8.30	Registration (lobby)
HALL	Sapphire A+B
9.00 – 10.30	Biotechnology in Lithuania (business) Chaired by Algimantas Pauliukonis, Prof., Chairman of Lithuanian Biotechnology, Lithuania
	Algimantas Pauliukonis, Prof., Chairman of Lithuanian Biotechnology, Lithuania
	Margarita Leckienė, Dr., Fermentas, Ltd., Lithuania
	Giedrius Zunda, Dr., Sicor- Biotech, Ltd., Lithuania
	Džiugas Paulauskas, Dr., Sorpo Ltd., Lithuania
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
	PARALLEL SESSIONS
HALL	Sapphire B                                         Corral
11.00 – 12.30	Biomaterials in Latvia Chaired by Andrejs Skagers, Prof., Head Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riga Stradins University, Latvia	Biotechnology in Lithuania (Academia) Chaired by Saulius Klimašauskas, Prof., Institute of  Biotechnology, Lithuania
	Research in Riga biomaterials innovation and development center  Līga Bērziņa – Cimdiņa, Riga Technical University, Biomaterials Innovation and Development Center	Generation of viral proteins as virus-like particles in yeast Kęstutis Sasnauskas, Prof., Institute of  Biotechnology, Lithuania
	Application of synthetic calcium phosphate bioceramic materials in oral and maxillofacial surgery Andrejs Skaģers, Riga Stradins University, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	SAM-dependent methyltransferases: A new tool for biotechnology Saulius Klimašauskas, Prof., Institute of  Biotechnology, Lithuania
	Development of porous bioceramics Rita Seržāne, Jānis Ločs, Zilgme Irbe, Līga Bērziņa – Cimdiņa, Riga Technical University, Biomaterials Innovation and Development Center	Role of molecular chaperone in cell transformation Maciej Zylicz, Prof., Head of the Department of Molecular Biology, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, President, Executive Director of the Foundation For Polish Science (FNP)
	Development of potential bone cements Valentīna Krilova, Visvaldis Vītiņš, Ivars Knēts, Līga Bērziņa – Cimdiņa, Riga Technical University, Institute of Biomechanics and Biomaterials
	Inflammatory and regenerative response of contact tissue after subperiostal implantation of synthetic HAp bioceramic materials saturated with dexamethasone and lidocaine Ilze Šalma, Māra Pilmane, Jānis Vētra, Ģirts Šalms, Andrejs Skaģers, RSU, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
	PARALLEL SESSIONS
HALL	Sapphire B	Corral B
14.00 – 15.3	Biomaterials in Germany Chaired by Prof. Hans-Georg Neumann, DOT GmbH, Rostock and  Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rakhorst, Groningen  Biomaterials from an industrial point of view Hans Georg Neumann, Prof. Dr., DOT GmbH, Rostock Biodegradable polymeric stents for peripheral vascular applications Niels Grabow, Dr. University of Rostock: German Competence Center of Biomaterials Laser Microtomy and Laser Nanodissection in the Field of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Fabian Will, Dr., Rowiak GmbH, Hannover Assessment of cell/biomaterial combinations Wilhelm Jahnen Dechent, Prof. Dr., RWTH Aachen Machine perfusion of donor organs to optimize organ viability Gerhard Rakhorst, Prof. Dr., University of Groningen	Talents Back to Top of Europe. Round Table Discussion session. Chaired by Prof. Børge Diderichsen, Vice-President, Novo Nordisk, Denmark Hans Brask, Director, Baltic Development Forum, Denmark Daumantas Matulis, Dr., Head of Laboratory of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design, Institute of Biotechnology, Lithuania Fredrik Melander, Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark Maciej Zylicz, Prof., Head of the Department of Molecular Biology, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, President, Executive Director of the Foundation For Polish Science Svajus Asadauskas, Dr., Senior scientific researcher, Institute of Chemistry Presentation and demo of Nordic-Baltic Expats Forum Elise Kvarnström, EU-relations manager, ScanBalt, Denmark
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break (The Coffee Break is sponsored by BioTurku/Turku Science Park Ltd)	Opportunity to join NBEF
	PARALLEL SESSIONS
16.00 – 19.00	Biomaterials students’ presentations Chaired by Heimo Ylänen, Ph.D., Docent, Director of Turku Biomaterials Centre (TBC), Finland	ScanBalt projects:BRIDGE-BSR Chaired by Peter Frank, General Secretary, ScanBalt, Denmark
	Bone bonding of surface modified implant materials analysed using FIB and high-resolution TEM Anders Palmquist, Gothenburg, Sweden	Bridge-BSR: Bringing Cluster Policies into Practise for the Benefit of SME’s,  Peter Frank, General Secretary, ScanBalt, Denmark
	Characterisation of Human Dental Stem Cells Bettina Lindroos, Regea, Tampere, Finland	Regional Innovation strategies in ScanBalt BioRegion Peter Villadsen, senior analysts, Medicon Valley Alliance
	Characterization of progenitor cells and their use in biomaterials Camilla Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden	The need for Cross-border SME Financing Structures and Networks in ScanBalt BioRegion, Tuula Palmén, Programme director, BioForum Oulu, Finland
	Continuous measurement of the dissolution rate of bioactive glasses Leena Hupa, Paul Ek, Mikko Hupa, Åbo Akademi University, Process Chemistry Centre, Turku, Finland	Bridge-BSR report on analyses of innovation and IP bottlenecks Andrew Telles, CIP Professional Services, Göteborg, Sweden
	Release and biological activity of lysozyme from sol-gel sio2 matrices Timothy Wilson, Biomaterials Centre, Turku, Finland	Creating Shared Services and Mentoring between Clusters in ScanBalt BioRegion Wolfgang Blank, Dr., Managing Director, BioCon Valley GmbH, Germany
		The Future of Cluster Policies in the Baltic Sea Region Jens-Erik Lund, Project coordinator, Nordic Innovation Center/BSR-InnoNet
HALL		Sapphire C
18.00 – 19.00		ScanBalt General Assembly (Members and invited Guests only) Chaired by Hans Robert Metelman, Prof., Greifswald University, Chairman of ScanBalt, Germany
19.00 – 19.30		Coffee break
HALL	Lobby	Sapphire C
19.30 – 20.30	Biomaterials poster viewing	ScanBalt ExCo Meeting (Members and invited Guests only) Chaired by Hans Robert Metelman, Prof., Greifswald University, Chairman of ScanBalt, Germany
21.00	Vilnius old city tour (separate registration)