Thursday, September 30, 2021 (4:00 pm - 6:30 pm)

TECHNOLOGY FORUM LIFE SCIENCES WEEK 2021 - Phygital meeting
Genomics Observatory: comparison with international best practices, patient care approach and ethical issue

Conference Hall Centro Congressi Area Science Park Padriciano 99 - 34149 PADRICIANO

The European House - Ambrosetti launched in 2015 the Technology Forum Life Sciences, the event of maximum visibility of the Community Life Sciences, the multistakeholder platform for discussion and comparison on the life sciences that has the mission to "contribute to the enhancement of the ecosystem of research and innovation in the Life Sciences sector in Italy, promoting centers of excellence and networking national stakeholders to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, the development of new projects and improve the positioning and competitiveness of the system-Country at the international level".
Starting in 2020, the Technolgy Forum Life Sciences has been transformed into a Week, with a main event and a series of thematic meetings during the last week of September.
The seventh edition of the #TFLSW, organized in collaboration with Alexion, Area Science Park, ATOS, BiovelocITA, Fondazione Telethon, Human Technopole, Insilicotrials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Sofinnova Partners and Hub Innovazione Trentino, will deepen during the first day central aspects of the sector, such as the lessons learned during the Covid-19 emergency fight, future trends and the role played by funding in the sector; while in the following days space will be given to debate and deepen the verticals covered by the 2021 path of the Community: Big Data & AI in Life Sciences, Technolgy Transfer, Genomics Observatory and Road to Bio€quity Europe 2022.

Speakers

Mervi Aavikko

PhD, Adjunct Professor; Project Manager, FinnGen

Silvia Deaglio

Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Turin

Maddalena Furlan

Head of Business Development Unit, Area Science Park

Tim Hubbard

Head of Department, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King’s College London

Danilo Licastro

Head of the Laboratory of Genomics and Epigenomics, Area Science Park

Alessandro Marcello

Group Leader and PhD Course Coordinator, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Irene Mazzaracca

Scientific Disclosure, Advanced Disease Observatory

Luisa Minghetti

Director, Research Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Michele Morgante

Scientific Director; Professor of Genetics, Institute of Applied Genomics, University of Udine

Caterina Petrillo

Chairman, Area Science Park Trieste

Antonio Spagnolo

Coordinator of the Bioethics and Medical Humanities Section, Department of Safety and Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery "A. Gemelli", Catholic University of Sacro Cuore

Programme

September 30, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Roadmap for a National Strategy for Genomics
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Debate

Video of the meeting

Osservatorio Genomica: confronto con best practice internazionali, approccio di cura al paziente e tema etico
Mervi Aavikko
FinnGen, PhD, Adjunct Professor; Project Manager
Silvia Deaglio
Università di Torino, Professoressa di Genetica Medica
Maddalena Furlan
Area Science Park, Head of Business Development Unit
Tim Hubbard
King’s College London; Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, Head of Department
Danilo Licastro
Area Science Park, Responsabile del laboratorio di Genomica ed Epigenomica
Alessandro Licastro
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Group Leader and PhD Course Coordinator
Irene Mazzaracca
Osservatorio Malattie Avanzate, Divulgatrice scientifica
Luisa Minghetti
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Servizio di coordinamento e supporto alla ricerca, Direttore
Michele Morgante
Istituto di Genomica Applicata; Università di Udine, Professore ordinario di genetica; Direttore scientifico
Caterina Petrillo
AREA SCIENCE PARK TRIESTE, Direttore
Antonio Spagnolo
Facoltà di Medicina e chirurgia "A. Gemelli", Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Coordinatore della Sezione di Bioetica e Medical Humanities