Tuesday June 19, 2007
   
9.00 a.m. Plenary lecture: Intellectual Property Management
 

Managing Intellectual Property (IP) portfolios is increasingly important for any R&D driven business. Dutch multinational Philips has developed a very successful IP strategy that offers valuable lessons for the biotech industry.

 

Speaker:

  TBA, Phillips

 

9.45 a.m.Coffee break with Tabletop exhibitors
 
Session 3: Plant Based Economy
 

The concept of the bio-based economy is settling in. But what does a bio-based economy look like? How is it encouraged across global borders, and how is our industry responding? This session will analyze the business and economic opportunities in this field.

 

Speakers:

  Ry Wagner, Vice-President Plant Biotechnology, Exelixis

  Anna Rath, Director of Business Development, Ceres

  TBA, DevGen

 

12.00 a.m. Lunch, Networking & Tabletop exhibitors
 

 

1.30 p.m. Session 4: Traits for the future
 

Global competition in the Agro-Food industry increasingly centers on traits. Advancements in research on traits will be presented, covering input/output traits and the strategies applied to market these new traits.

 

Speakers:

  Juergen Schweden, BASF Plant Science GmbH

  Milena Ouzunova, Head Biotechnology Maize/Oilseed Rape,
   KWS Saat AG

  Adrian Huige, Limagrain

  TBA

 

3.30 p.m. Coffee break with Tabletop exhibitors
   
4.30 p.m. Plenary Closing Lecture
  The closing lecture will give a US perspective on the genomics research field, both on the technological advancements as well as on the traits developments. The lecture will summarize and capture the lessons learned during the conference.

 

Speakers:

  Roger Beachy, President, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center