The Rafael del Pino Foundation and the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) organised the 1st Biotech Entrepreneurship Conference on 12 July 2013.
The aim of the conference was to analyse financing alternatives and keys to success in the commercialisation of biotechnology research and to draw conclusions about the success factors for biotechnology entrepreneurship.
The event was structured around two round tables:
Round Table I: "Options and strategies for financing biotechnology initiatives".
Andrey ZarurMartin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. MIT Sloan School of Business
Manuel ValleDirector General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and President of ENISA
Julia SalaverriaPartner. Ysios Capital Partners
José María FernándezFinancial Engineering Lab. MIT Sloan School of Business (moderator)
Round Table II: "Entrepreneurial experiences: keys to scientific and entrepreneurial success".
Javier GarcíaConsultant, researcher and entrepreneur
Eduardo BravoChief Executive Officer. Tigenix
Elisabet de los PinosFounder and CEO. Aura Biosciences
Marisol QuinteroDirector of Innovation. CNIO (moderator)