Press Release: MEDVIA and flanders.bio vote to merge into new cluster

Flemish biotech and healthtech together as one organization Gent & Leuven, 17/02/2025 – The network organization flanders.bio and spearhead cluster MEDVIA are merging into a new organization that will represent biotech and healthtech in Flanders. The members of both organizations – representing more than 500 companies, healthcare providers and academic institutions – voted in favor […]
CEBR Joins BRIGHTskills – A Pioneering European Initiative to Shape the Future of the Health Industry Workforce

As Industry 5.0 continues to revolutionize the health sector, companies and professionals must adapt to an era of rapid technological, economic, environmental, and societal transformation. A skilled, future-ready workforce is crucial to navigating these changes successfully. CEBR is proud to announce its partnership in BRIGHTskills, an innovative Erasmus+ funded project led by EIT Health. This forward-thinking […]
Life Science Week 2024: Highlighting the region´s strengths in translational research, entrepreneurship and personalised medicine

From October 8th– 10th the life science region Rhine-Neckar was a magnet for scientists, industry representatives and investors, who experienced excellent research from the region, promising innovations in the field of personalised medicine and pitches from startups in the biotech, medtech and digital health sectors. Starting with the premiere of the Industry-Academia-Day, an exclusive event for […]
CEBR appoints new Managing Director and new Vice President of the board

The Council of European BioRegions is thrilled to announce the appointment of Stamatiki Kritas as the new Managing Director, effective September 1, 2024. Stamatiki (Stamie) brings a wealth of experience from her extensive career in academia, innovation, and industry. Her cross-sector expertise, honed through years of working with multidisciplinary teams across Europe and Australia, will […]
The Council of European BioRegions Renews Board and Welcomes two New Members

CEBR holds its Board elections within the frame of the General Annual Meeting 2024, taking place in Paris on the 14th and 15th of May. Forty representatives from member organizations are gathering in Paris to attend this crucial event for cluster managers. The Council of European BioRegions held its 2024 Annual Meeting on May […]
Make your voice heard in shaping the future of EHDS implementation!

We invite you to participate in a brief survey aimed at evaluating the issues outlined in the EHDS draft and their relevance to your organisation Since 2019, ScanBalt has been actively engaged in monitoring the development of the EHDS, having formulated two declarations based on stakeholder feedback, submitted to the German and French governments during their recent EU presidencies. With […]
Montse Daban joins the Board of Directors of European Clusters Alliance

In October 5th, the European Clusters Alliance celebrated its General Assembly, during which the election of the Board took place. Antonio Novo, President of the Spanish Federation of Clusters and Managing Director of the Aragonese cluster IDiA, renews his leadership by being re-elected President of the European Clusters Alliance (ECA), while Kristina Sermuksnyte-Alesiuniene (AgriFood Lithuania) […]
Second International Spinoff & Technology Transfer Conference 2023

European Commissioner Iliana Ivanova and Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov opened the international conference “Spinoff Bulgaria” 2023 for the first time on the Bulgarian stage! Key representatives of the European Union, international experts and the local ecosystem entered into a dialogue about the innovative future of Europe. The second edition of the international conference “Spinoff Bulgaria” […]
BIOSPAIN 2023 concludes its eleventh edition with record-breaking attendance

Over 2,100 attendees and more than 220 exhibitors gathered over the course of the three-day congress. The International Biotechnology Meeting, BIOSPAIN 2023, held from September 26 to 28 at Fira de Barcelona – Montjuïc, organized by the Spanish Association of Biotech Companies (AseBio) in collaboration with Biocat, the Barcelona City Council, and the Government of Catalonia, has concluded its […]
Outstanding Catalan presence at BIO Boston 2023, with institutional support from Minister of Health

Led by Catalan Minister of Health Manel Balcells and accompanied by the Biocat management team, the BioRegion delegation included 46 companies and organizations and more than 80 professionals from the sector. The 2023 BIO International Convention set new participation records. More than 5,000 companies and almost 10,000 delegates attended the most important international partnering meeting of the […]