March 2008
BIO Deutschland Attends the EuropaBio Meeting in Brussels
Dr Viola Bronsema, Managing Director of BIO Deutschland, attended the EuropaBio conference in Brussels on 18 March and participated in the National Associations Council, the Healthcare Council and the Emerging Enterprises Council meetings.
Reports were made on current EU country issues and topics discussed included EU lobbying, the Small Business Act for Europe and the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility.
The successor to Johan Vanhemelrijck, the Secretary General of EuropaBio, will be named at the beginning of April. Vanhemelrijck will continue to serve EuropaBio in an advisory capacity.