: MVA IN NOVEMBER: Member Contacts and Activities
by Stina Gestrelius, Acting CEO, Medicon Valley Academy
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In this raw and chilly November, we put an extra effort into seeing good old friends, as well as potential new MVA members. Thus far it has meant a journey to Nykøbing Falster to see Storstrøms Amt, and several trips to Scion-DTU at Hørsholm, not to mention frequent meetings in Copenhagen, Malmö and Lund. Before the end of the month we should have met or spoken with at least 50 organisations. Please let us know if you would like a visit.
An interesting afternoon has been organised on 15 December for the new companies in the region (mainly those from 2003–2004). By supplying information from experienced entrepreneurs about the journey from start-up to established biotech or medtech companies, as well as about the early financing rounds, we hope to demonstrate what MVA can be used for, at the same time as we learn more about the newcomers.
The recent innovation report will be presented for as many members as possible, and in order to make something special out of it we offer Lucia glögg and brown cakes at a morning meeting in Lund on 3 December. Come and collect your copy! The networking continues as always, and we hope everyone will take advantage of the meetings. VERY WELCOME! Please, phone or e-mail about your participation. These are the planned activities before Christmas:
# 29 November: Security Intelligence meeting for scientists / in collaboration with SÄPO (Medeon, Malmö, 14.00-17.00)
# 30 November: Drug Delivery - New Routes to Innovative Formulations / in collaboration with Institute for Surface Chemistry (Medeon, Malmö, 9.00-17.00) Participation SEK 1.000
# 1-3 December: Course for biostatisticians and epidemiologists “Modern Case Control Methods” (Ideon, Lund) Participation SEK 4.700
# 2 December: MVA Journalist Seminar - Danish cancer research (Øresundshuset, Copenhagen, 15.00-18.00)
# 3 December: Breakfast meeting - Innovation in Medicon Valley (Ideon Beta reception, Lund, 8.30-10.30)
# 9 December: Bio+IT seminar / in collaboration with Øresund IT Academy (Øresundshuset, Copenhagen, 10.00-14.00)
# 15 December: Seminar for start-up companies in Medicon Valley (Øresundshuset, Copenhagen, 15.00-18.00)
# 16 December: Food versus drugs seminar / in collaboration with Øresund Food Network (Copenhagen, in the afternoon – location and time to be announced)
: NEWS INDEX
- Security Intelligence meeting for scientists and business executives
- Drug Delivery - new routes to innovative formulations - one-day symposium
- MVA Biostatistics Network Course: Modern case-control methods
- Biotech/medtech start-up afternoon at Medicon Valley Academy
- New MVA Network for researchers working with hepatocytes
- Medicon Valley Journalist Seminar
- Medicon Valley Magazine with focus on job opportunities in the region
- Danish Parliament asked to look into biotech for foods of the future
- Pharmexa starts Phase II trial in breast cancer
- Zelmic Technologies AB signs development services agreement with Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd
- Unique Danish biotechnology research centre is on the way
- The Swedish Research Council grants more than SEK 400 million
- TopoTarget and Inhibox collaborate on anti-cancer lead identification
- Novozymes and Solvay to collaborate on digestive enzymes
- The swedish company Probi to be listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
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The Danish biotech company Symphogen announces USD 25 million financing from international investors
: MVA NEWS
Security Intelligence meeting for scientists and business executives
29 November 2004 / Medeon / Malmö / Sweden
The Swedish Security Service (SÄPO), Medicon Valley Academy, Medeon Science Park and SwedenBIO invite to an afternoon meeting for scientists and business executives on how to protect research and valuable information in biotech companies.
Read more here (in Swedish) www.mva.org/composite-1196.htm
Drug Delivery - new routes to innovative formulations - one-day symposium
30 November 2004 / Medeon / Malmö / Sweden
A one-day symposium - arranged by MVA and Institute for Surface Chemistry (YKI) - which aims to highlight the results of the ELF project (Explorative Pharmaceutical Formulations), as well as to put these into a broader context of new strategies of innovative drug formulations.
Read more here (in English) www.mva.org/composite-1184.htm
MVA Biostatistics Network Course: Modern case-control methods
1-3 December 2004 / IDEON / Lund / Sweden
The sophisticated use and understanding of case-control studies is considered as the most outstanding methodological development of modern epidemiology. A population-based case-control study can be regarded as a cohort study with many non-diseased subjects missing at random. The course resolves important conceptual issues and will consist of lectures with several examples, practical exercises, and discussion sessions.
Read more here (in English) www.mva.org/composite-1134.htm
Biotech/medtech start-up afternoon at Medicon Valley Academy
15 December 2004 / Øresundshuset / Copenhagen
MVA invites all young biotech and medtech companies founded in 2003 and 2004 in Medicon Valley to an afternoon event. Get three good advices from the venture capitalist, the biotech executive and the medtech CEO. Present your start-up company to other companies – 5-8 minutes company presentations.
Read more here (in English) www.mva.org/composite-1242.htm
New MVA Network for researchers working with hepatocytes
A new scientific network has