Übersicht
colloquia - [ 06.04.2009 (11.00) ]
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Bernhard Schweizer:
"Organic Electronics - a key technology of the future"
Dr. Christian Tidona:
"Biotechnology Cluster Rhein-Neckar (BioRN) - Winner of the German Top Technology Cluster Competition"
Sprecher: Bernhard Schweizer, SAP AG & Innovation Lab GmbH, Heidelberg / Dr. Christian Tidona, BioRN Cluster Management, Heidelberg
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Bernhard Schweizer:
Organic Electronics is a key technology enabling the environmental
friendly production of energy, dramatically reducing its consumption
and it has a huge impact on fundamentally new business processes.
Bernhard Schweizer will discuss the opportunities of this new
technology and will share the plans of the cluster of excellence ‘Forum
Organic Electronics’. In the second part of his presentation he will
talk about the structural elements of the cluster and how the partner
will work together on creating a new industry.
Dr. Christian Tidona:
In September 2008 the biotechnology cluster Rhine-Neckar (BioRN) was distinguished as one of the five most significant high-tech regions in Germany who won the German Top Technology Cluster Competition. The cluster “Cell based and Molecular Medicine” was the only life sciences cluster that was awarded by the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Dr. Annette Schavan. 40 Million Euro will now being invested in the BioRN Cluster within the “High-Tech Strategy for Germany”. The same amount will be raised by private investors which was one of the requirements for entering the contest. Actually 35 R&D projects of 20 companies are encouraged by the grant.
The BioRN cluster has been formed by internationally well-established outstanding research institutes as the University of Heidelberg, the German Cancer Research Institute (DKFZ) and the European Laboratory for Molecular Biology (EMBL). In addition, private partners’ biopharmaceutical companies from the entire value chain could be won: from research and development until production and marketing. The region´s profile is defined by the big diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies as Roche, Merck Serono and Abbott on the one hand and on the other by about 60 small and medium-sized biotech companies, most of them founded during the last 10 years. The top infrastructure, a lot of service companies, regional organisations, the support of the communities of Heidelberg and Mannheim but also big investors as Dietmar Hopp who facilitate the foundation and development of small and medium companies are key elements for the development of the Cluster.
A decisive factor for developing an internationally leading biotech cluster is a strategically oriented cluster management that has not been existing in this form so far. In line with the German Top Technology Cluster Competition, the BioRegion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck e.V. and the Technology Park Heidelberg have founded the BioRN Cluster Management GmbH being supported by the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region and the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Commerce. Managing director is Dr. Christian Tidona. He had played a central role in preparing and implementing the proposal for the contest. The newly founded company is charged with the implementation of the 35 single projects as well as the strategic positioning of the BioRN cluster in the international competition. In addition, further companies will be established and private investors be found. One of the main tasks is the constant monitoring of the economic success on the basis of standardized figures.
Five strategic cooperative projects including 35 single projects build the BioRN Top Technology Cluster. In addition to the BioRN cluster management the BioRN Incubator brings promising drug candidates which still are in a preclinical or in an early clinical trial to industrial maturity. The BioRN Stem Cell Network covers development projects of cancer stem cells as well as adult stem cells, with the HI-STEM (Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine) as the core institution. The HI-STEM was jointly established by the Dietmar Hopp Foundation, a private foundation that is the institute’s major shareholder, and the DKFZ, where the HI-STEM will be located. The University of Heidelberg and the Universitätsklinik Heidelberg want to join the HI-STEM soon. Head of the institute is Professor Andreas Trumpp, one of the world leaders in stem cell research.
In the BioRN Biomarker Center new diagnostics and analytical techniques are developed for the so-called personalized medicine. The BioRN Academy identifies talented life scientists and educates them, so that they become highly qualified candidates for leading positions.
These five cooperative projects with a time frame of five years and a total volume of 80 million Euro will enhance the profile of the BioRN Cluster. They will further push its position to the leading industrial region in Europe with innovation potential in the field of the biotechnological development of drugs and diagnostics.
Bernhard Schweizer:
As Vice President for Regional Affairs at SAP AG, Bernhard Schweizer is responsible for the regional engagement of SAP within the entire Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. In this role he was driving the successful application of the ‘Forum Organic Electronics’ in the Clusters Excellence competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
In addition he is one of the managing directors of the newly established InnovationLab GmbH, based in Heidelberg. Founded by the Universities of Heidelberg and Mannheim, as well as by BASF SE, Freudenberg & Co KG, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Merck KGaA, Roche Diagnostics GmbH and SAP AG InnovationLab GmbH is a joint application-oriented research and transfer platform for science and business in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.
The objective of InnovationLab is the creation of a collaborative research environment across multiple disciplines covering the entire Organic Electronics value chain. In addition, InnovationLab will develop marketable products from research prototypes in selected areas.
After his graduation in physics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg he started his professional career as a software developer at SAP AG, followed by numerous positions as Product Manager and Assistant to the SAP Executive Board.
Further, he is author of IHRIM articles, member of the executive committee of the Heinrich-Vetter-Forschungsinstitut e.V., member of the economic advisory council of the Sports Region Rhine-Neckar e.V. and a member of the advisory committee of the joint working group ‘Information, Leadership and Organization’ of the IHK Rhine-Neckar and the IHK Pfalz.
Dr. Christian Tidona:
March 18, 1971
born in St. Ingbert, Saarland, Germany
nationality: German
married, two children
languages: Englisch, Italian, French
1991-1995
study of biology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
1996-1999
doctoral thesis at the Institute for Medical Virology
Nov 1999 - Apr 2000
technology transfer manager at BTMS Biotechnologie Transfer Management Service GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany
Apri 2000 - Nov 2001
cofounder and managing director of Multimetrix GmbH in Regensburg, Germany
Mar 2002 - Present
cofounder and member of the supervisory board of Microbionix GmbH in Neuried, Germany
Jun 2002 - Aug 2003
head of business development at Cytonet GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim, Germany
Sep 2003 - Present
cofounder and managing director of Tidona Consulting GmbH & Co. KG in Walldorf, Germany
Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
managing director of the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH (HI-STEM) in Heidelberg, Germany
Nov 2008 - Present
managing director of BioRN Cluster Management GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany
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Ort:
Carl-Bosch-Auditorium des Studios der Villa Bosch, 69118 Heidelberg, Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33 (Eingang Studio - ca. 100 m vom Eingang zur Villa Bosch entfernt, auf der Talseite des Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweges; Näheres zur Anfahrt siehe unter www.studio.villa-bosch.de.
Parken:
Tiefgarage „Unter der Boschwiese“ (unentgeltlich).
Contact:
Bärbel Mack
EML Research gGmbH
Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33
69118 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 201
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 298
Email: [email protected]
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