Last year the first Biomedica was held in Aachen and was an immediate success! This year on April 16 - 17 in the MECC in Maastricht the organisation has succeeded in offering an even more extensive program: 

Scientific Sessions:

• Biomaterials
• Medical devices
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Molecular Medicine & Imaging
• Food & Green Biotechnology
• Industrial Biotechnology

Some highlights are:

• textile biomaterials for implantation
• artificial organs
• bio sensing for improved diagnosis
• molecular and functional imaging
• advanced technologies in cancerology and immunology
• bio-chip based industrial process control

And there is more:

• Keynote Lectures on spearhead technologies, new products and production methods, as well as laboratory findings that are waiting for industrial development.
• Elevator Pitches were venture capitalists are on the search for promising business opportunities and SMEs in the world of biotechnology are looking for financial partners.
• Matchmaking opportunities for all participants (scheduled one to one meetings); your way to get in contact with other participants and to initiate new R&D or product developments projects with institutions or industrial partners.
• The signing of a Letter of Intent by the Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, North-Rhine Westfalia and Belgium, concerning cross-border cooperation in the field of innovation and research.

Visit www.biomedica2008.com for the full program and click on registration.