Program

8:15 – 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:15

WELCOME OPENING BY ACADEMICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

General framework for innovation on materials science and technology

9:15	Materializing the future: Advanced Materials as key enabling technology for social and economic transformation Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez. BCMaterials Scientific Director
9:30	Ciencia de excelencia con impacto: IKUR Amaia Esquisabel. Research Director, Basque Government
9:50	CDTI: Bridging Science and Industry Maria José Tomás. Técnica del Departamento de Promoción Institucional y Cooperación Territorial, CDTI
10:10	The European Materials Landscape Amaya Igartua. Coordinator of Materials Iniciatives in TEKNIKER. Co-secretary of European Materials Platform (EUMAT) and the Alliance for Materials (A4M).

Tools for Tech Transfer

10:30	Situación de la innovación en Euskadi Alaitz Landaluze. General Coordinator of Innovation Policies, Innobasque
10:45	From technology to market, Increasing the impact of research Nagore Tellado. Director of Technology Transfer, UPV/EHU
11:00	Advanced materials tech transfer through R&D support programmes Amaia Martinez. Technology Department Manager, SPRI

11:15 COFFEE BREAK

12:00	Role of Technological Platforms and Clusters in promoting industrial innovation and technology transfer Susana Barasoain. Cluster Manager, 3NEO / Functional Print Cluster
12:15	BRTA (Basque Research and Technology Alliance): Technology transfer for a more competitive industry and a better society Rikardo Bueno. Director, BRTA
12:30	Basque Country Technology Park: The ecosystem, infrastructure and services that facilitate the transfer of technology Raquel Ubarrechena. Business Development Manager, Basque Country Technology Park

Success Stories

12:45	Challenges in the industrialization of new materials Beatriz Alonso. R&D Manager, Graphenea.
12:55	Fit-to-purpose batteries for responsible electronic devices Juan Pablo Esquivel. Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Fuelium
13:05	New Solutions for In Vitro Diagnostic Larraitz Añorga. CEO, Biolan
13:15	Developing new scientific instrumentation in the area of adsorption: How to reach the market? Óscar Castillo. Inorganic Chemistry Professor / Entrepreneur, UPV/EHU
13:25	New Materials for space batteries Sergio Curiel. Aerospace Engineer, Lanzo Batteries
13:35	ROUND TABLE Alaitz Landaluze (Innobasque), Rikardo Bueno (BRTA) and Larraitz Añorga (Biolan)

14:05 LUNCH AND NETWORKING

Attending the event is free but registration is required