Ceremony - 25 Years of BioPark Regensburg
The highlight of the 25th anniversary was a ceremony with 150 invited guests and many celebrities in the atrium of BioPark III on July 19, 2024. In glorious summer weather, the technology and start-up center celebrated its success story, which can boast impressive figures.
What a development: What began in 1999 with a biotechnology center on the green field of the University of Regensburg is now the second largest biotech location in Bavaria. In his welcoming speech, BioPark Managing Director Dr. Thomas Diefenthal particularly welcomed the guests of honor from the founding period, including the then mayor Hans Schaidinger and the then head of economic development Dieter Daminger. However many professors and presidents of Regensburg's universities, now emeritus, were also present.
The Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts Markus Blume thanked the BioPark and the city of Regensburg for their commitment to the university campus. The chairwoman of the supervisory board of BioPark Regensburg GmbH and mayor of the city of Regensburg Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer confirmed the successful strategy of municipal economic development to try new things with courage and confidence.
The President of the University of Regensburg Prof. Dr. Udo Hebel recalled the extraordinary decision of the city and university under his predecessor, Rector Prof. Dr. Helmut Altner, to build BioPark Regensburg GmbH directly on the university campus. The subsequent panel discussion was entitled "BioPark as an innovation driver" and was moderated by Prof. Dr. Michael Nerlich, former director of the clinic and polyclinic for trauma surgery at the university hospital. In addition to the jury member of the BioPark Innovation Prize, Prof. Dr. Klaudia Winkler (OTH Regensburg) and the consultant for business, science and finance, Prof. Dr. Georg Stephan Barfuß (City of Regensburg), Prof. Dr. Achim Göpferich, head of the chair for pharmaceutical technology at the University of Regensburg, was on the panel. He appealed to universities to encourage students to be more independent - including to start their own businesses - to show them an alternative to a secure job in industry. The successful founder and managing director Dr. Thomas Schubert (2bind) recommends linking the BioPark and its companies even more closely with the universities, as he believes there is a lot of "gold" there.
The successful history of the BioPark was also summarized in a new image film.
Picture 2: (from left to right) Dr. Manfred Wolter (Head of Department, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs), Hans Schaidinger (former Lord Mayor), Dieter Daminger (former Advisor for Economic Affairs, Science and Finance) and Dr. Thomas Diefenthal are BioPark founding members from the very beginning.
Image 3: (from left to right: Prof. Dr. Udo Hebel, President of the University of Regensburg / Markus Blume, Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts / Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of BioPark Regensburg GmbH and Mayor of the City of Regensburg Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer, Dr. Thomas Diefenthal, Managing Director of BioPark Regensburg GmbH, Prof. Dr. Ralph Schneider, President of the OTH Regensburg (Eastern Bavarian Technical University)
Image 4: Hans Bauer (right) from bauer.com GmbH designed the word mark “BioPark” and other brand names such as BioPark Jump or Healthcare Regensburg managed by BioPark
Image 5: 150 invited guests enthusiastically watch the new image film of the BioPark by Snapshot Film GmbH and the picture sequence from 25 years of BioPark.
Image 6: (from left to right: Prof. Dr. Michael Nerlich, Dr. Thomas Diefenthal, Managing Director of BioPark Regensburg GmbH / Prof. Dr. Claudia Winkler, Faculty of Applied Social and Health Sciences OTH Regensburg / Prof. Dr. Achim Göpferich, Head of the Chair of Pharmaceutical Technology University of Regensburg / Dr. Thomas Schubert, Founder and Managing Director of 2bind GmbH / Prof. Dr. Georg Stephan Barfuß, Advisor for Economics, Science and Finance City of Regensburg, CFO BioPark Regensburg GmbH
Image 7: The successful BioPark team:
front row from left to right: Susanne Schorner (Finance and Accounting), Dr. Thomas Diefenthal (CEO), Gabriele Mirbeth (Authorized Representative for Facility Management), Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board & Mayor), Christiane Zaar (Finance and Accounting), Petra Lutz (Assistant to the Managing Director), Martina Hund (Finance and Accounting), Dr. Alexandra Sauter (Project Manager)
back row from left to right: Markus Nießl (Building Services), Martin Krömer (Building Services), Andrea Schindler (Marketing), Elisabeth Sprandl (Marketing Assistant), Mona Wieland (Event Assistant), Dr. Ilja Hagen (Cluster Manager), Susanne Schindler (Assistant for Facility Management), Prof. Dr. Georg Stephan Barfuß (City of Regensburg, CFO)