Barbara Janssens

Editorial: Where do you see yourself in five years?

Too often, we get so wrapped up in the pressing concerns of the ‘here and now’ that we just let the wave of our past experiences carry us where they will. At the Spring SOA meeting in Denver, we asked workshop participants to take an hour and a quarter to consider their goals, and the personal and business development areas on which they will need to focus to achieve them. (Thanks to the Actuary of the Future and the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Sections for jointly sponsoring the workshop.)

Meeting report: Symbiosis in Barcelona.

The European Congress on Biotechnology brought together the top European and International scientists, biotechnologists, innovators and key biotech policy and decision makers in an unprecedented international meeting. The Congress was established in 1978 by and remains the main activity of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Taking place in Barcelona, September 16–19, 2007, the ECB 13 attracted over 1500 leading scientists and other senior participants, over 500 posters and more than a hundred exhibitors, from over 50 countries across Europe and beyond. From over a 150 presentations in 5 and more parallel sessions, only a small fraction can be highlighted in the scope of this short meeting report.