MVAnews LETTER no 7, December 2002
NEWS INDEX read here or at www.mva.org
MVA intensive communications course
MVA Seminar on managing growth in biotechnology
Medicon Valley in world-class
SEK 1.7 billion to Swedish research
sundhed.dk receives Wall Street Journal Award
Head of BRIC pointed out
Novozymes and DTU establish new research education
DiLab won the Albihn Innovation Award 2002
First Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy
MVA News
MVA INTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS COURSE
Medicon Valley Academy offers an intensive course in communications for PhD Students and Researchers. Registration deadline 16 December 2002. More Information(in Danish)
MVA SEMINAR ON MANAGING GROWTH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Medicon Valley Academy invites to a seminar on how both ends of the life science industry will be effected and how shifts in the traditional value chain will emerge. More Information(in English)
Medicon Valley News
MEDICON VALLEY IN WORLD-CLASS
For the first time, it has been analysed in which business areas Medicon Valley has unique competences capable of attracting investments and talented researchers to the region. More Information (in English)
SEK 1.7 BILLION TO SWEDISH RESEARCH
The Swedish Research Council gives SEK 1.7 billion to Swedish research. Lund University receives SEK 283 million. More Information (in Swedish)
SUNDHED.DK RECEIVES WALL STREET JOURNAL AWARD
The prestigious Wall Street Journal European Business Award went to the Danish health portal www.sundhed.dk. More Information (in English)
HEAD OF BRIC POINTED OUT
The new head director of Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen has been pointed out. The position is to be filled out by Kristian Helin, PhD. More Information (in English)
NOVOZYMES AND DTU ESTABLISH NEW RESEARCH EDUCATION
The initiative resulted in The Novozymes Bioprocess Academy with a view to enhancing chemical engineering research and the education of graduates and researchers in the biotechnological field. More Information (in English)
DILAB WON THE ALBIHN INNOVATION AWARD 2002
Hans Axel Hansson from DiLab in Lund, Sweden, won the prestigious Albihn Innovation Award 2002 for invention of the AccuSampler. More Information (in Swedish)
FIRST DANISH CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH ACADEMY
In a joint venture, between the universities and pharmaceutical industry in Denmark, the first Academy for cardiovascular research is created. More Information (in Danish)
Conferences and Events - see mva calendar
LUND LIFE SCIENCE SYMPOSIA (LLSS)
LLSS is a series of symposia featuring frontier molecular research in biology, technology, chemistry, medicine, and connecting fields. 4 December 2002, Lund, Sweden. More Information (in English)
SWEDISH PROTEOMICS SOCIETY MEETING
The Swedish Proteomic Society announces the first national Symposium covering the protein expression profiling research area. 8-10 December 2002, Lund, Sweden. More Information (in English)
FORUM LIFE SCIENCE 2003 and 21st DECHEMA ANNUAL BIOTECHNOLOGY MEETING
The international congress Forum Life Science 2003 is a forum and platform for technology transfer within the Network Life Science. 2-4 April 2003, München, Germany. More Information (in English)
New Medicon Valley Academy Members - see mva member list
November
Wieslab AB; SkyePharma AB; AnaMar Medical AB; Holme Patent A/S
October
Temporent AB; Ventac Partners A/S; Genesto A/S; DB Lab A/S; MWG BIOTECH A/S
August
Gallup A/S; International Patent-Bureau A/S; HemeBiotech A/S; Hobolth Instruments ApS