BioVision 2007

A record number of world leaders in Science, Society and Industry, gathered inLyon (France) on March 11-14 to debate the role and contribution of Life Sciences to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Four key drivers for change were identified:

- First, the need for truly integrated approaches to problem solving across the three domains (health, food and nutrition and the environment) were identified as critical to driving effective change because of increasing interdependency.

- Secondly, without deeper partnership and broader engagement among private and public sector players, scientists, NGOs, opinion leaders and members of industry change cannot be generated.

- Third, it is important that political audiences whether they are at local, regional, national and international levels understand the problems and get involved.

And lastly, adequate funding and long-term financing solutions must be put in place to fund programmes.

Record Attendance :

BioVision 2007 was attended by 2,285 delegates (1,639 in 2005) representing 75 countries. The total number of participants including those joining parallel events was 3,550 including 132 patient associations, NGOs, representatives from agriculture especially from countries in the South. 241 journalists from 29 countries covered the event.

Full materials from the Closing Sessions, on-events announcements and programme details are available at www.biovision-blog.org. A video podcast of the Session Reporting is online together with a comprehensive series of podcast interviews of speakers and delegates.

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