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) |
Details
Date
April 23rd and 24th, 2005
Title
Relationship between Universities and Industry in Portugal: Future Academic Challenges
City
Chicago, IL, USA
Venue
No info.
Website
n/a
Editions
Sponsors
– Fundação Luso-Americana
– Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
– Microsoft
– Banco Espírito Santo