5th edition

TWB® Start-Up Day

“Microorganisms: the next frontier”

21 June 2022 – Toulouse (France)


Programme

For this 5th edition, TWB® START-UP DAY “Microorganisms: the next frontier” aims to gather more than 250 start-uppers, investors, actors in industrial biotechnology for incredible talks around two major themes:

  • Cell based products
  • Microbiota

June 21, 2022

8:30 AM – 6:30 PM CET

 

8:30 – 9:00 AM CET
Welcoming coffee
9:00 – 9:15 AM CET
Welcoming introduction
Olivier Rolland, Managing Director – TWB
9:15 – 9:45 AM CET
Keynote
Rasmus von Gottberg, Chief Growth Officer – Genomatica
9:45 – 11:00 AM CET
Cell based products
 Introduction by Nadia Boukhetaia, Research Project Manager – LVMH
Yannick Gächter, Project Leader – Cultured Food Innovation Hub
Jacques Georis, Global R&D Director – Kerry
Stef Kranendijk & Rutger Ploem, Founders & CEOs – Qorium
11:00 – 11:30 AM CET
Coffee break & Networking
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CET
Microbiota
Jonna Koper, R&D scientist In vitro gut simulators – Lesaffre
Mathilde Clément, Innovation, Research & Development Manager – MYCOPHYTO
Pierre-Yves Mousset, CEO – NovoBiome
12:30 – 2:00 PM CET
Lunch & Networking
2:00 – 2:10 PM CET
Presentation collaboration iGEM & TWB
2:10 – 3:00 PM CET
“Fast track it!” Pitch Contest (TWB Award 2022)
Pre-selected startups: Ambrosia Bio (IL), BioRenGaz (FR), Cellugy (DK), Cultivated Biosciences (CH), REWOW (IT)
3:00 – 3:50 PM CET
“Go for it!” Pitch Contest (TWB Award 2022)
5 innovative projects from entrepreneurs will be presented
3:50 – 4:20 PM CET
Start-up story keynote
David Sourdive, Executive Vice President CMC and Manufacturing – Cellectis
4:20 – 4:40 PM CET
Closing & TWB Awards 2022
4:40 – 6:30 PM CET
Networking cocktail