May 2017
Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter meets with the SME Alliance
BIO Deutschland and other SME Alliance representatives came together for a discussion with Anton Hofreiter, chairman of the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group.
Presentation of the German Global Health Award
On 17 May, the German Global Health Award was presented in Berlin as part of the event “Global Health – The International and German Agenda”. The award, which is co-organised by BIO Deutschland, honours exciting innovation and outstanding commitment in the field of German healthcare services abroad.
BIO Deutschland organises digitisation and big data forum at LABVOLUTION
The LABVOLUTION fair was held from the 16 to 18 May in Hanover.
International standards experts convene in Seoul
From 7 to 13 May, the working groups and the plenary of the ISO Technical Committee 276 Biotechnology (ISO/TC) met in Seoul, South Korea. Participants discussed the latest standards proposals in the Working Groups “Terminology” (WG 1), “Biobanks and bioresources” (WG 2), “Analytical methods” (WG 3), “Bioprocessing” (WG 4) and “Data processing and integration” (WG 5).
Second board meeting of 2017 held in Berlin
On 16 May, after the parliamentary breakfast, BIO Deutschland’s board convened in Berlin for the second time of the year.
Funding programmes, competitions and awards
Funding programmes, competitions and awards for BIO Deutschland members.