GaliciaBiodays

8:00 – 8:45

Credential Pickup 🎫

Main Hall

8:45 – 9:00

Hello Galicia Biiodays!

Main Hall

Julio Martínez, Project Manager at BIOGA

9:00 – 9:30

Evolution of drug discovery research and the role of new technologies

Main Hall

Yves P. Auberson, Executive Director Global Discovery Chemistry at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research & Vice President of the Swiss Chemical Society

9:30 – 10:15

Galicia Biodays 2024 Inauguration

Main Hall

José Manuel López Vilariño, Bioga President
Carmen Cotelo, Director of Axencia Galega de Innovación
David Regades, State Delegate in the Vigo Free Trade Zone Consortium (CZFV)
Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Innovation, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
Abel Caballero, Mayor of Vigo

10:15 – 11:00

The Impact of Biotechnology Strategies on Regions

Main Hall

Christian Suojanen, CEO of Broadreach Global and Member of the Board of Directors of the European Brain Foundation
Giuseppina Luvarà, Policy Officer Bioeconomy and Food Systems, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, DG RTD

Moderated by: Carmen Cotelo, Director of the Galician Innovation Agency

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break ☕️

Main Hall

11:30 – 12:00

Engineering a life therapeutic for lung diseases; from bench to company

Main Hall

Luis Serrano Pubul, Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

12:00 – 12:30

AI (r?)evolution. Have we learned from past waves of (r?)evolutionary technologies?

Main Hall

Robert Soliva, Principal Data Scientist at Almirall

12:30 – 13:30

The power of technology in the search for new drugs

Main Hall

Jordi Mestres, CSO at Chemotargets
Olga Genilloud, Scientific Director at Fundación Medina
László Kiss, Senior Manager, Medicinal Chemistry at BIAL
Juan José Carrillo, Director of the Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology at Lilly Spain

Moderated by: Iván Marcos, Pharma/Biotech Strategic Collaborations Manager at Promega

13:30 – 14:30

Biotechnological challenges in cosmetics innovation for well-being

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Thalía González, Cosmetic Innovation Manager at Cantabria Labs
Ana Torrejón, Head of Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology at AINIA
Cristóbal Bernal, Director Técnico en Grupo Carinsa
Mónica Buendía, Expert in Cosmetic Product Development

Moderated by: Ariana Fernández, President of the Galician Cosmetics Association

14:30 – 16:00

Break 🍽️

Main Hall

16:00 – 16:30

The Potential of Omics in the Food Industry

Main Hall

José Manuel López Vilariño, Director of R&D at Hijos de Rivera

16:30 – 17:30

Food innovation: Changes transforming our table

Main Hall

Joaquín del Río, R&D and Director of Quality
Nuria Morales, Co-Founder at Komvida Organic Kombucha
José Manuel López Vilariño, R&D Director at Hijos de Rivera
Begoña Pérez-Villareal, Director of EIT Food South

Moderated by: Paula Álvarez, Technical Sales Manager, AIT Ingredients

Credential Pickup

BioTalent

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break ☕️

Main Hall

11:30 – 12:00

What bio companies are looking for in talent?

BioTalent

Carme Pampín, Vice President of Bioga
María Seoane, CEO of BFlow
Alberto Fernández, CEO of Servitalent

12:00 – 12:15

Presentation of the Master in Management of Biotechnology Companies (MBIO)

BioTalent

Julio Martínez, Project Manager at BIOGA

12:15 – 14:30

BioTalent Day

BioTalent

A dynamic event, an experience, and a talent competition that connects junior and senior profiles with Galician biotechnological companies.

BIOGA, Mateo Tuñón Granda, Project Manager
GalChimia, Antía Blanco, CHRO/Human Resources Manager
AMSlab, David Seijas Vázquez, Human Resources Health & Safety Manager
Lonza, Rocío Piñeiro, HR Business Partner
CETIM, Vanessa Fernández, People & Talent Manager
ANFACO-CECOPESCA, Sonia Corada, Human Resources and Labour Relations Manager
Granja Campomayor, Human Capital Coordinator
Biopranaworld, Jesús González, Head of R+D+i Laboratory
Mestrelab Research, Esperanza Pereira, Legal Advisor & Human Resources
ZENDAL, Cecilia Mariño, Human Resources Director
CEAMSA, Katherine Vázquez, Human Reources Manager

14:30 – 16:00

Break 🍽️

BioTalent

16:00 – 17:00

Transparency, confidentiality and strategy: The challenge of communicating in the biotech sector

BioTalent

Beatriz Díaz Lorenzo, Director of Communications & Global Brand at ZENDAL
Verónica Fuentes, Head of the Health Section at SINC
Pablo López, Director of GCiencia
Noel Queipo, Comunication Manager at CINBIO

Moderated by: Beatriz González Amandi, Journalist specialising in Institutional and Scientific Communication at Effectia

17:00 – 18:00

Round table: Connecting Bioregions – Perspectives on Biotechnology and Internationalisation

BioTalent

Japan: Lauren Ha, Associate Vice President de Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
Italy: Mariangela Squarciafico, Junior Business Development e Innovation Manager en Piemonte Health Innovation Cluster (bioPmed) and Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero
Belgium: Florence Vanholsbeeck, Economic and Trade Counselor en Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX)
India: Garima Arora, Representative of the Spanish-India Chamber of Commerce

Moderated by: Daniel Álvarez, Project Manager at Bioga

Credential Pickup

BioInvestor

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break ☕️

Main Hall

11:30 – 12:15

The current investment landscape in the biotech sector

BioInvestor

Santi Domínguez, Bioga’s Board of Directors
Pablo Álvarez, President of DATAlife
Alex Marín, Managing partner at Inventium
Yolanda Falcón, Director of Investee Management at XesGalicia

12:15 – 14:30

BioInvestor Day

BioInvestor

Investment forum that connects life sciences projects and companies with national and international investors.

Néboda Farms, Samuel López Novoa, Head of R&D
GLA up, Saida Ortolano, Principal Investigator
Perfect Numbers, Gonzalo Abuín Pérez, CEO
Molefy, Sara Vidal, Co-founder & Head of Biotechnology
Galinsect, María Febrero, Executive Director
RESOLVA, Ismael Bermejo, CEO
Arenamar, Bárbara Álvarez Besadío, Head of R&D
Nucaps, Mariano Oto, CEO
Celia, Daniel Rodríguez Silva, CTO
ODS Protein, Iria Varela, CEO
ENZICAS, Victor Lama González, Partner
MicroMarkers, Juan Vallejo, Researcher

14:30 – 16:30

Break 🍽️

16:00 – 17:00

Funding mechanisms and strategies in the transfer of the biotech sector

BioInvestor

Roberto Ranera, General Partner at Beable Capital
Victor Gonzalez, R&D Director at Atrys
Eduardo Pérez, Analyst in Tech Transfer Agrifood/Clave
María Seoane, CEO of BFlow

Moderated by: Luis Otero, Knowledge Transfer Delegate of USC

17:00 – 17:20

CinfaNext Presentation

BioInvestor

Marta Pedrosa, Innovation Analyst at CINFA

CinfaNext is Cinfa’s new Open Innovation Platform, which aims to identify new trends and innovative projects that respond to people’s health needs through new collaborative forms of innovation.

17:20 – 17:40

Presentation of Converge, the CSIC’s open innovation hub and its CSIC COCREA programme

BioInvestor

Ana Sanz, Head of the Coordination Unit for initiatives associated with the Open Innovation Hub – Converge. Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Transfer, CSIC

Programme to promote collaborative projects between the CSIC and companies based on a two-way exchange of knowledge and the development of solutions around a challenge from the conception of the idea to the market. It is aimed at CSIC researchers and companies at a global level.

17:40 – 18:00

Presentation of Faes Ventures

BioInvestor

Ignacio Sancho Martínez, Director of the Drug Discovery Department at Faes Farma

FAES Farma is a pharmaceutical company with more than 90 years of experience in the research, production and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide. FAES Farma has created a unit dedicated to the search and evaluation of investment opportunities, with the aim of significantly expanding its Drug Discovery portfolio, contributing to our goal of improving patients’ health by manufacturing new innovative pharmaceutical solutions.