CataloniaBio & HealthTech is hosting the 2021 UnConference, the annual event to debate the future of therapeutic healthcare solutions, with the aim to raise awareness, perspectives and insight on the sector's needs and opportunities, and the best way to tackle them, on 25 November at ESADE Creapolis, Sant Cugat del Vallès.

Following the unconference methodology, this event won't have presentations and conferences. Instead, it opens different debate sessions with significant figures from science, business, patients or society. From there, the debate will be based on participants' opinions and knowledge. This year the topic of debate is the reindustrialization of the biomedical sector with an holistic approach where both large corporations and SMEs and start-ups play a leading role: how to industrialize innovation and how to innovate industry.

The Unconference 2021 will also give the BioSuccess Award 2021, in recognition of the best business milestone of 2020 in the life sciences and health sector in Catalonia.

PROGRAMME (PDF)

Sessions:

• Challenges of the new industrialization: from the laboratory to the industry
• Challenges and solutions of hospital purchasing: how to bring business innovation to hospitals
• Business investment: a must to improve competitiveness
• Supplier access: the critical link in supply chains

Speakers: 

• Jordi Cabrafiga, Secretary General, Ministry of Economy at Generalitat de Catalunya
• Jordi Vallès, SVP Center of Excellence Aesculap, BBraun Group
• Carles Fàbrega, Managing Director Human Health Division HIPRA
• Sergi Rabaza, Business Unit Director Hartmann
• Ricardo Castrillo, CEO Ferrer Spain
• Yolanda Puiggròs, Healthcare & Life Sciences Lawyer, partner at RocaJunyent
• Ignasi Biosca, CEO Reig Jofre
• Albert Giralt, CEO Avinent
• Olga Fidalgo, Partner KPMG, Head of Life Sciences Spain
• Jose Terencio, VP Innovation Grifols
• Nik Baumann, VP, Cap QIAstat-Dx
• Pep Carré, General Manager Inteplast
• Xavier Armengol, VP Operations Werfen OEM

Moderators: 

• Xavier Marcet, President and co-founder of LTC
• César Velasco, Head of Innovation Novartis
• Montse Vendrell, Partner Alta Life Sciences
• Jaume Amat, CEO Specipig

For: entrepreneurs only, CEOs, CSOs and executives at pharmaceutical, biomedical, and digital health companies (spots limited).

Language: Catalan / Spanish

Registration fee: 

• General: €150 (VAT not included)
• CataloniaBioHT members: €90 (VAT not included)

This is what UnConference 2021 was like:

• Report: "CataloniaBioHT brings together a hundred executives at the UnConference to discuss the new industrialization"
• News: ONA Therapeutics wins Biosuccess award for its growth as a spin-off"
• Photo gallery

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