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Wednesday, 2 December 2026 | 15:00 - 16:00

Parallel session: European life science ecosystems: open for business

Europe’s research infrastructures, universities and research and technology organisations are the backbone of Europe's life science ecosystems. Yet companies, including startups and SMEs, still find them hard to access: services are difficult to find, contracts are slow and ultimately valuable European research assets go under-utilised. One year after the EU Life Sciences Strategy, this session asks what it will take for infrastructures to become reliable partners for innovators. Speakers from industry, research infrastructures, public-private partnerships and research funding will discuss the cultural and practical shift needed. 

Moderator: EC tbc 

Speaker: 

  • Erik Steinfelder, eMolecules, Netherlands 

  • Krzysztof Pyrc, President of the Foundation for Polish Science, Poland

  • Tarja Laitinen, Senior Medical Advisor, University of Helsinki, Finland 

  • Anna Sanchez, Head of Innovation, EATRIS ERIC 

  • Irina Cornaciu-Hoffmann, CEO and Co-founder of EMBL spin-off ALPX, France