The
Mid-Atlantic-Russia Business Council and Innovation Philadelphia
Host Successful 4th Semi-Annual
Biotechnological Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)
The Mid-Atlantic – Russia Business Council is
pleased to announce the successful closing of the 4th Semi-American
Innovation Technology Week (RANIT). RANIT is a twice-annual event designed to
bring together entrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, and established
corporations within the American and Russian technology communities. Since its
inception, RANIT has become the most significant event in the Mid-Atlantic
region devoted to Russian-American technology and business cooperation. The 4th
RANIT was organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council (MARBC) and Innovation
Philadelphia and was supported by the Baker & McKenzie and Select Greater
Philadelphia. The 4th RANIT highlighted biotechnology and concluded with participation in the world's
largest biotechnology exhibition, BIO 2006 in Chicago. The Russian delegation
that took part in the 4th RANIT-BIO consisted of representatives
from the best Russian companies in biotechnology and related industries.
RANIT-BIO began in
Philadelphia on April 7-8, 2006
Special events at RANIT-BIO in Philadelphia included a welcoming ceremony in the Mayor's Reception Room at
Philadelphia City Hall on April 7th, seminars with members of
biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic region and venture capital funds
specializing in biotechnology, and an "Invention
to Venture" workshop. In 2006, RANIT also included events held
in celebration of the 300-year anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin, the first American member of the Russian
Academy of Sciences.
Two
circumstances have made biotechnology cooperation between Russia and the
Mid-Atlantic states particularly attractive. First, the Russian government has
moved to create a "National Program for the Development of Biotechnology in
Russia in 2006-2015". Second, governments in the Mid-Atlantic region have
enacted favorable policies that have further enhanced the region's standing as
a leader in the field of biotechnology. It is within this context that the
Mid-Atlantic Russia – Business Council has made Russian-American
scientific and technical cooperation in biotechnology one of its top
priorities. MARBC has facilitated American participation in several of the most
significant biotechnology conferences and events in Russia, including Biotech
World, and the International Congress "Biotechnology: State of the Art and Prospects
of Development".
The
key and concluding event of the 4th RANIT was
BIO 2006
April 9 – 12, 2006
In Chicago at the
McCormick Place Convention Center, South Building BIO is the world's largest and most impressive
exhibition and conference for experts in the field of biotechnology
The BIO exhibition has been an important component
of past RANITs held in the spring. MARBC organized the extensive Russian
participation in BIO 2005 as part of its goal of building a bridge between the
Russian and American biotechnology communities. The Russian business program
at BIO 2005 included a Russian mini-pavilion (#2757) and the participation by
members of the Russian delegation in various events at BIO 2005. For additional
information about Russian participation in BIO 2005 please visit:
http://www.bio.org/events/2005/international/CountryProfiles.pdf
http://www.ma-rbc.org/event/050618-bio.html
http://www.ma-rbc.org/event/050618-bio-news.pdf
http://www.bio.org/events/2005/programs/delegation.asp
As it did in 2005 in Philadelphia, the Mid-Atlantic
– Russia Business Council served as the official organizer of the Russian
delegation to BIO-2006 in Chicago. MARBC again presented Russian biotechnology
companies and organized a Russian mini-pavilion with an exposition on the
achievements of Russian scientists and manufacturers in biotechnology and
related industries. During the first day of the conference on April 9, 2006,
dedicated to international programs, MARBC conducted a Country Seminar on
Russia and a presentation of the
Russian biotechnology industry as one of 15 presentations given by the national
delegations of countries participating in BIO 2006. For information about
Russian participation in BIO 2006 please visit:
http://www.bio.org/events/2006/intlatt/CountryProfilesNewsletter.pdf
http://www.bio.org/events/2006/intlatt/
http://www.ma-rbc.org/event/060406-bio.html
http://www.bio.org/events/2006/intlatt/delegations.asp
The Mid-Atlantic – Russia Business Council
would also like to extend an invitation to the 6th Semi-Annual Russian-American
Innovation Technology Week (RANIT-BIO) being held May 2-9, 2007.
The 6th RANIT-BIO will bring a delegation
of experts from leading Russian biotechnology companies to Philadelphia and
will open with a welcoming ceremony in the Mayor's Reception Room at
Philadelphia City Hall. Other RANIT-BIO events in Philadelphia will include
seminars with members of biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic region
and venture capital funds specializing in biotechnology.
The
6th RANIT will conclude at:
BIO
2007
May 6-9, 2007 in Boston
As it did in Chicago and in Philadelphia, the
Mid-Atlantic – Russia Business Council will again be serving as the
official organizer of the Russian delegation to BIO 2007 in Boston. MARBC will
present Russian biotechnology companies and organize a Russian mini-pavilion
with an exposition on the achievements of Russian scientists and manufacturers
in biotechnology and related industries. During the first day of the conference
on May 6, 2007, dedicated to international programs, MARBC will conduct a Country
Seminar on Russia and a presentation
of the Russian biotechnology industry as one of 15 presentations to be given by
the national delegations of countries participating in BIO 2007.
For additional information
about the 4th RANIT-BIO or the upcoming 6th RANIT-BIO
please contact Val Kogan, Mid-Atlantic-Russia Business Council, by phone: (215)
708-2628, email: val@ma-rbc.org, or visit the MARBC
website at: http://www.ma-rbc.org.
