The biotechnology field has enormous potential in terms of creating wealth and jobs. There is particular focus on confronting the major communicable diseases linked to poverty. Fostering scientific excellence and innovation through greater European cooperation will help boosting the technology breakthroughs and economic growth to make EU one of the major international players in the field.
Research without innovation is going nowhere. Innovation only really benefits society when research hits the road in pursuit of markets. Too often, the business community fails to understand the science behind new research, while scientists have little idea how to set up and run a business. Our universities prepare specialists for academic purposes, but do not prepare for business. There is a gap in delivering of entrepreneurial skills and business experience.
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Dana Ukropcova obtained a Master’s Degree in Biotechnology at the Slovak Technology University in Bratislava and took a position of a junior biochemist in an environmental laboratory of the oil refinery Slovnaft. She held several positions at Sales of chemicals and diagnostic kits from main world producers. Leaving for Ireland, she successfully coordinated the EC project ‘Science and Technology Awareness’ for the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Limerick. After working experience in a Slovak/Austrian biotechnology company and passing BioBiz 4 in Germany, she has founded BioScience Slovakia in 2004.
The company specializes in science-based technology transfer, continuously maps and monitors specifically biotechnology R&D community, co-operates closely with local universities, funds and University Technological Incubator in Bratislava. BioScience Slovakia participates in FP6 projects and provides technical assistance to prospective participants of Structural Funds. At the Austrian ‘Best of Biotech’ Competition in 2004 and at the EU project ‘BioVentureAcademy’ in Brno in 2005 participated as a coach company.
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