Bioinformatics - a bridge between industry and academia 2024

Location: Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta UK

Address: Malostranské náměstí 25, 118 00 Praha 1

Date: 4 Apr

The second bioinformatics academia-industry meetup is held by Charles University (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and Faculty of Science) and ELIXIR-CZ. It will take place in the refectory of the School of Computer Science building at Malá Strana. The meeting aims to bring together professionals from academia and industry, hopefully creating space for exchanging ideas and opportunities for collaboration in the bioinformatics and biomedical fields.

The meeting will be split into three blocks. The first block will be dedicated to the presentation of experts from academia. In the second block, the speakers will share experiences from abroad and with industry transfer. In the last section, representatives of companies will introduce bioinformatics research carried out in their companies. The meeting will close with a poster and networking session with the opportunity to exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences.

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Agenda:

09:30: Doors open/welcome coffee

09:55: Welcome

10:00 - 12:00: Academy block

• Karel Berka (UPOL) - Academic view on the industry collaboration from past experiences
• Robert Pergl (FIT ČVUT) - FAIR data and data management for effective collaboration
• Edward Curtis (IOCB Prague) - Development and application of
  catalytic DNA molecules
• Lenka Šlachtová (UK) - Genomics of motor neuron diseases - a tool for personalized medicine

12:00 - 13:00: Lunch

13:00 - 15:00: Industry block - science projects as the basis for collaboration with the academy

• David Příhoda(MSD) - Adopting latest computational methods for antibody and enzyme engineering
• Ezequiel Ivan Juritz (Enantis) - Enantis' software and services solutions for protein engineering
• MzMine - Tomáš Pluskal (IOCB Prague) - MZmine - how open-source academic software goes commercial
• Thomas Evangelidis (AI|ffinity) - Streamlining Drug Discovery with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Artificial Intelligence

15:00 - 15:30: Coffee break

15:30 - 17:30: International experience and industry transfer

• Filip Pattyn (Faqir Foundation, Ghent) - TBA
• Kateřina Šolcová (CUIP) - CUIP. Ideas Matter. Action Defines Us.
• Robert Pergl(PATRIC) - Transfer between academy and industry
• Radim Špaček (Czechinvest) - Technological incubation

17:30 - 18:30: Panel discussion hosted by Jiří Vondrášek with Filip Pattyn, Robert Pergl, Karel Berka, Martin Dienstbier, Kateřina Šolcová, Michal Votruba

18:30 - 21:00: Poster dinner

We offer an opportunity to present the work you do in your laboratory or company or ideas on how you could contribute to bridging academia and industry through a poster during a poster and networking session at the end of the day.

The posters will be placed in frames 842 mm wide and 1185 mm high. The visible area of the poster is 820 mm wide and 1163 mm high.

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All computational biologists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, biologists, other professionals, or students interested in the Czech bioinformatics ecosystem are welcome.

The event is free of charge, but you need to register as the number of spots is limited.

We look forward to seeing you all!

The event is financially supported by the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, european ELIXIR industry programme, ELIXIR infrastructure grant (ID LM2023055, MEYS CR), and the Czech Recovery Plan.