New Biotech Alliance in Saxony to Secure Growth and Jobs
Regional Biotech Sector to Combine Activities throughout Saxony within biosaxony e.V.
Leipzig/Dresden, June 10, 2010: “Today marks the start of a new era for Saxony as a stronghold of biotechnology,” declared Roland Göhde, the President of registered association biosaxony e.V. and CEO of Partec GmbH from Görlitz, speaking on the successful merger of the two organizations biodresden e.V. and biosaxony e.V.. Players in the biotech and life sciences sector throughout Saxony will now be uniting their activities within the new joint association. After the members of biodresden e.V. had unanimously backed the merger on June 4, the decision was finally approved by the membership of biosaxony e.V. on June 10 in Leipzig.
“A decisive step has been taken towards the continued, sustainable development of the biotechnology landscape in Saxony. The biotech network operating successfully since 2001 under the auspices of biodresden e.V. has outgrown its regional boundaries. The members will now be incorporating in their experience into the biosaxony network serving the whole of Saxony,” explained Prof. Kai Simons, the President of biodresden e.V..