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Program 2026
30 June 2026: Driving biotech in Europe
8:30 Checkin & Networking
9:00 Welcome to BayOConnect | Ralf Huss, BioM
9:10 Sovereignty through innovation: Europe's key technologies | Tobias Gotthardt, StMWi
9:20 Designing systems for pandemic and technological resilience in Europe
Michael Hoelscher, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine & Pharmacology | Carsten Rudolph, Ethris
10:30 Networking break
11:00 n.a. | n.a., DG SANTE
11:20 Unlocking Europe's capital for biotech innovation
n.a., DG SANTE | Karl Nägler, Sofinnova | Dmitrij Hristodorov, Forbion | Michael Bauer, Novo Holdings
12:30 Lunch break
13:45 Spotlight Bavaria: Driving success for biotech startups
Carsten Rudolph, BayStartUP | Nathalie Weitemeyer, Bayern Kapital | Angelika Vlachou, HTGF | Maria Sievert, TUM Venture Labs | Petra Burgstaller, BioM
15:15 Networking break
16:15 Innovation cleared for market: How do we ensure regulatory and clinical success for game-changers in biotech?
Ulrich H. Granzer, Granzer | Thomas Sudhop, BfArm | Ahmed Khalifa, MSD | Martin Hrabě de Angelis, M1/Helmholtz Munich
17:45 Evening impulse by partner country Austria
18:00 Networking with BBQ
1 July 2026: Innovation across TechBio
8:30 Checkin & Networking
9:00 Opening remarks | Ralf Huss, BioM
9:10 State-of-the-art and future of implantable brain-computer interfaces | Simon Jacob, TUM
9:30 Beyond biotech: Enabling technologies for tomorrow’s health
Max Tschohohei, Google Cloud | Thomas Brück, KI Accubator, TUM | Ludwig Christian Hinske, Institute of Digital Medicine University Hospital Augsburg | Philipp Tinnefeld, NanoBioSciences Group, LMU
10:45 Networking break
11:15 Excellence clusters and startups shaping translation in Bavaria
Moderation: Ralf Huss, BioM
Olivia Merkel with RNhale - LMU | Hendrik Dietz with CPTX - TUM | Ali Ertürk with Deep Piction - Helmholtz Munich
12:15 Lunch break
13:30 R&D outlook from leading pharma innovators
Moderation: Simon Moroney, Novartis
Matthias Meergans, vfa | Kai Joachimsen, bpi | Susanne Kreuz, Novartis | Jörg Radtke, Servier
15:30 Innovation showcase: Pre‑seed and startup pitches from Bavaria’s biotech ecosystem
Moderation: Elisabeth Harbich, BioM
16:05 BayOConnect Innovation Award - sponsored by EBD Group | Cornelia Horn, EBD Group
16:10 Why (not) invest in biotech?
Moderation: tba
Alissa Zeller, BASF | Elena Lovo, JP Morgan | Olivier Litzka, Andera Partners
16:55 Thank you & Good bye | Ralf Huss, BioM
17:00 Networking
Contact
Ariane Doischer
BayOConnect Program