MVAnews LETTER no 3, March 2003

NEWS INDEX

Medicon Valley Academy Annual Meeting

Public Health Genetics, Sund, Sundere, Øresund 2
Medicon Valley PhD programme
Annual Meeting for Cancer Scientists from Denmark and Skåne

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Medicon Valley Academy Annual Meeting
25 March 2003, 16.30 - 20.00, Malmø Børshus, Malmø, Sweden
The annual meeting addresses the question of "How far has the region come - has the vision been realised". Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, professor, University of Copenhagen, gives his bid. Uno Aldegren, newly appointed chairman of Region Skåne, addresses the political role of Region Skåne and other actors in the region. Also a spokesman of the Swedish research consortium SWEGENE will give a presentation. More Information (in English)

Public Health Genetics, Sund, Sundere, Øresund 2
23-24 April 2003, Axelborg, Copenhagen
Advances in genetics have the potential to radically change health care. This meeting will discuss updates of the major scientific progress in genetic research, their implications for the future development of common disease prevention and treatment.

Also important issues such as implementation of genetic science in relevant clinical specialties, the funding of the health service, the role of pharmacogenetics in health care, the education and training of health professionals in public health genetics, the development of policy on the storage, protection and use of genetic information as well as other policy, social and ethical aspects of public health genetics.

Main Speakers:
Gerry Evers-Kiebooms, Center for Human Genetics, Leuven, Belgium
Holger Luthman, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Lene Koch, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Alistair Kent, Genetic Interest Group, UK
Jörg Schmidke, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Håkan Olsson, University of Lund, Sweden
Erik Tambuyzer, Genzyme, Belgium
Leif Kjærgaard, Danisco, Denmark
Peter Nilsson, University Hospital MAS, Sweden

Program highlights:
Cancer
Cardio-Vascular Diseases
Diabetes
Neurological disorders
Public Health Genetics in the Postgenomic Era: Facts and Expectations
Public Health Genetics: Insurance and Employment
Public Health Genetics and the Media
Public Health Genetics: the Perspective of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Public Health Genetics? What Should Be Prioritised? The Perspective of the Politician

More Information (in English)

Medicon Valley PhD programme
The Greater Copenhagen Authority (HUR) and Region Skåne hereby invite scientists from the Øresund region to participate in the Medicon Valley PhD Programme.
Medicon Valley PhD Programme is offering partial scholarships for PhD positions, for occupation from 1 July 2003.
To be considered for Medicon Valley PhD Programme, the proposed PhD project must be a collaboration between a public health institution (hospital) and a private company, both of them located in the Øresund region and on either side of Øresund. A university in the region must also participate in the collaboration.
With regard to its subject matter, the PhD project may lie within the fields of medicine, biotechnology or medical technology, but also within other health-related areas, such as public health or health economics.
Final date for application: 1 May 2003. More Information (in English)

Annual Meeting for Cancer Scientists from Denmark and Skåne
2 May 2003, Charlottenlund, Copenhagen
A unique meeting place for cancer scientists from Sweden and Denmark. More Information (in Danish)

Conferences and Events - see MVA calendar

New Medicon Valley Academy Members - see MVA member list

February
Genzyme A/S; LIMS Konsulenterne; Ice A/S

January
Royal Danish Veterinary & Agricultural University; Coloplast A/S; Tilly Medical Products AB; Skandinaviska Ortopedteknisk Laboratoriet A/S