Represented by CEO Michel Lepers, Eurobiobiz supports biosciences startups, organizing biotech entrepreneur boot camps for beginners and executives, and Biotech business plan workshops leading to the creation and development of European biotechnology companies.

Biobiz™ "So you want to be a successful Biotech entrepreneur ? "

Biobiz workshop

A success story starts with the proper business planning tools...
More than 500 scientists trained to date in Biobiz™ workshops has led to the creation, the financing and the development over 40 European biotechnology companies.
Sponsored by the European Commission and Eurobiobiz, the Biobiz 4 business planning workshops are open to all European member, candidate and associated states' citizens who are potential biotech entrepreneurs.

What is the goal of Biobiz™?
Biobiz™ ultimately aims to increase the number of successful start-up companies in Europe by facilitating scientists' access to capital through better business planning.

During the 3 day workshop, learn how to create and finance a successful biotech start-up:
Consider all aspects of company creation
  • CHOOSING A BUSINESS MODEL.
  • WHERE IS THE MONEY ? HOW TO ACCESS IT ?
  • HOW TO OBTAIN SUBSIDIES.
  • BUSINESS ANGEL / VENTURE CAPITAL : WHAT THEY ARE, THEY WANT, THEY OFFER.
  • BUILDING THE RIGHT BUSINESS PLAN.
  • WRITING AN EFFICIENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
  • HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
  • HOW TO CREATE VALUE.
  • EXIT STRATEGIES.
  • AND MUCH MORE !

Individual counselling is also available on a one to one basis, during the workshop.
This requires signing a confidentiality agreement prior to the workshop, as well as sending documents (executive summary) to EUROBIOBIZ at least 3 weeks before the workshop start date.

Biotech Actor's presentations
  • Biotech entrepreneurs come and share their experience.
  • Venture capital managers explain what makes a “good” business plan.
  • Using their personal copy of the Biobiz™ software, participants can create unlimited simulations of their business plan, after the workshop.
  • European member, candidate and associated states' citizens can apply for a workshop choosing any city in Europs, plus two US sessions.

Some of Our Guest's Speakers :
Bio entrepreneurs
David Balley CEO, Purely Proteins (UK); Dirk Vetter, CEO Complex Biosystems (D); Benjamin Gonzales CEO, Metabolic Explorer (F); François Boutignon CEO, Aptys (F); Rein Strijker, Pharming (NL); Ulf Grawunder, CEO 4 Antibody (SW); Joseph Maria Echarri, CEO Orizon Genomics (SP); Ida (CZ); Michel Kazerock, CEO Syntem (F); Lucas Bennatti, CEO Newron (I) .

Venture Capital
Gerard Tardy - Sitka Health Fund (UK); Dr Birgit Krähling - Heidelberg Innovation Fonds Management GmbH (D); Jean Pierre Loza - Inserm transfert (F); Anne Portwich - Life science Partners (NL), Jean Pierre Vuilleumier - CTI Start-up (SW); Manuel Uribarre - Naleti (SP); Seamus O'Hara - Seroba Bioventure (IRL); Geraldine Blanc - Soridec (F).

Biobiz workshops, from March 2004 to November 2006 :
City / Country - Date
Cambridge (UK) - March 16-18 2004 - Heidelberg (D) - April 20-22 2004 - Paris (F) - May 11-13 2004 - Amsterdam (NL) - June 01-03 2004 - Milan (IT) - July 29 - August 01 2004 - Basel (CH) - September 14-16 2004 - Barcelona (E) - October 13-15 2004 - Dublin (IRL) - December 30 2004 - January 02 2005 - Prague (CZ) - January 25-27 2005 - Montpellier (FR) - March 08-10 2005 - Warsaw (PL) - April 19-21 2005 - Budapest (H) - May 24-26 2005 - Vienna (A) - June 07-09 2005 - Brighton (UK) - September 28-30 2005 - Philadelphia (USA) - October 12-14 2005 - Ankara (TK) - October 18-20 2005 - Athena (GR) - November 02-04 2005 - Lille (FR) - December 01-03 2005 - Roma (IT) - December 05-07 2005 - Edinburgh (UK) - January 17-19 2006 - Bratislava (SK) - January 24-26 2006 - Lisbon (P) - February 14-16 2006 - Sofia (BUL) - May 16 - June 18 2006 - Tel Aviv (IL) - June 20-22 2006 - Krakow (PL) - September 19-21 2006 - San Diego (USA) - October 12-14 2006 - Craiova (RO) - November 07-09 2006 - Brussels (B) - November 14-16 2006 - Ljubljana (SLO) - November 24-25 2006 - Prague (CZ) - February 27 - March 01 2007 - Lodz (PL) - March 26-28 2007 - Paris (France) - April 15-17 2007 - Ljubljana (SLO) - April 24-26 2007 - Nové Hrady (CZ) - May 21-25 2007 - Szeged (HU) - June 26-28 2007 - Ljubljana (SLO) - September 10-12 2007 - Bucharest (RO) - October 01-03 2007 - Vilnius (LIT) - October 09-11 2007 - Warsaw (PL) - October 16-18 2007 - Brno (CZ) - November 06-08 2007 - Debrecen (Hungary) - November 27-29 2007 - Tallinn (EST) - December 03-07 2007 - Wrocław (PL) - December 04-06 2007 - HAIFA (Israel) - December 16-18 2007 - Haifa (Israel) - December 18-20 2007 - Zagreb (Croatia) - March 18-20 2008 - Craiova (Roumania) - May 13-15 2008 - Bratislava (Slovakia) - May 27-29 2008 - Ankara (Turkey) - June 03-05 2008 - Sofia (Bulgaria) - June 24-26 2008 - Budapest (Hungary) - September 16-18 2008 - Poznan (Poland) - September 23-25 2008 - Bucharest (Roumania) - September 30 - October 02 2008 - Vilnius (Lithuania) - October 07-09 2008 - Izmir (Turkey) - October 20-22 2008 - Izmir (Turkey) - October 22-24 2008 - Riga (Estonia) - November 04-06 2008 - Pecs (Hungary) - November 18-20 2008 - Brussels (Belgium) - December 02-04 2008 - Wroclaw (Pologne) - December 08-10 2008 - Wroclaw (Poland) - December 10-12 2008 - KRAKOW (POLAND) - February 24-26 2009