At its Annual General Assembly held today in
Brussels, EuropaBio,
the European association of bioindustries, elected Hans
Kast, President and CEO of BASF Plant Science, as its new
Chairman. He succeeds Mr Feike Sijbesma, Member of the Board
of DSM, who has completed his mandate but will continue to
serve on the EuropaBio Board.
In his farewell speech, Feike Sijbesma said: “I am
convinced biotechnology is giving an important contribution
to the quality of life and the sustainability of our
society. In my two and a half years as Chairman a lot has
been achieved and I wish Hans success for the future. Both
he and EuropaBio can count on my continued support.”
In his acceptance speech, Hans Kast said: “Biotechnology is
a key, if not the key technology of the 21st century. Its
application creates new business opportunities for a broad
spectrum of industries ranging from food to chemicals and
detergents to healthcare products. It is a real opportunity
to bring economic growth and jobs to Europe.”
EuropaBio is the only EU level association representing the
biotechnology industry across a wide number of industrial
sectors and has been at the forefront of developing policies
to grow a strong biotechnology sector in Europe.
“I will ensure that EuropaBio continues to play a leading
position in representing the interests of Europe´s biotech
industries. We need to make progress in three key areas:
secure the development of emerging and maturing biotech
companies, improved market access for all biotech products,
and coherence of policies across the European Union. We need
a clear legal framework in support of biotechnology for
Europe;” said Hans Kast.
New Chairs
Today EuropaBio members also elected the
new chairs of its five Councils which oversee EuropaBio’s
sector activities. They are:
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Mr. Andréa RAPPAGLIOSI
(Serono International) |
Vice Chairman,
Chair of the Health Care Council
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Mr. Jack HUTTNER
(Genencor/Danisco) |
Vice Chairman,
Chair Industrial Biotechnology Council
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Mr. Bernward GARTHOFF
(Bayer CropScience AG) |
Vice Chairman,
Chair of the Agri-Food Council
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Philippe POULETTY
(France Biotech) |
Vice Chairman,
Chair of the Emerging Enterprises Council
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Aisling BURNAND
(UK Bioindustry Association – the BIA) |
Vice Chairman,
Chair of the National Associations Council
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New Board
members
EuropaBio
elected a full panel of EuropaBio Board members (4) for the
next two years bringing the total Board membership to
representatives of companies and associations from across
Europe.
New Corporate
Members
Nineteen
new corporate members join EuropaBio mainly from the
healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors bringing the total
direct company membership to over 50. “We are the political
voice of the biotech industry in Europe and like any
organisation, representing the views of members of a wide
range of industries, sectors, and companies - both large and
small - is crucial when industries want to shape policies at
EU level. Our new members strengthen EuropaBio’s base in
defending the interests of the biotech industry in Europe,”
says Johan Vanhemelrijck, Secretary General of EuropaBio.
Through the
25 member national associations, EuropaBio is also the voice
of 1500 small and medium sized biotechnology enterprises in
Europe.
EuropaBio has almost 50 corporate members
operating worldwide, 7 associate member organisations, 2
regions and 25 national biotechnology associations
representing some 1500 SMEs involved in research and
development, testing, manufacturing and distribution of
biotechnology products.
EuropaBio
members -
http://www.europabio.org/eu_membership.htm
EuropaBio Board of
Management
(as of
June 2nd 2005)
CHAIRMAN
Dr. Hans KAST
President & CEO
BASF Plant Science Holding GmbH
(Hans Kast,
President and CEO of BASF Plant Science, elected as new
Chairman of EuropaBio)
VICE CHAIRMAN
(Health Care Council)
Dr. Andrea RAPPAGLIOSI
Vice President, Health Policy & Governmental. Relations,
Serono
VICE CHAIRMAN
(Agri-Food Council)
Dr. Bernward GARTHOFF
Member of the Board of Management
Bayer CropScience (Germany)
VICE CHAIRMAN
(Emerging Enterprises Council)
Dr. Philippe POULETTY
General Partner, Truffle Ventures,
Chairman France Biotech (France)
VICE CHAIRMAN
(Industrial Biotechnology Council)
Mr. Jack HUTTNER
Vice President Communications & Public Affairs, Genencor
International Inc.
VICE CHAIRMAN
(National Associations
Council)
Ms. Aisling BURNAND
CEO, BIA (United Kingdom)
BOARD
Members
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Dr. Philippe ARCHINARD
Chief Executive Officer, Transgene (France)
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Dr. Odd Magne RØDSETH
Chairman, NBA (Norway) |
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Mr.
Werner CAUTREELS
General Manager Pharmaceuticals Sector
Solvay
Mr. Philippe CASTAING
Vice-President Corporate Affairs
Europe-Africa
Monsanto |
Dr. Romeo PAIONI
Member of the Corporate Executive Group
Head of Scientific and External Affairs
Novartis Pharma AG
Mr. Steen RIISGAARD
President and CEO, Novozymes A/S
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Dr. Sergio DOMPE
Managing Director, Dompé Biotec
President, Assobiotec (Italy)
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Dr. Thomas Reese SAYLOR
Chief Executive, Areecor Ltd, BIA (United Kingdom) |
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Dr. Hans DONS
Managing Director, BioSeeds
Vice-Chairman, Niaba (The Netherlands)
Prof.
Dr. Michael DRÖSCHER
Senior Vice President Corporate Innovation
Management, Degussa AG
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Mr. Feike SIJBESMA
Member of the Managing Board
DSM
Dr. Peter STADLER
Managing Director, Artemis
Chairman of the German Association of BioInudstries
(DIB), (Germany)
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Mr. André GOIG
Regional Head -Syngenta Seeds
Europe & MEA.
Syngenta International AG |
Dr. Erik TAMBUYZER
Senior Vice President, Member of the Managing Board,
Genzyme Europe
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Dr. Peter GOODFELLOW
Senior Vice President, Discovery Research
GlaxoSmithKline |
Dr. Frank TIELENS
President of Diosynth Biotechnology,
representing AKZO
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Mr. Mathieu VRIJSEN
President, Europe, Middle East & Africa
DuPont de Nemours International |
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EX-OFFICIO
Dr. Johan VANHEMELRIJCK
Secretary General, Europabio |
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