Biocat The organization that coordinates, dynamizes and pro- motes biotechnology, biomedicine and medical technology sector in Catalonia. Biocat’s mission is helping to create the right environment to add value to research in Catalonia, through knowledge transfer, in order to consolidate biotechnology and biomedicine as a major economic sector and strengthen its role in society. Biocat’s strategy focuses in consolidating the BioRegion of Catalonia as a cluster, promoting business competitive- ness, internationalization, training and talent and social perception of biotechnology. THE BIOREGION OF CATALONIA SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RELATED TO IN VITRO-DIAGNOSTICS ÷ More than 50 research groups ÷ About 50 companies MAJOR TOPICS ÷ Molecular diagnostic kits and techniques ÷ Genetic diagnostic tools ÷ Research, manufacturing and distribution of clinical diagnostics devices and reagents ÷ Nanobiosensors for early diagnosis ÷ Molecular medicine; molecular basis of omic disease BioWin WHERE SCIENCE MEETS BUSINESS BioWin is the health competitiveness cluster of Wallonia (Belgium). BIOWIN’s OBJECTIVES ÷ to create a new culture of partnership favourable to innovation ÷ to grow a human capital of excellence ÷ to develop collective infrastructures and platforms ÷ to promote internationally the strengths of Wallonia (especially its SMEs) in the health domains WAL-DX WAL-Dx is the permanent working group of BioWin made of members active in the area of in vitro Diagnostics ÷ Around 20 companies (mainly innovative high potential SMEs ) ÷ 3 universities academia ÷ 4 non-university research institutes EXPERTISE, RESOURCES AND INNOVATION CAPACITIES ÷ Science , technology and education ÷ Biomarkers identification and industrialisation ÷ Diagnostic tools development ÷ Signal analysis ÷ E-management of signal data ÷ Design and production ÷ Biologistics Euromediag Stimulating synergy in the medical diagnostics sector and generating intellectual and industry-wide tropism in the south of France. DIAGNOSTICS SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ÷ Supported by Eurobiomed ÷ Comprised of more than 70 small, medium and large companies involved with diagnostics (such as Bio-Rad, Horiba Medical, Cisbio, Ipsogen, ThermoFisher Scientific, I2A, Alphabio, etc.), as well as 45 research institutes ACTIONS AND MEDICAL R&D TOPICS ÷ Formalizing a strong medical diagnostics network in the south of France ÷ Stimulating international partnerships and links with other medical diagnostics bioclusters (EDC-Alliance, Israel, India, Canada) ÷ Performing strategic analyses of the medical diagnostics field and competitiveness ÷ Developing collaborative projects, in particular related to medical R&D topics covered by Eurobiomed: infectious, tropical, and emerging pathologies, rare and orphan diseases, immunology, aging, neurology and handicaps ÷ Contributing to the creation and participation of Master’s degrees and professional or vocational training dedicated to medical diagnostics ÷ Attracting investment, companies, and new jobs to the region in order to create a strong diagnostic center ÷ Attracting investments, companies and job creations in the region to build up a “diagnostic bay” Euromediag Pierre Vidal · Phone +33 760 670034 [email protected] · www.euromediag.org Montpellier / France BioWin / WAL-Dx Thierry Leclipteux · Chairman of WAL-Dx Point Centre – Avenue Georges Lemaître, 19 6041 Gosselies · Belgium [email protected] · [email protected] www.biowin.org Gosselies / Belgium Biocat. Carlos Lurigados · Innovation Project Director Phone +34 93 3103389 · [email protected] www.biocat.cat Barcelona / Catalonia LifeScience Klaster Krakow Medical Diagnostics Working Group Bobrzynskiego 14 · 30-348 Krakow · Poland Phone +48 12 2974605 · Fax +48 12 2974646 [email protected] · www.lifescience.pl Krakow / Poland LifeScience Klaster Krakow THE NETWORK OF OVER 70 PARTNERS REPRESENTING 6 INTEREST GROUPS ÷ EDU – 5 universities and high schools ÷ R&D – 5 national institutes ÷ BioF – 30 bio & lifescience dedicated businesses ÷ Med – 11 hospitals and health care organizations ÷ Biz – 16 business support & business consulting ÷ GOV – 3 local government bodies MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS WORKING GROUP The network of 27 organizations involved in: ÷ Basic research and R&D (7 science institutes and universities + 6 business organizations) ÷ Services ( 7 hospitals, 3 clinical hospitals, 3 business organizations) ÷ Promotion and training (Modern Diagnostics Academy) MAJOR R&D-TOPICS ÷ Molecular diagnostics ÷ Imaging ÷ Biomarkers ÷ Bioinformatics OTHER ÷ Clinical research (broad indications base) ÷ BioBanking ÷ Screening program management systems / multidimensional medical data analysis 11065_EDCA_Flyer_02.indd 1-5 24.06.11 10:50