According to the VSY Biotechnology statement, the Turkish Biotechnology Association is organizing two events. The association will hold the "2nd National Biotechnology Student Summit" on November 30, 2017, and then the "19th National Biotechnology Congress with International Participation" between November 1 and December 3, 2017. The events will be hosted by Eskişehir Osmangazi University.
VSY Biotechnology Board Chairman Dr. Ercan Varlıbaş will be attending the events as an invited speaker for both the summit and the congress. Dr. Varlıbaş will share his experiences with students at the 2nd National Biotechnology Student Summit with his speech titled "About Success and Life", and will talk about "Biotechnology in Turkey" at the "Biotechnology Congress".
The statement includes the views of VSY Biotechnology Board Chairman Dr. Ercan Varlıbaş stated that the aim of the 19th National Biotechnology Congress with international participation is to bring together industry and universities to share up-to-date information, create new business ideas and thus create synergy in the field of biotechnology, and drew attention to the importance of industry and university cooperation.
Varlıbaş stated that industries constantly renew themselves depending on the speed of technological development, techniques change, and in the meantime, very important projects are produced and theses are conducted in universities, and that such organizations provide a two-way interaction for industry and universities, and play a role in triggering development in sectors.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çabuk, who is on the Organizing Board of the Turkish Biotechnology Association, also stated that a total of 170 projects will be presented by scientists during the Biotechnology Congress, and that international speakers will be featured in the congress.
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