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Our mission is to accelerate Life Science innovation by connecting startups and scale-ups with leading industry experts. The session formats vary from discussions and interviews to deep dive presentations or panel discussions and each session will have an interactive Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask the questions that matter most.
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Join the Bio-Expert Talks in a fully hybrid format: Attend in person at our Shared Lab for Life Sciences in Cologne or participate digitally from anywhere in the world.

Gain insights that usually take years to acquire and are rarely shared outside the industry.

With the Bio-Expert Talks, Gateway Factory brings together senior leaders from global pharma, biotech, and venture capital to share practical industry experience with ambitious founders and scale-ups.

Format

When: Select Tuesdays | 17:00 to 18:00 CET
Where: Hybrid (Gateway Factory Shared Lab for Life Sciences @ BioCampus Cologne, Building S20, 4th Floor | Live online worldwide)
Interactive: Dedicated Q&A session after every talk to answer your specific questions

Who Should Attend?

Life Science startups and scaleups from all over the world
Investors and corporate innovators
MedTech and Digital Health companies
Academic spin offs and biotech entrepreneurs

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Upcoming Events

Please click on the Title or the "+" symbol to get more information about the specific event.

Sep 15

Bio-Expert Talks #1: Inside the Mind of VCs – Ask Anything!

Dr. Isabelle Schiffer | Investment Manager @ b.value

Dr. Sarah Buchholz | Investment Associate @ Tech Vision Fonds

Dr. Christopher Jahn | Investment Manager @ DeepTech & Climate Fonds / HTGF

Oct 13

Bio-Expert Talks #2: The Funding & Grants Playbook

Dr. Michael Apel | ScientificDirector, Grants & Collaborations (R&D) @ Miltenyi Biotec

Nov 3

Bio-Expert Talks #3: What It Takes to Turn Scientific Innovation into Medicines

Dr. Klaus Dieter Langner | Former COO Innovation, Former CSO & Executive Board Member @ Grünenthal

Dec 1

Bio-Expert Talks #4: Navigating the Regulatory Jungle

Dr. Isabelle Stöckert | Former Head of Regulatory Affairs EMEA @ Bayer AG

Jan 12

Bio-Expert Talks #5: Scaling Biotech Manufacturing

Dr. Silvio Weber | Head of Industrial Workflow Development (R&D) & Senior Director Product Market Fit @ Miltenyi Biotec

Dr. Michael Riedel | Head of Business Development Specialized Modalities, EMEA & APAC @ Lonza

Dr. Volker Vogel | DirectorStrategic Business Development @ Lonza

Feb 2

Bio-Expert Talks #6: When Dating Big Pharma

Dr. Torsten Hertrampf | Head of Due Diligence Center of Excellence @ Bayer AG

Mar 2

Bio-Expert Talks #7: Strong Science – Weak IP – Game Over

Dr. Anna Katharina Heide | EuropeanPatent Attorney @ Ampidex IP