MVA newsletter no 13, December 2003

 

: NEWS INDEX

 

• Medicon Valley Annual BioMeeting 2004
• Danish/Swedish co-operation puts Scandinavia on the world map
• Optimizing US collaborations - MVA Business Academy
• MVA conference: Job opportunities in Medicon Valley
• Regional barriers and possibilities in the Øresund region
• Zealand Pharma - Biotech Entrepreneur of the Year
• DakoCytomation buys English antibody company
• Two job openings at Biora AB in Malmö
• 4th application round for the Danish National Research Foundation

 

 

: MVA NEWS

 

Medicon Valley Annual BioMeeting 2004
31 March 2004 / Slagthuset / Malmö / Sweden
Medicon Valley Academy invites to a one-day conference for scientists from universities, hospitals and industry in the Øresund region – Medicon Valley. A regional forum for cross border and interdisciplinary research, cooperation and projects within pharma, medico and biotech. New abstract deadline: 8 December 2003.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-720.htm

 

Danish/Swedish co-operation puts Scandinavia on the world map
Stockholm International Fairs and Medicon Valley Academy have entered into a partnership to organise Scandinavia's largest biotech event, BioTech Forum.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-830.htm

 

Optimizing US collaborations - MVA Business Academy
18 December 2003 / Øresundshuset / Copenhagen
MVA Business Academy is 2 x 45 minutes management lectures hosted by Medicon Valley Academy.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-777.htm

 

MVA conference: Job opportunities in Medicon Valley

14 January 2004 / Symbion / Copenhagen & 16 January 2004 / Ideon / Lund

The conference will give an overview of the actual and future job opportunities in the leading companies in Medicon Valley.

More information (Danish) www.mva.org/composite-627.htm

 

Regional barriers and possibilities in the Øresund region
28 January 2004 / Øresundshuset / Copenhagen

Participate in the next Medicon Valley HR network meeting and learn more about regional taxes, VAT, insurances and salaries.

More information (Swedish) www.mva.org/composite-733.htm

 

 

: MEDICON VALLEY NEWS

 

Zealand Pharma - Biotech Entrepreneur of the Year
The Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" award in the biotech category went to the Danish biotech company Zealand Pharma A/S.
More information (Danish) www.mva.org/composite-831.htm

 

DakoCytomation buys English antibody company
The English antibody producing company, UDAK, is the latest purchase by DakoCytomation. DakoCytomation is ready to move the antibody production to Glostrup, Denmark, in 2004.
More information (Danish) www.mva.org/composite-825.htm

 

Two job openings at Biora AB in Malmö

Biora AB in Malmö is looking for a QA engineer and a Production Manager.

More information (Swedish) www.mva.org/composite-839.htm

 

4th application round for the Danish National Research Foundation
An invitation to enter expression of interests for the fourth application round. Researchers of all Danish research areas are eligible.
More information (Danish) www.mva.org/composite-822.htm

 

 

: EVENTS

 

6th Biotech & Finance Forum
16-17 December 2003 / Barcelona / Spain. MVA members: 10% fee reduction
The Biotech & Finance Forum is an exclusive summit of the leading individuals and organisations who are the driving forces behind bio-entrepreneurship & businesses in Europe.
More information... (English) www.mva.org/composite-768.htm

 

High Tech Sales
15-16 January 2004 / Copenhagen / Denmark. MVA members: 15% fee reduction
A two-day course, by Kenneth P. Morse and Nordic Technology Forum, designed to enable executives in fast-growing tech-industry to create effective, dependable, predictable, mutually beneficial and strategic customer relationships.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-791.htm

 

Synthetic Efficiency - Challenges and Opportunities
23-24 January 2004
The Knud Lind Larsen Symposium 2004 will focus on the challenges and opportunities involved in achieving synthetic efficiency in both academic and industrial settings.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-785.htm

 

Latest trends in micro and nanotechnology
27-28 January 2004 / Scandinavia Hotel / Copenhagen. MVA members: 15% fee reduction
Micro/nano is moving from research into the industry. Conference focus: How and what must be done to embrace these technologies. Get a global perspective and practical approach, plus the latest developments in the scientific world of micro- and nanotechnology.
More information (English) www.mva.org/composite-761.htm