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Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:04:34 -0400
Dear Friends,
Please join us for a discussion with:
Professor Patrick Aebischer, President, EPFL
on
Wednesday, May 18th, 6:30 pm
We are looking forward to welcoming you to a stimulating discussion with
Prof Patrick Aebischer who - in his few years at the head of the EPFL
<http://www.epfl.ch> , the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Lausanne - has profoundly changed the Institute. His strategy for EPFL
is to open up academic frontiers: to stimulate interactions between
teaching and research, to develop transdisciplinary programs, and to
reinforce interactions with industry and society. Prof. Aebischer will
talk about the major initiatives under way at EPFL and other
institutions of higher education in Switzerland. He will also give his
perspective - as an entrepreneur - on new developments in life sciences
that have an impact on academic institutions and businesses alike.
Program:
6:30pm Introduction by Christoph von Arb, General Consul and Director
of SHARE, Consulate of Switzerland
6:35pm Keynote by Patrick Aebischer followed by Q & A session with
the audience
7:30pm Reception and networking
RSVP:
Attendance is free of charge, but you must RSVP. You can call us at
(617) 876 3076 ext. 10 or email Kati Reusche at kati_at_shareboston.org
<mailto:kati_at_shareboston.org> .
Directions to SHARE and parking:
Please note that parking is difficult in the area. SHARE is located at
420 Broadway in Cambridge. The closest T stop is Harvard Square (7
minutes walk). Please check our web site for additional information:
Biography of Patrick Aebischer
Patrick Aebischer was trained as an MD (1980) and a Neuroscientist
(1983) at the University of Geneva and Fribourg in Switzerland. From
1984 to 1992, he worked at Brown University in Providence (Rhode Island,
USA), as an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Medical Sciences.
In 1991, he became the chairman of the Section of Artificial Organs,
Biomaterials and Cellular Technology of the Division of Biology and
Medicine of Brown University. In the fall of 1992, he returned to
Switzerland as a Professor and Director of the Surgical Research
Division and Gene Therapy Center at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vaudois (CHUV) in Lausanne. In 1999, Patrick Aebischer was nominated
President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
(EPFL) by the Swiss Federal Council. He took office as President on
March, 2000 and since January 2004, he is a member of the ETH-Board.
His current research focuses on the development of cell and gene
transfer approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Patrick Aebischer is a member of numerous professional societies, both
in Europe and America. He is a fellow of the American Institute for
Medical and Biological Engineering and a fellow of the Swiss Academy of
Medicine. Patrick Aebischer is also a founder of two biotechnology
companies: CytoTherapeutics (today Stem Cell Inc) and Modex Therapeutics
(today IsoTis).
We look forward to seeing you on the 18th!
Save the date for our next event: May 26th, 6:30pm: Swiss Virtual
Campus: Examples of E-Learning Projects at Swiss Universities
As part of a study trip of Swiss leaders in e-learning through
US-institutions, SHARE and Swiss Virtual Campus would like to invite you
to a presentation and discussion of e-learning projects at Swiss
universities. More details will follow, please check
http://www.shareboston.org/events/events.html
-- THE SHARE TEAM
_______________________________________
Pascal Marmier
Advisor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
SHARE, Consulate of Switzerland
420 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 876-3076 ext.13
Mobile: (617) 331-3989
Fax: (617) 876-3079
Email: pascal_at_shareboston.org <mailto:pascal_at_shareboston.org>
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