{"id":72458,"date":"2025-06-24T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/event\/annual-event-bio-be-essenscia-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:53:34","slug":"annual-event-bio-be-essenscia-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/fr\/event\/annual-event-bio-be-essenscia-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual event bio.be\/essenscia: Biotech in Europe: act for global impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"501\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio_event2025_def-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio_event2025_def-scaled.jpg 1663w, https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio_event2025_def-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio_event2025_def-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bio_event2025_def-2048x1261.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"501\">Biotech is entering a new chapter. As announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Biotech Act is set to become a cornerstone of Europe\u2019s strategy to boost innovation, biomanufacturing and sustainable growth. But how can we turn that ambition into concrete opportunities for innovation, investment, and impact? What does this mean for Belgium\u2019s thriving biotech and biopharma ecosystem? And how can our sector seize the opportunities this bold initiative offers?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1105\">Join us at the bio.be\/essenscia annual event, a unique gathering of biotech and biopharma leaders, policymakers, academics, diplomats and key stakeholders, to explore what this new EU initiative could mean for our sector and how Belgium can take a leading role.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1105\">European Commissioner V\u00e1rhelyi and Belgian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Pr\u00e9vot will share their reflections, highlighting the strategic importance of biotechnology and the opportunities it presents for Europe and Belgium.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1105\"><span class=\"section-heading\">Programme<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1105\"><em>13.30: Registration &amp; welcome coffee<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1105\"><em>14.30 : Plenary Session<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1409\"><strong>Welcome Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1409\">Geoffrey Pot \u2013 Chair of bio.be\/essenscia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1513\"><strong>Contribution from Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1513\"><strong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"440\">Insights via video from leading biotech executives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominique Demont\u00e9 (Biopark Charleroi)<\/li>\n<li>Marc Deschamps (Bioxodes)<\/li>\n<li>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Van Biervliet (VIB)<\/li>\n<li>C\u00e9dric Ververken (Confo Therapeutics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1651\"><strong>Panel Debate \u2013 Regulate to Innovate\u00a0<\/strong><br data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1577\" \/>How can regulatory frameworks enable innovation?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1714\">Marc Martens \u2013 Partner and Co-head, Bird &amp; Bird International Life Sciences &amp; Healthcare Group<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1714\">Claire Skentelbery \u2013 CEO, EuropaBio<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1924\">Veronique Toully \u2013 Head of Sustainability, Risks &amp; Corporate Affairs, UCB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"2054\"><strong>Panel Debate \u2013 Funding for the Future<\/strong><br data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"1990\" \/>What funding mechanisms can fuel biotech innovation in Europe?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Floor Stam \u2013 CEO, Remynd<\/li>\n<li>Beno\u00eet van den Hove \u2013 CEO, Euronext Brussels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2121\">Koenraad Van Loo \u2013 CEO, SFPI-FPIM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2280\"><strong>Closing Remarks from Maxime Pr\u00e9vot \u2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>16.15: Networking reception<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>17.30: End<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">This event is being organized with the support and in partnership with the Office of Economic Interests (B3) and the Directorate-General European Affairs of the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[243],"event_type":[712],"event_theme":[251],"event_kind":[111],"class_list":["post-72458","event","type-event","status-publish","category-bio-be","event_type-single-event-fr","event_theme-communication","event_kind-event-fr","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Annual event bio.be\/essenscia: Biotech in Europe: act for global impact - essenscia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/fr\/event\/annual-event-bio-be-essenscia-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Annual event bio.be\/essenscia: Biotech in Europe: act for global impact - essenscia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Biotech is entering a new chapter. 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