May 2015
BIO Deutschland is now a Partner of the Next Economy Award (NEA)
BIO Deutschland is now a partner of the Next Economy Award (NEA), the new prize for green company founders.
Meeting of the VDI Technical Division Biotechnology in Düsseldorf
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) Technical Division Biotechnology, a part of its Technologies of Life Sciences Division, met in Düsseldorf on 19 May.
Meeting of the EU Joint Task Force on Orphan Medicinal Products in Brussels
At the end of May, the members of the EU Joint Task Force on Orphan Medicinal Products and Rare Diseases, including BIO Deutschland, met in Brussels to discuss recent developments.
Capital Gains Tax on Free Float Investments: Open Letter to the Minister-Presidents
At the initiative of the Federal Association of German Venture Capital Companies (BVK), 19 SME-focused trade associations, including BIO Deutschland, have sent a joint open letter to the Minister-Presidents of all the German Länder.
Panel Discussion at the German Bundestag: SME-oriented Technology and Innovation Policy
At the invitation of BIO Deutschland and other partner associations, a panel discussion was held in the Reichstag building on 6 May with members of the German Bundestag and representatives of the parliamentary groups.
BIO Deutschland at Biotechnica and Labvolution Press Conference
On 27 May, Deutsche Messe AG held a press conference in Hanover to present the next Biotechnica and Labvolution, the new laboratory technology trade fair that will be held alongside Biotechnica. Biologisation and digitisation will bemain topics at this year’s event, which will take place in Hanover from 6 to 8 October.