LIFE SCIENCES BALTICS 2014 FORUM IN LITHUANIA
Over 500 participants from 30 countries have already registered to attend Life Sciences Baltics 2014 (LSB 2014), the second international life sciences forum to be held on 10-12 September at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo.
At this, the largest forum in the Baltic countries, life sciences representatives from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will have a chance to introduce themselves and look for new opportunities, and they will not be alone – attendance at the event has already been confirmed by over a hundred Israeli companies and research institutions, as well as delegations from the United Kingdom, the United States, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Compared with the first Life Sciences Baltics event that took place in 2012, this year's forum has attracted new participants from countries such as India, Colombia, China, Oman, the Philippines and Japan, where life sciences are priority fields of study.
The organisers of the LSB 2014 forum are especially pleased that through participation at international exhibitions and the efforts of the Lithuanian Embassy in Japan, they have succeeded in establishing cooperation with representatives of Japanese bio-industry. At this year's conference, speeches will be delivered by Yoshihide Esaki, head of the Bio-industry Division of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Professor Makoto Asashima, executive director of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. According to Egidijus Meilūnas, the Lithuanian Ambassador in Japan, both government and business consider development of the life sciences sector a priority in this country of advanced technology and innovation. “The fact that a delegation from high-level Japanese research and governmental institutions will be participating in the Life Sciences Baltics 2014 conference is proof that Lithuania’s achievements in the field of life sciences are well-known and valued on a global scale. The conference which will be held in Vilnius for the second time has become an arena for discussions and sharing experience among top-level scientists and business representatives," stated Mr Meilūnas.
Life Sciences Baltics 2014 is the largest international forum for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical equipment and devices in the Baltic States, where life sciences experts from around the world meet. Highlights of the forum include a conference with Nobel laureate Professor Kary B. Mullis, an international exhibition, business-to-business (B2B) meetings, visits to Lithuanian companies and universities, sessions for start-ups and students, and the MAP Kinases II conference. The forum, which is being held for the second time, is organised by Enterprise Lithuania; the official patron of the event is Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.
