Euro BioHighTech 2020 - Programme
03 September
09:00 am
09:30 am
Welcome address – Organizing Committee
Michelangelo Agrusti
President, Confindustria Alto Adriatico
Diego Bravar
President, BioHighTech NET
Welcome address – Local Authorities
Roberto Dipiazza
Mayor of Trieste
Antonio Paoletti
President, CCIAA Venezia Giulia
Stefano Fantoni
President, FIT-Trieste International Foundation for Progress and Freedom of Sciences
Alessia Rosolen
Councilor of the Department of Education, Research, University, Employment, Formation and Family of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
09:30 am
11:35 am
Chairs
Sergio Paoletti - Chair
President of AREA Science Park, Trieste – ITALY
Fausto Ferrazzi - Co-Chair
CEO, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY
Speakers
Personalized medicine: From innovations to applications (the role of University of Trieste)
Roberto di Lenarda
Rector, University of Trieste – ITALY
Innovative projects for Health and Active Aging @ Uniud
Roberto Pinton
Rector, University of Udine – ITALY
Research and education in data science at SISSA
Stefano Ruffo
Director, SISSA-International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste – ITALY
The Role of Technology Transfer in Product Development and Innovation
Nataša Skoko
Head, Biotechnology Development Unit. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste – ITALY
Applied biotechnology – A bridge between research and markets
Isaac Vizcaino
Senior Scientist, Biotechnology Department, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY
Pharmaceutical = A short evolution: R&D, Regulations and the Market
Nicola Travierso
Founder & President, Velit Biopharma Srl – ITALY
Bring together biotech startups and investors: the role of BioInItaly Investment Forum
Mario Bonaccorso
Federchimica – AssoBioTech – Referente Gruppo Tecnico Biotecnologie Industriali e Bioeconomia – ITALY
Enabling digital transformation in healthcare
Marco Gay
President, ANITEC-ASSINFORM – ITALY
Digital Transformation for Health Anitec-Assinform project to support a e-Health industrial policy
Fulvio Sbroiavacca
Director of Innovation and Governo ICT, Insiel S.p.A., Trieste – ITALY
11:40 am
01:35 pm
Chairs
Miloš Ajčević - Chair
Researcher of Biomedical Instrumentation at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (DIA), University of Trieste – ITALY
Stefano Polvi: Co-Chair BioMedical
General Manager, Logic S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
Gianpiero Spezzotti: Co-Chair In Vivo and In Vitro Diagnostic
Managing Director, ALIFAX S.r.l., Nimis (UD) and ALIFAX R&D S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
Speakers
Iort – Intra Operative Radiation Therapy Shield
Stefano Polvi
General Manager, Logic s.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
BIOSAFE – BIOfilm Sensing and Analysis For hEalth
Stefano de Monte
A.P.E. Research s.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
From NADIATOOLS R&D Project to Chemomaker- Automated Therapeutic Tools for Oncology
Paolo Giribona / Irene Lasorsa
BioValley Investments spa, Trieste – ITALY
From NADIATOOLS R&D Project to Bionanosensors
Alessandra Zanut
Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY
Euleria – From R&D project to accessible and measurable telerehabilitation for everyone
David Tacconi
Ph.D. CEO & Co-founder Euleria s.r.l., Trento – ITALY
From R&D projects to the local in Vitro diagnostic of Alifax
Gianpiero Spezzotti
Managing Director, ALIFAX S.r.l., Nimis (UD) and ALIFAX R&D S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
R&D Projects: DOMINO (Diagnostica Ospedaliera Molecolare Innovativa in NGS per l’Oncologia)
Marko Matanović
AB ANALITICA S.r.l., Padova – ITALY
Sagitta diagnostic platform: from Human Papillomavirus to Human Coronavirus
Rudy Ippodrino
CSO and co-Founder, Ulisse BioMed S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
CASSIA – Cloud Assisted for Health and Security
Andrea Petronio
CEO, Feature Jam S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
Michelangelo Flaborea
President, Televita S.p.A., Trieste – ITALY
02:25 pm
05:00 pm
Chairs
Maurizio Fermeglia - Chair
Professor, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste – ITALY
Alberto Steindler - Co-Chair
President, Superior Technical Institute for New Technologies of Life Foundation “Alessandro Volta”, Trieste – ITALY
Speakers
Biomedical Engineering, University education in Croatia and in other countries: Overview
Ratko Magjarević
Professor of Electronic Instrumentation and Biomedical Electronics, University of Zagreb and President Elect of IFMB – CROATIA
From the Specialization School in Clinical Engineering to the Post-Graduate Course and the Master Degree in Clinical and Biomedical Engineering – University of Trieste 1991-2020
Francesco Brun
Professor of Biomedical Instrumentation at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (DIA), University of Trieste – ITALY
Biomedical Engineering higher education topics for public and private health environments
Cinzia Spagno
Professor, University of Trieste & Information and Communications Technology Director, ASUGI – ITALY
The importance of multidisciplinary
Pio D’Adamo
Associate Professor, Medical Genetic, University of Trieste & Biology Director, IRCCS Burlo Garofalo, Trieste – ITALY
Teaching Medical Informatics: an evolving field towards innovative care
Sara Merceglia
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and e-Health, University of Trieste – ITALY
Novel teaching strategies for health education
Serena Zacchigna
Professor, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste and Group Leader of the Cardiovascular Biology Group at ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY
From High Performance Computing to Artificial Intelligence University education
Luca Bortolussi
Coordinator of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, University of Trieste – ITALY
From Artificial Intelligence courses to industrial collaborations
Luca Heltai
Associate Professor, SISSA & Director of the Master in High Performance Computing, SISSA and ICTP, Trieste – ITALY
IoT Training in Developing Countries: Lessons learned
Marco Zennaro
Researcher, T /ICT4D Lab, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste – ITALY
TAB, TIB, TOHC: three training programmes to keep up with the healthcare technology innovation
Alberto Steindler
President, Superior Technical Institute for New Technologies of Life Foundation “Alessandro Volta”, Trieste – ITALY
Multiscale modeling for innovative process and product design in the BioTech industry: the evolution of courses in UniTs
Maurizio Fermeglia
Professor, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste – ITALY
04 September
09:00 am
11:00 am
Chairs
Vladimir Nanut - Chair
Scientific Director, MIB School of Management, Trieste – ITALY
Giovanni Loser - Co-Chair
CEO, Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY
Speakers
The key role of Life Sciences in the contemporary economy and society
Francesco Cerruti
Director General, VC HUB Italia, Milano – ITALY
Venture Capital investments in Life Sciences in Italy and Europe
Alessio Beverina
Founder and Managing Partner, Panakès Partners , Milano – ITALY
Life after Covid-19: opportunities ahead?
Michele Morganti
Equity Strategist and Group Insurance Research Coordinator, Macro & Market Research Strategy, Generali Investments Europe, Trieste – ITALY
Chao Capital’s investment concept – Win – win cooperation
Song Xu Chao
President, Chao Capital Limited – HONG KONG
Local finance for business develpoment
Roberta Terpin
Senior Investment Officer, Friulia, Trieste – ITALY
Alternative funding for SMEs
Tommaso Baldissera Pacchetti
CEO, CrowdFundMe, Milano – ITALY
Tech Transfer & Deep Tech: the next industrial (r)evolution
Roberto Della Marina
Managing Partner, Venture Factory, Milano – ITALY
IAG’s Life Science investments
Giorgio Costacurta
Senior Manager, Italian Angels for Growth, Milano – ITALY
Financial resources for startup in very early stage
Elisabetta Borello
Co-Founder and VP strategies, BIO4DREAMS, Milano – ITALY
BioHighTech
Giovanni Loser
CEO, Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY
11:20 am
01:20 pm
Chairs
Serena Zacchigna - Chair
Professor, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste and Group Leader of The Cardiovascular Biology Group at ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY
Ugo Padulosi - Co-Chair
Research Director, Eurotech, Amaro – ITALY
Speakers
Interreg ARTE – The Ecosystem of Advanced Regenerative Therapies
Francesco Vitrani
Marketing Manager, VivaBioCell S.p.a., Udine – ITALY
Bio4Dreams: the business nursery in the life science
Fabio Bianco
Chief Scientific Officer, Bio4Dream S.p.A, Trieste – ITALY
Green Technologies for the Biopharmaceutical Production
Sara Raccovelli
Industrial Resarcher Transactiva S.r.l., Udine – ITALY
Pharmadiagen the first start up from a Research Hospital in Italy. What we have learned
Giuseppe Toffoli
Director Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, CRO – National Cancer Institute, Aviano – ITALY
Process simulation. Comparison between chemical and biochemical processes: examples in collaborative projects
Alfonso Nardelli
COO, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY
Andrea Mio
University of Trieste
Genetics, nutrition and cosmetics: aging in the best way with GENERAME
Micol Cossi Sadoch
Product Manager, G&life S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
Andrea Poli
CEO, O3 Enterprise, – ITALY
How biotech companies could benefit from the experience and knowledge developed at Elettra
Giovanni Birarda
Beamline Scientist, Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste – ITALY
Virtual Biopsy and AI for Neurosurgery
Miran Skrap
Head of the Neurosurgery Operating Unit, Humanitas – ITALY
Vincent Torre
Professor, Neuroscience Area SISSA, Trieste – ITALY
Giovanni Loser
CEO, Biovalley Investments Partner S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
IoMT Gateway for Covid-19: Clinical Distancing
Vedran Jukić
CEO, ServeNet, Trieste – ITALY
02:00 pm
03:35 pm
Chairs
Lydia Alessio-Vernì - Chair
General Director, Agenzia lavoro & SviluppoImpresa – Regione FVG – ITALY
Nadio Delai - Co-Chair
President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY
Speakers
Lydia Alessio-Vernì
General Director, Agenzia Lavoro & SviluppoImpresa – Regione FVG – ITALY
Cristina Benussi
Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Italian Literature, University of Trieste – ITALY
Alessandro Marcello
Head, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) – ITALY
Roberto Pugliesi
Deputy, General Coordinator & Coordinator, IT Group, Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste – ITALY
Sandro Scandolo
President, BioHighTech NET – ITALY
Sandro Scandolo
Head of Scientific Programmes and Outreach, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste – ITALY
Antonello Pezzini
Representative of Confindustria Italia at European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels – BELGIUM
Nadio Delai
President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY
03:35 pm
05:30 pm
Chairs
De Biase Luca - Chair
Giornalista Sole 24 Ore – ITALY
Speakers
Martina Viviani / Fausto Ferrazzi
Fundraising, Technology Transfer & Innovation Officer, ICGEB, Trieste / CEO, Serichim S.r.l., Torviscosa (Udine) – ITALY
Miloš Ajčević / Stefano Polvi / Gianpiero Spezzotti
Researcher of Biomedical Instrumentation at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (DIA), University of Trieste – ITALY / General Manager, Logic S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY / CEO, ALIFAX S.r.l, Nimis (UD) and ALIFAX R&D S.r.l., Trieste – ITALY
Maurizio Fermeglia / Alberto Steindler
Professor, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste – ITALY / President, Superior Technical Institute for New Technologies of Life Foundation “Alessandro Volta”, Trieste – ITALY
Vladimir Nanut / Giovanni Loser
Scientific Director, MIB School of Management, Trieste – ITALY / CEO, Biovalley Investments Partner, Trieste – ITALY
Serena Zacchigna / Roberto Siagri
Professor, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste and Group Leader of the Cardiovascular Biology Group at ICGEB, Trieste – ITALY / President, Carnia Industrial Park & CEO, Eurotech, Amaro – ITALY
Lydia Alessio-Vernì / Nadio Delai
Director, Agenzia Lavoro & SviluppoImpresa – Regione FVG – ITALY / President, Ermeneia Studi & Strategie di Sistema – ITALY