Bavaria International ClusterXchange platform- get in touch with partners all over Europe The objective of ClusterXchange is to support transnational cooperation between clusters and their members, to promote mutual learning and thus to increase the competitiveness of European SMEs. The ClusterXchange platform has gone online and is ready for use. Eligible SMEs now have the possibility to get in touch with partners all over Europe for a short-term exchange. Contents of the exchange: ▪ On-the-job training ▪ Mutual exchange of experience and information on the obstacles and challenges in a pre-defined area ▪ Improving market access ▪ Support for networking and exchange of knowledge and experience Information and registration: ClusterXchange platform Life Science Open Space Online Week 23 - 27 Nov 2020 Life Science Open Space Online Week is an event and collaborative platform, open to projects, ideas and opportunities that aim to apply knowledge, technology and abilities to solve problems related to our health and quality of life. It is a virtual meeting place to establish cooperation and achieve tangible results in areas related to life sciences. Are you a doctor, scientist, entrepreneur, manager, investor, life science expert or student? Life Science Open Space is the place for You! Thematic paths: ▪ Personalized Medicine ▪ Digital Health ▪ COVID-19 ▪ Bioeconomy ▪ Life Science StartUp Scene ▪ Healthy Food ▪ Life Science Business Development ▪ Career in Life Science Save the date! Horst Domdey´s Key-Note: 24 November 10:00 a.m. "Bavaria's innovative tools for life sciences" https://lifescience-open-space-online-week.b2match.io/ Greater Bay Area (GBA) Healthcare Seminar Series - Information and experience reports on entering the Chinese market The second volume of the GBA Healthcare Seminar Series, co-organized by BioM, BioRN and Medical Valley, took place simultaneously online as well as in Heidelberg, Germany and Guangzhou, China. Around 50 participants (~35 online from Germany) have taken part in the event. Among them representatives of major German and European biomedicine companies and organizations such as Roche, European Vaccine Initiative, and European Institute of Technology and Healthcare. Numerous SME and startups were also among the participants. Participants and keynote speakers provided important insights about specifics of healthcare industry in China. The seminar concept at a glance ▪ Success Stories: Foreign companies that entered the Chinese market successfully - challenges they faced - lessons Event photo (Huangpu, Guangzhou, China) they learn - solutions they found - next plans ▪ Case Studies: companies planning to enter the Chinese market presenting their business model. Healthcare industry experts in China present market and competition analysis, business model, financing and supportive measure possibilities, regulatory affairs aspects and much more for each case study. ▪ Exchange with Experts: The seminars are designed as online & offline events, with the opportunity to interact with companies as well as experts in China (e.g. business developers, distributors, regulatory affairs specialists, government officials). The next Seminar is planned for January 2021, stay informed: https://www.bio-m.org/en/events/nc.html Bavarian Biotech News, November 2020 www.bio-m.org 5