MVAnews LETTER no 5, May 2003
NEWS INDEX
New MVA website
Biotech Management Seminar
Diabetes across Øresund
Medicon Valley Academy and bioTEAMsouth Partnership
Medicon Valley in Next Wave - Science Magazine
Alarming Report on Swedish Governmental Investment in Biomedical
Research
Nano-Science Center receives DKK 25 mio
European BIOTECHNICA Award 2003 - Win EUR 30,000
Highlight on Swedish Job Opportunities in Nature
MVA NEWS
New MVA website
Medicon Valley Academy have launched its new website. Up-to-date
Medicon Valley news, new publications, facts and information on
research and development in the region, a member database, and an
event calendar showing regional, national and international
conferences and activities. More Information... (english)
Biotech Management Seminar
12 June 2003, Helsingborg, Sweden
How to manage and
control the efficiency of biotech companies, presented by leading
competencies within the fields. More Information... (danish)
Diabetes across Øresund
18 September 2003, Lund, Sweden
Thematic poster diabetes
conference arranged by Medicon Valley Academy and the regional
diabetes network working within the areas Organisation of Diabetes
Treatment, Care and Diabetes and Lifestyle Changes and Diabetes.
More
Information... (english)
Medicon Valley Academy and bioTEAMsouth
Partnership
The two regional network organisations have
recently engaged in a partnership bringing the regions closer in
cooperation through e.g. research projects and network meetings.
More
Information... (danish)
Medicon Valley in Next Wave - Science Magazine
Davis
Jensen of Next Wave - Science Magazine visited Medicon Valley:
"While graduates can easily head into an industry career because
of the network connections they make, their science is deemed
"worthy" enough to keep them on the academic ladder as well."
More Information... (english)
MEDICON VALLEY NEWS
Alarming Report on Swedish Governmental Investment in
Biomedical Research
John Bell, Regius professor from
Oxford, proclaims poor future conditions for Swedish Universities
to compete on an international level. Governmental investments must
be strengthened in the biomedical research area to stay with the
elite. More
Information... (english and swedish)
Nano-Science Center receives DKK 25 mio
The
Nano-Science Center of University of Copenhagen receives DKK 25
mio. from the Danish Government as a part of the national focus on
nano research and technology.
More Information... (danish)
European BIOTECHNICA Award 2003 - Win EUR
30,000
Deutsche Messe AG and the BIOTECHNICA team have
announced a new European BIOTECHNICA Award for excellence in
biotech business! More Information... (english)
Highlight on Swedish Job Opportunities in
Nature
Coming up soon will be a recruitment section in
Nature entirely dedicated to vacant positions in Sweden. The
Highlight section will be in the Nature issue of 12 June.
More Information... (english)
CONFERENCES AND EVENTS - see MVA calendar
Life Sciences Development - IT in Clinical Trials
4 June 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark.
A strategic seminar
with core knowledge on using IT as a competitive parameter in Life
Sciences. NB! MVA mebers receive 10% discount on fee.
More
Information... (english)
Hospital Managemnt - themes, perspectives and
challenges
10 June 2003, Odense, Denmark.
An anthology
from the publisher Munksgaard being released 28 May gives rise to a
mini conference. More Information...
(danish)
Drug Discovery and Development for Neurodegenerate
Diseases
11-12 June 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Novel Targets,
Biomarkers and clinical trials to develop effective drugs.
More
Information... (english)
NEW MVA MEMBERS - see MVA member list
April
Wiborg ApS
March
HB-Medical ApS; HiQ
Wise A/S
February
Genzyme
A/S; LIMS
Konsulenterne; Ice A/S