Biotech trip to the Netherlands
Tentative date: November 2011
A networking trip for professionals in the medical biotechnology fields
In November 2011 (tentative date), the Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee is considering hosting a weeklong visit to biotech centers and research universities in Rotterdam, Leiden, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This trip is a unique opportunity to network with other professionals, and learn about biotech developments in the Netherlands and make other contacts in the European Union. The trip will also strengthen ties between academic institutions in the Netherlands and Baltimore.
Preliminary Itinerary (subject to change)
Day 1 - Monday - Travel
Fly to the Netherlands (overnight)
Day 2 - Tuesday - Rotterdam
Arrival and tour of city center
Day 3 - Wednesday - Leiden
Leiden Bio Science Park
One of the world’s largest biotech parks, with a focus on the biomedical life sciences. Home to 60 life science companies.
www.leidenbiosciencepark.nl Fact sheet PDF
Science facility tour
Leiden University Medical Center
Research, instruction, and patient care with a strong scientific orientation and
emphasis on translational research. Research institution for Leiden Bio Science Park.
www.lumc.nl
Day 4 - Thursday - Rotterdam
Erasmus University Medical Center
One of 40 best research institutes worldwide. Existing relationships with University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
www.erasmusmc.nl
Erasmus TTO’s incubator companies
Companies incubated by Erasmus Technology Transfer Office and the city of
Rotterdam. Meeting organized by Rotterdam Investment Agency.
www.erasmusmc.nl/tto www.rotterdaminvestmentagency.com
Waterfront tour
Reception
Day 5 - Friday - Amsterdam
Amsterdam Biomed Cluster
A new business group for biotech in the Amsterdam region.
www.amsterdambiomed.nl
Amsterdam University’s Academic Medical Center
One of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands. Planning a medical business park for health care, biosciences, and life sciences.
www.amc.nl
Day 6 - Saturday - Amsterdam
Open day / sightseeing
Day 7 - Sunday - Travel
Return to USA or travel to other destinations such as Life Sciences Momentum in Utrecht, the Netherlands and Medica in Germany.
Background Information
- Overview of biotechnology in the Netherlands (from BIO Conference 2010)
- Netherlands Life Sciences & Health and Life Sciences information portals
- Medical Delta
Rotterdam, Leiden, and Delft: 3 cities with a vast expertise in the health sciences and medical technology - Science Port Holland
Planning future centers in life sciences and in clean technology
Trip Benefits
- Network with Dutch
bioscience researchers - Foster academic exchanges
- Learn about how R&D is conducted in the Netherlands and EU
- Explore business
opportunities with European businesses located in the Netherlands and with Dutch research facilities - Promote Baltimore, Maryland as a springboard to the US market
Other bioscience conferences in Europe that may be happening around the same time:
- Life Sciences Momentum
Netherlands - BIO-Europe
Germany - Medica
Germany - International Life Science Students’ Conference
Netherlands
participants
The trip will include representatives from university medical institutions and the biotech industry in the Baltimore, Maryland region. Trip is by invitation only.
Trip Organizers
The trip will be organized by Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (affiliated with Baltimore’s Mayor’s Office), with assistance from University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland BioPark.
This is a volunteer-run,
not-for-profit endeavor to benefit Baltimore City and the State of Maryland.
Contact us if you would like more information about this project:
