13h30 – 14h00: Registration and welcome coffee

14h00 – 14h20: introduction and welcome words by Pascale Delcomminette, Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) General Director and Jerson Lima Silva, Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) President and signature of WBI – FAPERJ Memorandum of Understanding

14h20 – 14h35: « From the French-speaking universities to the Walloon biotech industry, a successful chain of innovation. » by Pierre Van Renterghem - WELBIO

14h35 – 14h50: “Host-parasite interactions in infections by trypanosomatids, collaborative research between Federal University of Rio (UFRJ) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) “, Didier Salmon - IBqM UFRJ

14h50– 15h05: “Technology for quality improvement”,  Jorge Salluh, Epimed, Idor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

15h05– 15h20: Presentation of the Biosurfactants Consortium, a collaboration between HE Condorcet, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia (INT), Senai Cetiqt, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)”,  Wim Degraeve, Fiocruz

15h20 – 15h35: “IBMM-ULB : A multidisciplinary research Institute with high-end technological support by the CMMI”, David Perez-Morga, Professor at Molecular Biology Department of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Director of Molecular Parasitology Laboratory (DBM-ULB), Director of Electronic Microscopy Laboratory (CMMI – ULB)

15h35-15h45 “Funding opportunities for research collaborations between Belgium and Brazil”, Julie Dumont, WBI Scientific Liaison Officer in Brazil

15h45 – 15h55: “The Wallonia-Brussels Higher Education System and Mobility Opportunities”, Elodie Meunier, WBI Academic and Cultural Liaison Officer in Brazil

15h55 – 16h05: “Funding Opportunities for Research in Rio de Janeiro State”, …………….  FAPERJ

16h05- 16h15: “The Euraxess platform for Brazilian Researchers”, Charlotte Grawitz, Euraxess

16h15 – 16h35: Q&A + closing remarks

16h30 - 16h45  – coffee and networking