Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Registration starts at 17:00 h

18:00 – 18:15 Welcome
Dr. H.-J. Klockner, German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), Frankfurt

18:15 – 19:00 Exhibition and poster presentation

19:00 – 19:30 Keynote Lecture
Partnering with start-up companies as part of a successful innovation model
Dr. W. Plischke, Member of the Executive Board, Bayer AG, Leverkusen

19:45 Dinner in the DECHEMA-Casino

Thursday, 22 November 2007

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome
Dr. L. Nick, DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt

9:10 – 9:40 Successful partnering with big industry
Dr. M. Kircher, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Marl

9:40 – 10:55 Presentation of start-up companies (I)
1. Namos GmbH, Dresden
2. m2p-labs GmbH, Aachen
3. B.R.A.I.N. Aktiengesellschaft, Zwingenberg

10:55– 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15– 12:05 Presentation of start-up companies (II)
4. hte Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg
5. polyMaterials AG, Kaufbeuren

12:05– 12:35„Start Up Initiative" of the Chemical Parks Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen
K. Perrey, Bayer Industry Services GmbH & Co. OHG, Leverkusen

12:35– 13:45 Lunch

13:45– 15:00 Presentation of start-up companies (III)
6. NanoCrest, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
7. Taros Chemicals GmbH, Dortmund
8. Solvent Innovation GmbH, Köln

15:00– 15:20 Coffee Break

15:20 – 16:00 Panel Discussion

Start-up Financing: Often requested – rarely realised?
Moderator: Dr. R. Braun, Freudenberg Chemical Specialities KG

Panelists:
Dr. H. Sage, 3i Deutschland Gesellschaft für Industriebeteiligung mbH, München
Dr. V. Schneid, ChemCon GmbH, Freiburg
Dr. J. Stebani, polyMaterials AG, Kaufbeuren
Dr. D. Demuth, hte Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg

15:40 End of the conference