21. Annual General Meeting in Berlin
On September 25, the annual general meeting of BIO Deutschland took place at the Mercure Hotel in Berlin Mitte. The public part of the meeting included greetings from politicians due to the occasion of the association's 20th anniversary. Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann, Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, Federal Minister of Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger and Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMWK Michael Kellner congratulated BIO Deutschland on its success in digital greetings and emphasized the importance of the German biotechnology industry. For Germany and for health, environmental and climate protection. Frank Lüdeke, artistic director of the Berlin cabaret “Die Stachelschweine” (The Porcupines), led through the public part of the members' meeting with a great deal of humor. Oliver Schacht, Chairman of the Board of BIO Deutschland, gave a brief recap of the two decades and what the company accomplished during this time. In the non-public part of the meeting, the association's management presented a comprehensive report on the main activities of the last twelve months.