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The Mid-Atlantic – Russia Business Council invites you to
The 6th Semi-Annual Biotechnological
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT – BIO)
May 1 – 11, 2007
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- Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT) brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, and established corporations within the American and Russian technology industries. RANIT, organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council (MARBC) and supported by the AstraZeneca and Baker & McKenzie, is the most significant event in the Mid-Atlantic region devoted to Russian-American technology and business cooperation. Based on past success, RANIT is now held twice a year, and includes an increasing number of regional technology events, seminars, panel discussions, roundtable meetings, trade shows, conferences, and networking events. The 6th RANIT will highlight biotechnology and will conclude with participation in the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition, BIO 2007 in Boston. The Russian delegation that will take part in the 6th RANIT-BIO will consist of representatives from the foremost Russian companies in biotechnology and related industries.
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RANIT-BIO will begin in Philadelphia on May 1-4, 2007
- Special events at RANIT-BIO in Philadelphia will include a welcoming ceremony and conference in the Mayor’s Reception Room at Philadelphia City Hall, the Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Expo, the Innoventure2007 Science and Business Expo, and seminars with members of biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic region and venture capital funds specializing in biotechnology. Keynote speakers at the opening ceremony and conference on May 2 will include presidents of both American and Russian biotechnology associations.
- Two developments have made biotechnology cooperation between Russia and the Mid-Atlantic states particularly attractive. First, the Russian government has drafted 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. Within this context 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 the “Biotech World” International Exhibition and the International Congress “Biotechnology: State of the Art and Prospects of Development,” which will be held on March 12-16, 2007 in the House of the Moscow Government.
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The key and concluding event of the 6th RANIT will be
BIO 2007
May 6 – 9, 2007
In Boston
BIO is the world’s largest and most impressive exhibition and conference
for experts in the field of biotechnology
At the BIO 2005 exhibition and conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1,525 expositions by companies, academic institutions, state centers of biotechnology, and other organizations from all 50 states and 56 countries were presented. Within the framework of the exhibition, 180 plenary sessions were organized in which more than 900 speakers shared their expertise.
Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council has played an important role in previous years at BIO, serving as the official organizer of the Russian delegation to BIO 2005 and to BIO 2006 as part of MARBC’s undertaking to build a bridge between the Russian and American biotechnology communities. The Russian business program at BIO 2005 was organized in the context of the Semi-Annual Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT), and included a Russian mini-pavilion 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
The BIO 2006 exhibition in Chicago expanded upon the success of Philadelphia’s BIO 2005, and grew to include 1,700 exhibitors from 62 countries. At BIO 2006 in Chicago, MARBC organized for the first time a Country Seminar on Russia featuring panel discussions and presentations from leading experts on doing business in Russia. For information about Russian participation in BIO 2006 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
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 20 presentations to be given by the national delegations of countries participating in BIO 2007.
RANIT-BIO will conclude in Philadelphia on May 10-11, 2007. Special events planned for the Russian delegation at the 6th RANIT-BIO in Philadelphia include a visit to the International Incubator at the Science Center, a seminar with venture capital funds specializing in biotechnology, and meetings with members of biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic region and
Mid-Atlantic States officials.
For additional information about participation in the 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.
Welcome letter from BIO
Welcome letter from PA Department of Community and Economic Development
City or Philadelphia Proclamation
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SCHEDULE FOR RUSSIAN DELEGATION
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Monday, April 30 Moscow - Philadelphia
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Departure Flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow
- Arrival in Philadelphia, USA
- Check-in at the Hotel
- Organizational Meeting
Tuesday, May 01 Philadelphia
- Individual meetings, free time
- Tour around the city of Philadelphia
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Visit the oldest and largest city technology park in the USA, located in Philadelphia
- Meeting with the President of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association
Wednesday, May 02 Philadelphia
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Expo
- Welcoming Ceremony and Conference in the Mayor’s Reception Room at Philadelphia City Hall
- Meeting with Pennsylvania state officials
- Reception with Chairman of the United States Industry Coalition at the Pyramid Club
Thursday, May 03 Philadelphia - Hershey
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Seminar with venture funds specializing in the field of biotechnology
- Roundtable with members of Mid-Atlantic region biotechnology associations
- Transfer to Hershey
- Welcoming Reception in Hershey
Friday, May 04 Hershey – Harrisburg - Boston
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- INNOVENTURE2007 Science and Business Expo
- Russian-American innovation technology roundtable
- Transfer to Harrisburg
- Meeting in Pennsylvania Capital Building in Harrisburg
- Transfer to Boston
Saturday, May 05 Boston
- Check-in at Hotel
- Registration to international Forum “BIO 2007”
- Start Russian Delegation exposition set-up
- Organizational Meeting
Sunday, May 06 Boston
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Russian Delegation exposition set-up
- Day of presentations of national delegations at BIO 2007
- Russian Seminar – presentation of Russian biotechnological industry
- Evening: Ceremonial reception – opening of the convention
Monday, May 07 Boston
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Working at the Russian exposition “BIO 2007”
- Individual business meetings, negotiations
- Free time
Tuesday, May 08 Boston
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Working at the Russian exposition “BIO 2007”
- Individual business meetings, negotiations
- Evening: Gala Reception
Wednesday, May 09 Boston
- Business program within the framework of RANIT-BIO
- Working at the Russian exposition “BIO 2007”
- Official closing of the 6th Semi-Annual Russian-American Innovation Technology Week (RANIT)
- Ceremonial closing of “BIO 2007” reception
Thursday, May 10 Boston - Moscow
- Free time, tour around Boston
- Departure for Moscow
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