Meetings & Events Alliance4Life ACTION
Welcome to the section Meetings and Events. Here you can find all important information about our past meetings and events. If you missed any of our public online events, you can watch the recording in this section.
Achievements of the ALLIANCE4LIFE Project Showcased
20 - 22 March, 2024
The overall work of the Alliance for Life Sciences (A4Life) and the results of its EU consortium project Action” were presented in plenary sessions at the Semmelweis Salon on 20 March, and the plans for the next EU-funded “Bridge” project were also discussed at the day-long meeting.
More about the event can be found HERE
Alliance4Life members are committed to bridge the innovation gap in CEE region
18 - 19 March, 2024
Representatives of twelve Alliance4Life member institutions gathered in Brno to kick-off the new EU funded project A4L_BRIDGE. The four-year project will enable the partners to implement 16 work packages focusing on modernisation of careers in research, collaborations among partners and engagement with the industry, policy makers and patient organisations.
More about the event can be found HERE
Roundtable on Technology Transfer of Digital Health Solutions in Romania
22 February, 2024
This Trigger Event focused on the relationship between technology transfer and digital health solutions in Romania.
More about the event can be found HERE
Lodz A4L Trigger Event: Joined Forces on Improving the Social Impact of Science
21 - 22 February, 2024
A trigger event held in Lodz, Poland, brought together researchers and stakeholders from across the region to explore the power of collaboration in driving the social impact of science.
More about the event can be found HERE
TT workshop, ESR Retreat and Trigger Event
17 - 18 January, 2024
The University of Zagreb, School of Medicine organized Technology Transfer Workshop, Early Stage Researchers’ Retreat, and trigger event.
More about the event can be found HERE
A4L Trigger Event in Latvia Sparks Discussions on Shaping Future Framework Programme
16 January, 2024
The Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS), a key player in Latvia's scientific landscape and a proud member of the Alliance4Life (A4L) consortium initiated a discussion on scientific community's opinion in shaping the new European Union (EU) Framework Program.
The full record of the meeting can be found here: LZA Senāta sēde 2024. gada 16. janvāris (youtube.com)
Alliance4Life suggests a modern approach to Widening measures
12 December, 2023
The Alliance4Life consortium composed of 12 top-level life science institutions from 11 countries in Central and Eastern Europe hosted the conference "Widening Instruments – Participants' View" at the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU in Brussels.
More about the event can be found HERE
Alliance4Life hosted the first conference on sustainable science in Estonia
15 November, 2023
This was the first conference focused on the environmental burden of creating scientific research itself among Estonian universities which brought together experts from all local major universities and research funders.
More about the event can be found HERE
PERSONALISED MEDICINE - thematic mini-conference with matchmaking
26-27 October, 2023
The conference and trigger event has been organized together with the yearly University Congress, celebrating together the great values of cooperation within a higher education network and increasing research and administrative capacity in an Eastern and Central European academic environment.
More about the event can be found HERE
Save the date: Alliance4Life Conference in Brussels, 12 December 2023
25 October, 2023
Join us at a half-day conference on December 12th, 2023, in the Estonian Embassy, Rue Guimard 11/13, 1040 Brussel to introduce the Alliance4Life's activities and the ongoing project results.
More about the event can be found HERE
Alliance4Life contributed to the Science|Business Widening conference in Prague
3 October, 2023
Alliance4Life was represented at the conference “Fair access to resources: Looking to 2030 and beyond” organized by Science|Business in partnership with Charles University in Prague on 26th September 2023.
More about the event can be found HERE
CEITEC MUNI hosted the Czech-Slovak conference on strategic management in science
12 June, 2023
Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC Masaryk University hosted the first-ever Czechoslovak conference on strategic management in science from the national and institutional perspective.
More about the event can be found HERE
Three great events were organised by Medical University of Lodz
April, 2023
Mini-conference, Community meeting and Tech. transfer workshop were organised by Medical University of Lodz in April 2023.
More about the events can be found HERE.
Alliance4Life Green Second Trigger Event was held at MU-Sofia
20-22 April, 2023
In the period 20-22.04.2023, the Alliance4Life Green Second Trigger Event Sofia was held at the Medical University of Sofia as a part of the Event Calendar of the local trigger events within the framework of WP5 “Trigger Events” to the project A4L_ACTIONS.
More about the event can be found HERE.
Life sciences professionals gathered in Vilnius
23. January, 2023
Early Stage Researchers Retreat, Research Management and Administration (RMA) Academy and national trigger event titled Research assessment reform: What to expect and how will it affect us took place at Vilnius University.
More about the events can be found HERE.
UZSM hosted the Alliance4Life Trigger Event in Zagreb
13. December, 2022
University of Zagreb School of Medicine (UZSM) hosted the first national Croatian Trigger Event within the project Alliance4Life_ACTIONS. The objectives of the event were to present proposals for new European initiatives for the reform of the science evaluation system and to present the development of the Biomedical Research Center Šalata - BIMIS, as a platform for the implementation of proposals for new European initiatives in accordance with the results of the Alliance4Life_ACTIONS project.
More about the event can be found HERE.
Semmelweis University hosted the Alliance4Life Trigger Event in Budapest
21. November 2022
The Semmelweis University in Budapest (Hungary) hosted the first national Hungarian Trigger Event within the Innovation Day of the university. The Trigger Event was organized in a form of round table focusing on the importance of cooperation among higher educational institutions, industrial partners, and decision-makers.
More about the event can be found HERE.
Thematic Mini-conference with Matchmaking Event was organized in Slovakia
3.-5. October 2022
The conference hosted by the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) was aimed at sharing research ideas with intellectual origin in the Central and Eastern European countries and at creating opportunities for matchmaking with pharma and med-tech industry.
More about the event can be found HERE.
RMA Academy launched in Bulgaria
12.-16. September 2022
With the first courses organized recently in Bulgaria and hosted by the Medical University of Sofia, Alliance4Life has opened its RMA academy focused on training research management professionals.
More about the event can be found HERE.
The Alliance4Life members finally met in person in Estonia
28.-30. April 2022
This long-awaited in-person Community Meeting followed a two and half long online collaboration caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The Community Meeting and Skills Academy brought together 120 scientists and research managers from 12 countries in the intellectual capital of Estonia – Tartu.
More about the event can be found HERE.
Skills Academy: From IP in the Labs to IP on the Market
29. April, 2022
Simona Rataj from the University of Ljubljana and her colleagues Katarina Šimunović and Nikolai Adamovitch delivered an online lecture about intellectual property management and how to bring scientific inventions from the laboratory to the market.
More about the event HERE.
Skills Academy: Future of Research Training Using Virtual Reality
29. April, 2022
Damjana Kastelic and Jonas Krebs from the CRG Barcelona introduced the future of research training using virtual reality.
Read more about the event HERE.
Community Meeting in Tartu: 2nd Plenary Session
29. April, 2022
Julia Fernández-Rodríguez spoke about core facilities as prerequisite for breakthroughs in life sciences, Simona Rataj about importance of business cooperation and Kurt Deketelaere about LERU´s Expectations for the renewed ERA policy.
Read more about the event HERE.
Community Meeting in Tartu: 1st Plenary Session
28 April, 2022
The meeting opened by a speach of the rector of the UT Toomas Asser, by the host of the event Toivo Maimets from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology and by director of CEITEC MU Jiří Nantl. Estonian MP Margit Sutrop highlighted the importance of research itegrity and Silvia Bottaro from the EC introduced the main priorities of the Pact for R&I.
Read more about the event HERE.
Early Stage Researchers Retreat: Life After PhD
20. January 2022
Moderated discussion with four guests who shared valuable insights from their fascinating career paths, including problems they had to overcome and useful career transition tips. Among the invited speakers were Radan Spaventi, Alison Campbell,Giedrius Gasiunas and Peeter Padrik. .
Read more about the event HERE.
Early Stage Researchers Retreat: Pitches of Industry to ESRs
20. January 2022
This session presents future career options to ESRs and and connects Alliance4Life´s members with the industry. A variety of biotechnology companies introduced their work in short elevator pitches including possible career options for PhD graduates from the life science sector.
Read more about the event HERE.
Early Stage Researchers Retreat: Pitches Alliance4Life Partners to Industry
20. January 2022
Technology pitches of participating Allience4Life partner institutions, who presented their core facilities, expertise and technology equipment.
Read more about the event HERE.
Early Stage Researchers Retreat: Trends and Traps of Communication Research
21 January 2022
This session introduced trends and traps when conducting research and communicating research results and addressed important issues such as ethics in research and medical professions. It highlighted the need for increased research rigor and need for science communication.
Read more about the event HERE.
A4L_ACTIONS Kick-off Conference
25 May 2021
The conference was opened by Chair of the Alliance4Life Jiří Nantl , followed by speeches of MEP Martina Dlabajová, Head of Unit at the EC Henriette van Eijl, Director of CEITEC Pavel Tomančák and coordinator of Alliance4Life Zlatuše Novotná introduced the new A4L_ACTIONS project. Head of Sector at the EC Stefan Weiers presented valuable information about WIDENING and ERA programmes of Horizon Europe.