SMEs go Health - International Information and Training
Workshop on the 7th EU Framework Programme
at EuroBIO 2008 7th October 2008 – Paris!

EuroBIO 2008 is The Life Sciences Event of the EU French Presidency.

wawelDear Madam, dear Sir,

If you are working in the field of Health and Biotechnology and are interested in EU funding for research & technology development, get a 1 day training by experts on participation in FP7 research projects - free of charge!
Date and location :
7th October 2008 - PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE PARIS - ROOM N°10
2, place de la Porte Maillot - Paris (venue)

Programme - ROOM N°10

08.30 – 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.00 – 10.00 EuroBiO: Introduction to the 7th EU-Framework Programme (Pre-Workshop Session)
(Andrei Girenko, European Research and Project Office, Germany)
10.00 – 10.10 Workshop Opening by SMEs go Health
(Marielle Mailhes, OSEO Innovation, France; Ines Haberl, FFG, Austria)
10.10 – 10.45 The 7th EU-Framework Programme with the focus on "Health"
(European Commission)
10.45 – 11.00 SMEs go Health: A support action to participate in FP7 Health projects
(Ágnes Szmolenszky, HSTF, Hungary)
11.00 – 12.30 EuroBiO: Industry & Innovation Opening Plenary
(See speakers on http://www.eurobio2008.com/conference.php)

12.30 – 13.15 Lunch break

13.15 – 13.45 Success Story: Benefits and challenges of participating in an EU-RTD funded project
presented by a Coordinator (Emmanuel Bois, CEZANNE, France)
13.45 – 14.15 Life cycle of an FP7 project: From the idea to a successful project
(Martijn de Jager, SenterNovem, The Netherlands)
14.15 – 14.30 Coffee break and networking
14.30 – 15.15 Experiences of an FP7 project Evaluator: Critical points of a project - Dos and Don’ts in
a proposal (Gérard Brugal, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France)
15.15 – 16.25 Financial aspects & funding schemes: Tips and tricks for your cost planning
(Martin Baumgartner, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Austria)
16.25 – 16.30 Closing Remarks (Ines Haberl, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Austria)

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16.30 – 18.00 EuroBiO: Science & Innovation Opening Plenary

The event is organised by the European initiative SMEs go Health, whose network consists of experienced partners from 27 European countries.

How to participate:
Online registration on http://www.eurobio2008.com (conference webpage).
Participants of the SMEs go Health Information and Training Workshop will get a special 25% discount rate for attending EuroBiOpartnering 2008 and/or a 3-Day Conference. Please see the registration document to find further information and promotional code for registration.

Contact information:
Marielle Mailhes, marielle.mailhes@oseo.fr, Tel +33 (0)1 41 79 91 35.