Bavaria Worldwide Leading Life Science Clusters of Kawasaki and Munich renew their cooperation agreement BioM renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Kawasaki on 28 February 2023. The aim is to deepen the cooperation and to further develop both life science clusters. Kawasaki City, with its open-innovation site King Skyfront, and the cluster management organization BioM, which coordinates the Munich and Bavarian Biotechnology Clusters, decided to continue their active cooperation scheme, which includes matching support for cooperation projects, an exchange of information about each region’s new technologies, industry developments and academic potential, and an exchange of best practices in technology transfer and biotech SME support. Tamagawa Sky Bridge, © Shutterstock On the first anniversary of the opening of a bridge connecting Kawasaki City with Tokyo Airport, Prof. Ralf Huss (CEO, BioM) sent a video message to Kawasaki City: ”Congratulations again to the City of Kawasaki for building the Tamagawa Sky Bridge, which directly connects Kawasaki City and Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport), Japan's largest airport. The Bridge that opened last March not only connects the city with the world, but also connects the bio-cluster in Kawasaki with Bavaria in Germany, and other global hot spots in life sciences and health.” Biotech Bootcamp 2023 Move your start-up idea forward with Europe’s leading life science incubators, and join the Biotech Bootcamp 2023, a partnership of SmiLe (Lund, Sweden) and BioM (Martinsried near Munich, Germany). Apply for a hybrid business training program designed to equip aspiring biotech entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and industry connections required to transform a breakthrough biotech idea into a successful scalable business. The program runs over eight weeks, from Tuesday to Thursday each, with on-site weeks in Lund and Munich. It offers substantial industry input and involvement of investors, mentors, and industry. The Bootcamp provides valuable support in group and one-on-one settings, with a mix of live and recorded lectures, expert Q&As, panel discussions, personalized mentorship, and pitch trainings. Each start-up gets access to a personal mentor and pitch coach that provides support throughout the program. For more Information click here https://www.smileincubator.life/biotech-bootcamp/ Bavarian Biotech News, March 2023 www.bio-m.org 7