MVAnews LETTER BioConference edition, October 2002
Medicon Valley BioConference 2002, October 8-10, Malmö, Sweden
Participate in Northern Europe’s most important biotech event in Malmö
You can still register for Medicon Valley BioConference. Please notice that from Thursday 3 October 12 o'clock, only on-line registration is possible or registration on-site at MalmöMässan from Tuesday 8 October 09:00 am. Register here
Medicon Valley BioConference Reception
Medicon Valley Academy invites all Medicon Valley BioConference participants to a wine reception 9 October with jazz orchestra.
Awards
Ole Plougmann Award
Presentation of the Ole Plougmann Award will take place at the IPR-session 9 October 14.00 - 16.00. The new Patent-guide from Medicon Valley Academy will be launched at this session.
Poster Award
The poster sessions will include 60 posters within topics related to the parallel sessions at the BioConference. Medicon Valley Poster Awards will be presented 10 Thursday at 14.00.
Major Topics of Medicon Valley BioConference
Biotech in Europe
Plenary session: Biotechnology - A Strategy for Europe. Wednesday 9 October, 09:00 - 09:30. Bruno Hansen, Director for Life Sciences, European Commission.
Parallel session: Bioregions and Strategies for Development. Wednesday 9 October, 10:30 - 12:30. Programme and abstracts
Biotech in Scandinavia and Baltic Sea Region
Plenary session: Opportunities and Threats for Biotech Business in Medicon Valley and Scandinavia. Tuesday 8 October, 12.15 - 13.30. See programme
Plenary session: Baltic Biotechnology: A Prescription for Global Success. Wednesday 9 October, 09:30 - 10:00. Leslie Platt, Ernst & Young
Plenary session: The Lithuanian role in Baltic Sea Region Biotech. Wednesday 9 October, 13:30 - 14:00. Rimantas Vaitkus, Viceminister for Science and Education, Lithuania
Parallel session: ScanBalt - Borderless Biotech. Wednesday 9 October, 14:00 - 16:00.Programme and abstracts
Bio+IT
Parallel session: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology. Tuesday 8 October, 14:00 - 16:00. Programme and abstracts
Parallel session: Nanobiotechnology. Wednesday 9 October, 10:30 - 12:30. Programme and abstracts
Stem Cells/Bio Banks
Parallel session: Stem Cells - Biological and Clinical Potentials. Thursday 10 October, 10:00 - 12:15.Programme and abstracts
Parallel session: ScanBalt - Biotech in Society. Thursday 10 October, 10:00 - 12:15.Programme and abstracts
NeuroScience
Parallel session: Neurobiology. Tuesday 8 October, 14:00 - 16:00.Programme and abstracts
Poster session: Neurobiology. Tuesday 8 October, 16:00 - 16:30. 12 Posters
Cancer
Parallel session: Gene Expression Profiles in Cancer. Wednesday 9 October, 14:00 - 16:00.Programme and abstracts
Poster session: Cancer. Wednesday 9 October, 13:00 - 13:30. 9 Posters
Immunology
Parallel session: Immunology. Thursday 10 October, 10:00 - 12:15. Programme and abstracts
Poster session: Immunology. Thursday 10 October, 12:45 - 13:15. 12 Posters
Many other topics are also represented - see the full programme[pdf]
Matchmaking
Networking, collaboration and transnational technology transfer between enterprises, universities and research institutes through one-to-one meetings.
Conference Dinner
Malmö Stad hosts the dinner in the evening of the 8 October with entertainment and music. It is still possible to register for the dinner on-site.
Biotech Forum - Scandinavia’s most important trade fair
Around 300 companies from 15 countries will be exhibiting in Malmö. Exhibitors list It is free TO ENTER the trade fair !