Future Technologies – Biotechnology

“Innovation issues occupy a very high priority in the President’s agenda and are not just slogans, but real actions”, said Mrs. Marta Gajęcka – the President’s Advisor for Innovation.

One of these actions will be a conference entitled Future technologies – Biotechnology, which will take place tomorrow, October 19th, 2017, in Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

During this event, prominent authorities in the field of biotechnology will think together how to make biotechnology a driving force of innovation. What is more, the key elements of the Biotechnology Development Program in Poland, prepared under the Strategy for Responsible Development, will be presented.

Agenda:

11:00 Welcome ceremony – Piotr Chęciński, Radio Poland

11:05 Introduction: Social and economic aspects biotechnology development in Poland – Tadeusz Pietrucha, The National Development Council

11:15 Panel discussion: Biotechnology – what benefits brings for Poland? – prof. Tomasz Ciach, prof. Leszek Kalinowski, Edyta Kocyk, prof. Waldemar Priebe, Maciej Wieczorek, prof. Maciej Żylicz

12:05 Biotechnology Development Program – the road to innovative biotech ecosystem – Paweł Borys, the Polish Development Fund

12:15 Speech of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda

12:30 Networking