-M has set up a finance program to provide promising biotechnology companies with venture capital in the initial seed and start-up phases.
www.bio-m.de

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Bio-M
Supporting Organisations

BioTOP
Dr. Kai-Uwe Bindseil, CEO

BioTOP is a joint initiative established by the federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg as well as the regional industry. The Aktionszentrum BioTOP is developing strategies aiming at a clear-cut commercial vision for biotechnology in the Berlin-Brandenburg area. Furthermore we offer various free services to support biotech start up companies and those who wish to settle in the region.

The BioTOP-Aktionszentrum's team is at your disposal for all matters regarding biotechnology in Berlin and Brandenburg:

  • Consultation about and presentation of R&D and infrastructure projects
  • Assistance in the canvassing of national and international biotechnology enterprises
  • Business establishing support
  • Evaluation of biotechnological projects for the economy and banks
  • Providing a contact pool and information service for the biotech-site
  • PR for biotechnology

On the BioTOP homepage (www.biotop.de) you will find a comprehensive overview of Berlin-Brandenburg's biotech scene. The searchable database BioInfooffers detailed profiles of +150 biotech companies and of over 200 teams of scientists.
www.biotop.de

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BioTOP
Supporting Organisations

BioValley

Situated in the geographic heart of Europe, BioValley implements the prospect of a trinational region in the Valley of the Upper Rhine and which extends over North-West Switzerland, German South Baden and French Alsace.

The principle goal of BioValley is the promotion of greater cooperation between companies involved in the biotechnological and biomedical sectors and the internationally respected scientific institutions associated with universities in the BioValley area. The intention is to address not only the many pharmaceutical global players already present in the BioValley area, but also to involve the region’s numerous smaller enterprises and suppliers.

The BioValley initiative seeks to trigger systematic collaboration between all those involved in the process of innovation. This calls for the creation of a network strongly committed to technology transfer.
This should on the one hand equip existing companies for global competition and on the other hand by stimulating the establishment of new businesses, especially in association with the universities, create employment in new fields.

For more information please consult:

  • www.biovalley.com
  • Science 293, 2517-2522, September 28, 2001 European Country Report
  • Nature 404, 317-420, March 23, 2000 Spotlight on BioValley

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BioValley
Supporting Organisations

DIB - German Association of Biotechnology Industries
Dr. Jens A. Katzek, Managing Dierctor

DIB is the German industry association for biotechnology, supported by the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) and its Sector Associations for Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, Animal Health, Medical Devices, Crop Protection and others. DIB’s role is:

  • representing of interests of biotechnology companies in contacts with politicians, government, various agencies and institutions and the general public;
  • representing the interests of the German biotechnology industry in Europe through active participation in international associations such as EuropaBio;

Eligible for membership in DIB are member companies of VCI and its Sector Associations which are engaged in research, development and production or render services using biotechnological methods. At present, DIB has more than 200 member companies engaged in research and production of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agro-biotech products, enzymes, food additives etc. DIB represents large, medium-sized, and small enterprises.

DIB and its supporting organizations have quite a number of specialized committees. They take care of:

  • regulation of biotechnology (national and European level)
  • emerging biotech companies
  • intellectual property
  • pharmaceuticals
  • agro-biotechnology
  • regional aspects

DIB’s coordinates:
Deutsche Industrievereinigung Biotechnologie (DIB)
Dr. Jens Katzek, Managing Director
Karlstraße 21, 60329 Frankfurt
Tel: +49(0)69/2556-1459
Fax: +49(0)69/2556-1620
e-mail: katzek@vci.de

www.vci.de/dib

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DIB
Supporting Organisations

Imperial College London Innovations
Susan Searle, Managing Director

IC Innovations (ICIL) is the wholly owned technology transfer company of Imperial College, London, employing 23 people. It is the largest technology transfer company in the UK and particularly differentiates itself by focusing on providing extensive “hands on” support to the process of spinning out new ventures.

www.icinnovations.co.uk

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Imperial College
Supporting Organisations

Noonan Russo Presence

Noonan Russo Presence EURO RSCG is an international PR consultancy providing strategic communications counsel to pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology companies. From our four locations – New York, London, San Francisco and San Diego – our integrated teams provide services spanning corporate communications, investor and media relations, strategic marketing and product communications. Since 1988 we have served clients from start-up to global leaders and have expanded and enhanced our capabilities to address the challenges within this sector. Our approach is to fully understand our clients strategic needs and provide creative and innovative solutions to ensure the transition from vision to reality.

www.nrp-euro.com

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NRP
Supporting Organisations

Zurich MedNet

Zurich MedNet is a public information resource and business development network serving the medical and biotechnology community of the Greater Zurich Area, Switzerland. Comprising more than 400 companies, universities, institutes, foundations, hospital and research labs, Zurich MedNet is the single largest medical/biotech cluster in continental Europe.

Zurich MedNet offers specific services like start-up support, cooperations and strategic alliances, tech-transfer, venture capital and joint marketing initiatives. Through its webportal www.zurichmednet.org, it offers an open service platform for the virtual cluster community of medical and biotechnologies.

In organizing and planning for its competitive future, Zurich MedNet has formed a strategic alliance with the University of Minnesota’s MBBNet, an information resource web portal to that US State’s virtual biomedical and bioscience community. Together, Zurich MedNet and MBBNet represent the world’s first and largest medical/bio cluster/web portal alliance, linking research and information resources for more than 1300 organizations. Further alliances in other regions of the world will be established.

www.zurichmednet.org

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Zurich
Supporting Organisations