On October 6th, 2011 the opening ceremony of the Institute took place in the frame of the inauguration of the Scientific and Technological Center in Buenos Aires (The “Polo”).
rgentina’s President, Dr. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; the Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Dr. Lino Barañao; and the Max Planck Society’s President, Dr. Peter Gruss, presided over the event.
From the Max Planck Society its Vice-President, Dr. Herbert Jäckle, and Dr. Florian Holsboer, Director MPI of Psychiatry, were also present at the ceremony.
Both national and German political and scientific authorities attended the event, amongst them CONICET’s President, Dr. Marta Rovira and ANPCyT’s President, Dr. Armando Bertranou; in representation of the German Federal Government, Dr. Helge Braun, Germany´s Ambassador in Argentina, Dr. Günter Kniess and Minister-President of the state of Lower Saxony, David McAllister.
Also, national and international scientists and invited guests were present. The speeches highlighted the relevance of this project in the context of the current development of the Argentine science, as well as the contribution of the IBioBA to the relations of our country with Germany.