The Official Association of Biologists of the Basque Country (COBE) and the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country have organised a conference organised with the aim of exchanging experiences between professionals in biology, as well as to raise awareness of the nature of the profession and what it contributes to today’s society.
This event will be held on Thursday, 20 November, in the Main auditorium of UPV/EHU (Abandoibarra 3, Bilbao). Free entry. For questions relating to capacity, please call COBE ahead of time (94 427 62 51) or sign in here.
Open credits may be requested.
PROGRAMME
18.00: Presentation of the Conference: Juan I. Pérez (Chair of Scientific Culture) and Aitor Santisteban (Official Association of Biologists of the Basque Country – COBE).
18.15: Fernando L. Hernando, COBE: ‘The role of the COBE in current society’
18.35: Francis Barbero, GUSERBIOT. AN INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGIST IN AN SME (Biotechnology).
18.55: Paola Sangalli, SCIA SL. ‘Why is a biologist like you working in landscape bioengineering?’
19.15: Concha Vidales, DNA DATA (Toribio Echevarria 2014 Award-winning): ‘Biologist and visible: it is possible!’
19.45: Questions from the public.