PROGRAM

EUROBIOTECH SCHOOL – TIRANA 2019

PROGRAM

EUROBIOTECH SCHOOL – TIRANA 2019

1st day

Opening of the EuroBiotech School 08:30-09:00

Munis Dundar

Human genome project and outcome. 09:00-10:00

Orphane disease overview. 10:00-11:00

Coffee break 11:00-11:15

Donald Martin

Bioinspiration in biotechnology. 11:15-12:15

Nanotechnology in biotechnology. 12:15-13:15

Lunch break 13:15-14:20

Robert Marks

The development of biosensors and the challenges in their

commercial implementation. 14:30-16:30

Visit at Bunker Art Museum / Free time 18:00

2nd day

Tomasso Beccari

Recombinant therapeutic proteins. 09:00-10:00

Coffee break 10:00-10:30

Mateo Bertelli

Genetic diseases found for the first time in Albania in 5 years

of MAGI-Balkan. 10:30-11:30

Liborio Stuppia

Application of New Generation Sequencing in the diagnosis of

genetic diseases. 11:30-12:30

Meeting with the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences 11:30

Presentation of the Research at the Department of Biotechnology 12:00

Lunch break 12:30-14:00

Ivana Antonucci

Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells in regenerative medicine. 14:00-15:00

Natale Capodicasa

MAGI-BALKAN as a model to use in the fight against rare

genetic diseases in the East European countries. 15:00-16:00

3rd day

Nikolai Zhelev

Next generation technologies in drug discovery and development. 09:00-10:00

Management and commercial aspects of the drug discovery and

development process. 10:00-11:00

Coffee break 11:00-11:15

Oscar Vicente

'Molecular pharming: transgenic plants as biofactories.

for the production of biopharmaceuticals'. 11:15-13:15

Meeting at the Department of Biology 11:30

Lunch break 13:15-14:20

Gary Henehan

Bioprospecting for Novel Biocatalysts. 14:30-16:30

4rth day

Practical course –MAGI’s Lab in Tirana (2 groups/5 persons each) 8hrs

Meeting at the Department of Industrial Chemistry 10:00

Visit at Kantina Arbëri, Rrëshen / Lunch 11:00-16:00

5fth day

Practical course –MAGI’s Lab in Tirana (2 groups/5 persons each) 8hrs

Workshop-Meeting for the delivery of Certificates of participation. 12:00-13:00

Lunch break in Durrës 13:00-16:00