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2024 BioRegion Report Presentation - 17 February 2025- Auditori l'Illa (Barcelona)

Program

8:45 AM | Opening and attendee registration
9:30 AM | Event Welcome
  • Aurora Masip, Event Host
9:35 AM | Institutional Welcome
  • Mr. Salvador Illa, President of the Government of Catalonia

9:45 AM | 2024 Catalonia BioRegion Report: key findings
  • Robert Fabregat, CEO Biocat
10:15 AM | Analysis of sectoral challenges and opportunities
  • Mariona Serra, President of Catalonia.Health and Director of GoodGut
  • Fina Lladós, President of Farmaindustria and General Director of AMGEN Iberia
  • Montse Planas, Vice President of Fenin Catalunya and General Director of Fresenius
10:45 AM | Vision of innovation hubs in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
11:00 AM | Fireside chat: When is finance coming back?
  • Josep Sanfeliu, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Asabys
11:30 AM | Coffee Break Networking
12:15 | Keynote: The longevity revolution
1:00 PM | Europe's Competitive Edge: Challenges in Global Life Sciences

Moderator: Montserrat Daban, Director of Strategic Analysis and International Relations, Biocat

  • Aneta Tyszkiewicz, Director of Digital Data, EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations)
  • Cristopher Morton, CEO and Founder of Elem Biotech
  • Joris Pezzini, EVP Biopharma, Alira Health
1:30 PM | Building a Sustainable Future: advancements, challenges, and future directions

Moderator: JosepSantacreu, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, Plant-for-the-Planet, and the DKV Integralia Foundation

  • José María Fernández,  Partner and Co-Founder of Aliath Bioventures
  • Jaume Duran, General Director, Hospital Mollet
  • Diego Angelino, International Project Coordinator, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
  • Avencia Sanchez-Mejías, CEO and Co-Founder Integra Therapeutics
2:00 PM | Morning Closure
2:15 PM | Lunch Networking
3:30 PM | Keynote: The year in review and the year ahead
  • Jorge Juan Fernández, Director of Innovation at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
4:30 PM | Bridging Innovation and Access: How will new cures reach patients?

Moderator: Carlos Buesa, CEO and Founder of Oryzon, Vice President of Asebio
 

  • Marta Moreno, Director of Corporate Affairs and Market Access at AstraZeneca
  • Ignacio González, General Director, Grupo Menarini
  • Kerstin Sollerbrant, Senior Expert, Board of Directors, ATPM Sweden
  • David Beas Pedraza, Government Affairs & Market Access Director, Johnson&Johnson
  • Roche Farma, representative
5:15 PM | BioEmprendedores
  • Rosendo Garganta, General Director of Devicare, Director of BioEmprendedores, and Founding Member of Medex Partners
  • Óscar Porcel, Founding Partner at Solutia and Founder of the BioEmprendedores podcast
6:15 PM | Institutional Closure
  • Mrs. Olga Pané, Minister of Health of the Government of Catalonia.
6:30 PM | Cocktail Networking
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