PAPS FORUM VI (2005)

Program

April 23rd, 2005

8:30am/09:15am Registration and coffee
10:15am/10:30am Opening session (speaker: Pedro Ramos – PAPS president)
10:30am/12:00pm Session 1
“Past, present and future challenges – R&D in Portugal” Current stage; Priority areas in R&D; Funding sources – academia and industry
Speakers: Manuel Heitor (Secretary for Science, Technology and Higher Education)
Marçal Grilo (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)
Moderator: Pedro Ramos (PAPS president)
12:00pm/2:30pm Lunch and Interest groups meetings
Life Sciences Interest group roundtable with Paulo Ferreira: “New scientific challenges: Degenerative disorders”
Moderator: Duarte Barral (PAPS E.C., Harvard Medical School)
2:30pm/4:15pm Session 2
“Universities vs. Corporations: How and why establish collaborations?”
What they both look for; What they both have to offer; Costs/Benefits
Speakers: Jaime Ferreira da Silva (University of Minho)
J.P. Dube (University of Chicago)
Rodrigo Costa (Microsoft)
Moderator: Tiago Outeiro (PAPS vice-president, Harvard Medical School)
4:15pm/4:45pm Coffee Break
4:45pm/6:30pm Session III
“Universities vs. Corporations: successful case studies”
Speakers: Graça Flores (Hovione)
Maria João Solecki (Biopeptides Corp., New York Medical College)
Nuno Arantes-Oliveira (Alfama, IST)
Moderator: Telmo Valido (The Boston Consulting Group, former president of PAPS)
7:00pm Dinner – Speech (António Damásio – University of Iowa)

April 24th, 2005

8:30am/10:00am General Meeting and Election of a New PAPS Committee
Presentation of the Year Report 2004/05 and closing statement from the PAPS President;
Presentation of new candidates and “Q&A” session;
Elections
10:00am/11:15pm Session 4
“Research in Portuguese Universities”
Research careers, Academic careers
Speakers: Adelino Canário (University of Algarve)
Francisco Vaz (University of Aveiro)
Moderator: Maria Beatriz Oliveira (PAPS E.C., Tufts University Medical School/ ICBAS)
11:15am/11:45am Coffee Break
11:45am/1:00pm Session 5
“Brain drain”, Reasons and solutions
Speakers: Maria João Solecki (Biopeptides Corp., New York Medical College)
Paulo Ferreira (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Moderator: Armando Teixeira-Pinto (PAPS E.C., Harvard University)
1:00pm/1:15pm Closing remarks (speaker: Pedro Ramos – PAPS president)

Sponsors

– Fundação Luso-Americana
– Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
– Microsoft
– Banco Espírito Santo