In Catalonia, the proportion of funding for science that comes from the government is higher than in the rest of Europe. This difference is due to lower levels of private investment in R&I and of philanthropy in research centres, hospitals, and universities.

Whereas foundations, individual donations, and philanthropic investors account for about 5% of total spending on in the European Union, these sources account for less than 1% in Spain. Philanthropy, venture philanthropy, and equity instruments for R&I are underdeveloped and are relatively unheard of among hospitals and research foundations.

The deficit in private funding is partly the result of a lack of properly focused communication and fundraising strategies. Scientists and research institutions have concentrated their efforts on communicating with the scientific community, while largely neglecting to communicate with other key elements in society and the general public; consequently, philanthropy has scarcely developed.

Against this background, la Caixa Foundation, the Esteve Foundation, and Itemas joined forces to enable the international conference Philanthropy in R&I Bioscience on September 18, 2015.

PROGRAMME

09:00
Registration

09:30
Welcome and presentation
Enric Banda
Director of Science and Environment, Fundació Bancària “la Caixa”

Fèlix Bosch
Director of the Esteve Foundation

09:45
£1m a day and growing – Cancer Research UK’s fundraising strategy
Anthony Newman
Marketing Director, Cancer Research UK

10:30
The experience of Carreras Foundation in philanthropy and innovation
Antoni Garcia Prat
General Director of Fundació Josep Carreras

11:15
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

11:45
Institut Curie: the new challenge of raising funds in a public hospital
Hélène Bongrain
Directeur de Developement des Resources, Institut Curie

12:30
Breakthoughs for Life – fundraising at Karolinska Institute 2005-2010
Philip von Segebaden
Director of Development Office, Royal Institute of Technology

13:30
R&I Philanthropy and fundraising in Spain: Facts, figures and trends
Ricard Valls
Director of Zohar. Consulting&Marketing Social

14:15
LUNCH AND NETWORKING

15:30
Best practices of fundraising for R&I
Moderator:
Antoni Plasència
Director General IS GLOBAL

1.Consorci Hospitalari de Vic
Nuria Roger
Director of Knowledge Development

2. Philanthropy and research by the Research Foundation of Hospital Vall d’Hebron
Alejandra Manau
Director of Sponsorship and Patronage, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute

3. The philanthropy experience Sant Joan de Deu Hospital
Mercè Tura
Head of Private Donations

4. The network ITEMAS: Experiences of collaboration and innovation
Manuel Desco Meléndez
Coordinator ITEMAS State Network, Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Discussion

18:00
Conclusions and Closing
Joan Bigorra
Deputy Director Strategy and Innovation and Global IS
Coordinator Itemas Catalonia

Enric Banda
Director of Science and Environment, Fundació Bancària “la Caixa”