High level of satisfaction among the participants
The conference, which was relaunched under the name Norway Life Science in 2023, aims to be Norway's most important meeting place for all actors in life science. The evaluation shows that the participants were very satisfied with this year's conference.
The conference entitled "Life Science and Technology Transforming our Future" was focused on how to develop a strong health industry in Norway. Among the highlights were the presentation of the report "Building Norway's Life Science Industry" from Boston Consulting Group, the keynote speech by Novo Nordisk chairman Helge Lund and the launch of a road map for the health industry by Minister of Industry Jan Christian Vestre. Using an external conference venue made it possible to have parallel sessions, which was a new offer at the conference and was well received by the participants.
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Interaction between research, industry and authorities
Keynote speaker Anna-Lena Engwall, Country President Nordic, AstraZeneca
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How can public-private partnerships improve access to innovation and improve healthcare?
?slaug Helland, UiO/Oslo University Hospital and Eli Bergli, Novartis Norway gave a presention in the parallel sessions.
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Facilitating research-based innovation
Carl Henrik G?rbitz in dialogue with President of The Student Parliament Oline Marie S?ther, Hilde Nebb, Innovation Director and Professor at UiO Growth House and Agnete Fredriksen, Chief Business Officer & Co-founder, Nykode Therapeutics.
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Innovation in digital migraine treatment
Presented by CEO and Co-founder of Nordic Brain Tech, Cathrine Ro Heuch .
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Building Norway's Life Science Industry
Gustav Gotteberg presented the findings in the report prepared by Boston Consulting Group.
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"New Norwegian health industry - prerequisites for success"
Chairman of the board, Novo Nordisk, Helge Lund gave the keynote speech.
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The hosts of Norway Life Science 2023
Christine Wergeland S?rbye, CEO, Oslo Science City and Carl Henrik G?rbitz, Director UiO:Life Science
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Parallel Session: Artificial Intelligence
Professor Ingrid Glad, UiO, talked about the plans for the new Centre of Excellence, Integreat: The Norwegian Center for Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning.
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Panel "Interaction between research, industry and authorities"
From left: Country President Nordic AstraZeneca, Anna-Lena Engwall , Alexandra Bech Gj?rv, President and CEO, SINTEF, Cathrine Lofthus, Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Jenni Nordborg, Director International Affairs, Lif and Jan Terje Andersen, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, UiO and Group leader Oslo University Hospital.
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Opening of Norway Life Science 2023
Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Trade and Industry gives the opening speech.
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Convergence between medicine and technology
Max Wegner, Senior Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Bayer.
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Setting the stage of Norway Life Science 2023
The hosts Christine Wergeland S?rbye CEO, Oslo Science City and Carl Henrik G?rbitz, Director, UiO:Life Science on stage.
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Panel discussion "New Norwegian health industry - prerequisites for success"
From left: Moderator Torbj?rn R?e Isaksen, Chairman of the board, Novo Nordisk, Helge Lund, Director General of NHO, Ole Erik Almlid and Gustav Gotteberg, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group Oslo.
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A dialogue about the Norwegian knowledge-base
Participants:
Bj?rn Atle Bj?rnbeth, CEO, Oslo University Hospital
Leif Rune Skymoen, Newly appointed General Manager LMI
Arnoldo Frigessi, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, UiO
Chair: Carl Henrik G?rbitz, Director, UiO:Life Science (left)
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Setting the stage of Norway Life Science 2023
Governing Mayor of Oslo, Raymond Johansen talks at the opening of Norway Life Science 2023.
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Welcome to Norway Life Science 2023 by Rector Svein St?len
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Mottakelse i Oslo r?dhus
Byr?d for n?ring og eierskap, Rina Mariann Hansen ?nsker velkommen i bankettsalen.
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Enabling technologies in future health care
Sven Even Borgos, SINTEF:
Nanoformulated mRNA therapeutics are changing medicine. Vaccines - and beyond!
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The chair of Young Talents
Aksel Faanes Persson, SINTEF Digital.
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Speaker at Young Talents
Ali Areffard, Disease Area Head Immuno-Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb
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Trends and Needs in Clinical Trials
Andreas Heddini, Vice President Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Nordics, AstraZeneca.
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Speaker at Young Talents
Borghild Hillestad, Director of Fish Welfare, Viking Aqua AS
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Speaker at Young Talents
Erik Paulshus, Research Scientist, Veterin?rinstituttet - Norwegian Veterinary Institute
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Speaker at Young Talents
Eva Marit Hystad Byhr?, Project Manager, Denofa/Pronofa Ecosystems
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Speaker at Young Talents
Fr?ydis Sved Skottvoll, Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital
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Speaker at Young Talents
Georg Vo Beiske, CEO, Tribune Therapeautics
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Speaker at Young Talents
Ingvild Gudim, Senior Adviser, Medical devices, Legemiddelverket - The Norwegian Medicines Agency
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Bridging the gap between academia and industry
Panel discussion with Hilde Nebb, Innovation director and Professor, UiO Growth House, Per Morten Sandset, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, UiO and Leader, Health&Care Advisory Board / R?det for HelseOmsorg21 and Bj?rn Atle Bj?rnbeth CEO, Oslo University Hospital
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Winner of Pitching Contest
From left: Andre Breg?rd from Novo Nordisk, Jan B?rge Jakobsen from Bayer, Georg Vo Beiske, Tribune Therapeutics, Morten Egeberg SPARK Norway and Director UiO:Life Science, Carl Henrik G?rbitz.
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Young Talents - Career Opportunities beyond Academia
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Parallel Session: Artificial Intelligence
Victor Greiff, UiO delivered the talk "AI-based mining of adaptive immunity for in silico diagnostics and therapeutics design".
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The evaluation of the conference shows that the considerable effort that has been put into planning and implementation has borne fruit in the form of very satisfied participants, says director Carl Henrik G?rbitz of UiO:Life Science. He also thanks the partners Oslo Science City, Oslo University Hospital, SINTEF, LMI, The Life Science Cluster, Oslo Cancer Cluster and The City of Oslo and the industry partners for constructive cooperation that has resulted in a well-attended and successful conference.
The University of Oslo was the main organizer of the conference, which was arranged as an Oslo Science City Arena event with selected industy partners Bayer, Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, Boston Consulting Group og Microsoft on the team.