Last Call for the Next Biotech Training Mission in Japan

Less than 2 weeks left to apply for the next Biotech training mission in Japan!

Deadline: Thursday, 9 June 2016 

You are an EU SME/Cluster operating in Biotech sectors; you want to identify key contacts for business collaborations in Japan;
Participate in the 5-day Biotech Cluster mission in Japan organised alongside “BioJapan” Expo in Yokohama (http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan).

Unique BtoB meetings opportunity! - In addition to the participation to BioJapan 2016 expo (on day-3 to 5) during which the delegation will be able to use the BtoB meeting platform, the mission participants will have the unique opportunity to attend on the 2nd day, the “European Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference” at Senri-Life Science Center in Osaka with pre-arranged B-2-B meetings with companies from the Kansai regions organised in collaboration with Osaka Bio Headquarters. 

Programme dates: 10 - 14 October 2016 

Target: EU Clusters and SMEs in the Biotechnology sector
Location: Japan

Programme's objectives:

• Gain knowledge about market structure, sector analysis, Japanese business culture and policy
• Identify relevant key contacts (decision makers, R&D centres, potential business partners etc)
• Establish relationships with potential partners (trade and technology)
• Benefit from face-to-face meetings leading to possible business opportunities

Mission core targets would be EU companies/clusters active in R&D including:

• EU Biotech firms involved in regenerative medicine;
• EU Firms which are interested in investing or co-investing in Japan for collaborative R&D or Joint Venture with JP partners;
• EU Biotech firms with an expertise in e-healthcare, wearable for healthy aging to help improve the quality of life of the Silver Society.

Special support for SMEs: No tuition fee and participants from SMEs can apply for a grant of EUR 600 to partially cover their living expenses.

For more details, look at: http://www.eu-japan.eu/events/biotech-cluster-sme-mission

More information: 
Contact: Diane LULA - Tel:+32 2 282 0040 - http://eu-japan.eu/events/biotech-cluster-sme-mission 
Last year's mission agenda on: http://www.eu-japan.eu/sites/default/files/imce/biotech_2015_agenda.pdf

Feedback from previous Biotech Cluster Support mission's participants:

"I found the mission extremely useful. While not new to Japanese culture I have learned a lot about Japanese economy and industry. The centre provided excellent support in the introduction to biotech/pharma in Japan, providing cultural backgrounds and support in organising meetings and the stay in Japan." - Nicolas Schauer, Managing Director, Metabolomic Discoveries

"This mission was very instructive and I got a better insight about the habits and ways how to do business in Japan. It certainly was a very meaningful experience for me. Furthermore, it was nice to meet and interact with the other participants of this mission - how they deal with the challenges of running and expanding their businesses." - Frank Leemhuis, Managing Director, Mercachem

"The EU-Japan Centre's mission to Japan was for Remembrane the first step in the Japan biotech ecosystem. The objectives were to understand the Japanese culture and way of thinking and to discover how the Japanese biotech sector works. The program built by the EU-Japan Centre provided a perfect match with these objectives, with state of the art conferences and on-site visits, offering a unique opportunity to benchmark Japanese companies and initiate promising perspectives for company to company collaborations." - Alexandros Chatgilialoglu, CEO, Remembrane Srl