WBT Events
Upcoming: July 2018
World Biotech Tour Final Report - Washington, D.C., USA
The final evaluation report for the WBT will be published in July 2018! Learn about the successes and challenges of international science center/museum programming through the lessons learned during the three-year global initiative. The
report (PDF) will be available on the project website
Past event: Nov 15 - 17, 2017
Science Centre World Summit (SCWS) - Tokyo, Japan
An ambassador from each of the
12 science centres that participated in the World Biotech Tour from 2015-2017 will be attending the
SCWS in Tokyo! The ambassadors will represent their science centre and the WBT ambassador program in front of 500 attendees from 50 countries around the world, including representatives of science centres/museums, universities/research institutions, governmental agencies, businesses, international institutions, NGOs/NPOs as well as science communication professionals and science journalists. Learn about the selected ambassadors (highlighted in yellow) on the
AMBASSADORS page by selecting each year. Follow on
Facebook and Twitter @biotechtour for photos and updates.
Past event: Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2017
World Biotech Tour Festival, Copernicus Science Centre - Warsaw, Poland
The tour is having a European extravaganza during the last weekend of September! The first stop will be at
Copernicus Science Centre where the festival will coincide with the Warsaw Science Festival. Visitors of both events will enjoy biotech activities, participate in laboratory workshops, meet the ambassadors, and enjoy a biotech inspired cello concert! Follow on
Facebook and Twitter @biotechtour for photos and updates.
Past event: Sept 29 - 30, 2017
World Biotech Tour Festival, Domus-Museos Científicos Coruñeses - A Coruña, Spain
The next stop will be at
Domus where visitors will interact with the WBT ambassadors, participate in science cafes with local scientists and the medical director of Biogen Spain, and try their hand at Biotech Graffiti. Follow on
Facebook and Twitter @biotechtour for photos and updates.
Past event: Sept 29 - 30, 2017
World Biotech Tour Festival, Heureka - Vantaa, Finland
Coinciding with Domus's festival and the European Researchers Night (ERN),
Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, will have table activities from local scientists and iGEM teams, Lab-in-a-box activities, and a fun hidden biotech scavenger hunt through their exhibits that can be played on your mobile device. Follow on
Facebook and Twitter @biotechtour for photos and updates.
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