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September 2008

Editorial

MVA Launches Web-TV Picturing
Life Science in Medicon Valley

Welcome to the first edition of Medicon
Valley TV - our new TV channel dedicated
to picturing life science in Medicon Valley.

As of today, you can find life science news in living images at www.mva.org and not only in written words. Medicon Valley TV provides you with an ongoing flow of news from the region and gives you as an MVA member the opportunity to reach a wider audience in the region as well as internationally. The news is categorised into four sections: Life science in general; Biotech & Pharma; Medtech; and University Research. Read more

MVA Project News

Meeting Medicon Valley 2008, 24 September

More than 200 executives, senior managers, and industry specialists have now registered for Meeting Medicon Valley 2008. Twenty of MVA's biotech members have submitted a poster and the poster committee has identified three of these companies to give a 15 minute plenum presentation. We are also pleased to announce a strengthened programme: Stephan Christgau, NOVO Seeds, has accepted to take over the empty spot in our programme and will present NOVO under the title "Creating and Financing new Life Science Companies". Only a few places are available. Read more

Attracting Life Science Talent to Medicon Valley: MVA Annual Meeting 2008

MVA invites all members to the Annual Meeting 2008 on 23 October. The programme covers current and future HR issues in Medicon Valley and deals with questions like: What makes Medicon Valley internationally attractive? How do we maintain and recruit the best talents? Please join us for a great afternoon of speeches, panel discussion, networking, food, drinks and live music. Read more

Øresund Symposium on Medical Decision Support Systems

MVA, along with LUMI and Øresund IT, is co-arranging the first Øresund symposium on Medical Decision Support Systems in health care and research. The first symposium held on 9 October 2008 will explore current activities in Medicon Valley. The programme includes presentations of company products, clinical experiences and an update on ongoing research projects. Read more

News from Medicon Valley

Clinical Trials Update

Read the latest update on clinical trials performed by MVA members here.

People on the Move

Read the latest news about people in Medicon Valley here.

Opinion - New Initiative at www.mva.org

In Opinion leading life science stakeholders from Medicon Valley express their opinion about the industry and the current situation in the region.

Read the first Opinion by Jens Kr. Gøtrik, Medicoindustrien about "The Medtech Industry - an Ubiquitous yet Invisible Source of Health and Wealth in Society" at www.mva.org/Opinion

MIP and Lund University receive SEK 2.6 Million in Funding

MIP Technologies AB has announced that it has received funding from the Swedish Research Council for a industrial researcher collaboration (Industri Forskar Assistent - "IFA" project) with the Department of Physical Chemistry 1 at Lund University. Read more

Capio Diagnostik and York Bioanalytical Solutions Becomes Unilabs

Following Capio Diagnostik's acquisition of York Bioanalytical Solutions, the two companies now trade under the Unilabs banner. Read more

Successful First Call for VINNOVA's Innovations for Future Health

450 persons have submitted applications to the program Innovations for Future Health, an initiative from VINNOVA, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems. Read more

BONESUPPORT Acquires Ultrazonix and Implements SEK 122 Million New Share Issue

The medical device company Bonesupport has acquired Ultrazonix, a medical technology company which has developed a new ultrasound based method for treatment of herniated discs. At the same time Bonesupport is implementing a new share issue of SEK 122 million to guarantee continued expansion. Read more

Industry and Academia Co-Creating Sustainable Innovation

Copenhagen Business School will repeat the success of spring 2008 and run the Sustainable Innovation Camp - a new innovative course concept, combining academia and industry. Companies can participate with an actual business case and then co-create future business models together with academia. Read more

Young Researcher at Lund Awarded Millions from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Nils Wierup, scientist at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded the Novo Nordisk Foundations Excellence Award and along with it SEK 5 million. Read more (in Swedish)

Lund University Granted SEK 18 Million by VINNOVA

The University of Lund has received a grant of SEK 18 million from VINNOVA, for its Industrial Biotechnology Program. Read more

Genzyme Enters Into Collaboration with Advinus to Accelerate Discovery of Novel Therapies for Malaria

Genzyme and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have announced a new collaboration with India's Advinus Therapeutics. The collaboration seeks to develop new, improved treatments for specific patient groups most at risk for malaria. Read more

Swedish Engineering Students not Interested in Working with Research

According to a new study from Awapatent, only 1 in 5 engineering students dream of a life as a scientist. This makes research departments the least favoured alternative in career choices among engineering students. Read more (in Swedish)

For more news about Medicon Valley, visit the MVA News section.

New Members

SAS Institute

SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. With innovative business applications supported by an enterprise intelligence platform, SAS helps customers at 44,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.

Contact: info@sdk.sas.com - www.sas.com/dk - (+45) 70 28 28 70

NNE Pharmaplan

NNE Pharmaplan is an international engineering and consulting company focused on the pharma and biotech industries. The company covers the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, from product development to manufacturing. The services include consulting, engineering, construction, validation and complete solutions for automation, clean rooms, and modular and turnkey facilities that meet all production and regulatory demands. NNE Pharmaplan has its Headquarter in Medicon Valley and employs over 1,500 people at more than 20 locations around the world.

Contact: www.nnepharmaplan.com - (+45) 44 44 77 77

Berzelius Clinical Research Center AB

Berzelius Clinical Research Center AB (BCRC) is specialized in clinical conduct of early clinical trials Phase 0/I/IIa. With access to the medical resources of a university hospital and the ICU expertise of the BCRC staff, BCRC has focused on frontline medical expertise and innovative methodologies like micro dosing to support both contract research organizations and pharma companies in getting access to human data earlier and safer in the clinical development program. Welcome to a virtual tour of our clinic at www.bcrc.se