{"id":17646,"date":"2019-04-15T14:45:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?page_id=17646"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:23:58","slug":"biotechnology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/biotechnology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotechnology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Life Sciences are one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. With it’s well-established traditions, Bulgaria’s pharmaceutical industry has significantly increased the R&D and production capacities.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]\n

Biotechnology<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1560949739791{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560951682748{padding-right: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583310615888{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

R&D in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n

400 mil BGN<\/span><\/h2>\n

annual turnover from clinical research<\/p>\n

56<\/span><\/h2>\n

companies are part of Bulgaria’s
\nHealth & Life Sciences Cluster<\/p>\n

5800<\/span><\/h2>\n

professionals are members of the
\nHealth & Life Sciences Cluster<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338113754{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-1.jpg?id=2594) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17749″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1560949739791{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338113754{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-1.jpg?id=2594) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”23070″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560951682748{padding-right: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583313467334{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

The Industry in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n

\u20ac10 billion\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

annual turnover
\nor 7.5% of the overall
\nturnover of the economy<\/p>\n

22 000<\/span><\/h2>\n

companies<\/p>\n

145 000<\/span><\/h2>\n

employees or 4.6% of all
\nemployed individuals<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560949701447{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555485208863{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Sofia’s Biotech Talent<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n

128<\/span><\/h2>\n

medical centers\u00a0in Sofia
\nengaged in clinical research<\/p>\n

11 000<\/span><\/h2>\n

students\u00a0in the field of healthcare,
\nmedicine, pharmacy and\u00a0dentistry<\/p>\n

1 400<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

students attend Biotechnology
\nand Biology programmes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338119287{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-2.jpg?id=2595) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17747″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338119287{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-2.jpg?id=2595) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”23072″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560949701447{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583311983779{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Biotech Cluster<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n

In 2018, the first Health & Life Sciences cluster was founded. It unifies the efforts of experts, scientists, practitioners, researchers, academic institutions, startups, globally established companies, incubators, technology transfer companies, journalists, marketing and PR experts, who work for the advancement of the biotechnology and life sciences field in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

One of the Cluster\u2019s strategic projects for 2020 is \u201cMapping of the Current Capacity, Resources and Economic Potential on a Regional and National Level of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry in Bulgaria\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566479973178{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560949797071{padding-right: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1560950957064{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n
    \n
  1. BioTech Atelier<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– the main event in the Bulgarian Biotech scene. In 2018, the Atelier had 29 high-profile speakers<\/strong> from 15 countries. There were over 220 visitors from 82 companies and organizations<\/strong>. In 2019, the main topics will be\u00a0advanced therapies, AI in medicine, biobanking, 3D printing, personalized medicine, patient involvement, access to funding. The event is part of the European Biotech Week and is held in John Atanasoff Innovation Forum, Sofia on\u00a025th September 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. “Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer”<\/strong> training and workshop – dedicated to Biotechnology and Pharma. Keynote speakers will be Dr. Stoyan Radkov, founder and director of Priority IP Ltd., and Dr. Ingrid Kelly Spillmann, an UK and European Patent Attorney, currently a TT Manager at Institute of Science and Technology Austria. The event will be held on 15th March 2019 in Sofia Tech Park.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. UK Science & Innovation Network in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> – actively supports UK organizations in\u00a0partnering with policy, academic and business counterparts in Bulgaria. In 2018, the Network hosted\u00a0UK-Bulgarian Policy Dialogue on science, innovation & higher education roundtable and in 2019 they organized Biotechnology Business (2B) Workshop \u201cShaping the UK-Bulgarian biotech future\u201d<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1464338119287{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-2.jpg?id=2595) !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”19080″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566479952119{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]Some success stories:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Biotech Atelier 2.0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Micar21<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    BioSeek<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Institute for Medical Research<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Sources:
    \nEuroconsultants Bulgaria SA AD
    \nBiotech Atelier
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