During the first Conference on European Life Science Careers from February 11th to 13th, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, the Young European Biotech Network (YEBN) invited thirty young Life Scientists from all across Europe to interact with stakeholders from academia, industry and government with the aim to foster a dynamic European job market for Life Scientists.
“Despite some progress in the wake of the Lisbon strategy, young researchers graduating in Spain or Germany don’t yet have the same career opportunities. Thus, we have to wrap up our sleeves and make the best of what Europe has to offer: our brain-power!”, says Peter Kaiser, a 3rd-year PhD student in Biophysics and head of the project.
But this won’t just be a one-time, one-place event. In their efforts to engage as many EU Life Scientists as possible, e-participation is on the table. Peter and his team call upon all young Life Scientists to participate in discussions on the blog and YouTube channels and an online-survey that have been established in the Career section on www.YEBN.org.
In Frankfurt, during interactive sessions, the hand-picked participants and stakeholders will identify key fields of action to achieve more dynamic and transparent career paths within the European Life Sciences.
The suggestions will be published in form of a white paper and distributed to EU governing bodies, all national governments, as well as higher education and research institutions throughout Europe
Download: Conference Programme.
Project Patron: Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Youth in Action Programme 1.2. and supported be Invitrogen.
The Speakers and Discussants
Dr. Rolf Peter, Dr. Vera Siegmund, Dr. Michael Nettersheim, Dr. Sohail Luka, Dr. Reinhardt G. Bergauer, Dr. Andreani Odysseos, Alexandra Braye
This project is funded with support from
the European Commission under
Youth in Action Programme 1.2.
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