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MVA Newsletter, June 2009

The next MVA Newsletter will be published in August

Medicon Valley Alliance wishes you a great summer

MVA Project News

Medicon Valley Online - Your Dynamic Guide to Medicon Valley

MVA is proud to announce the launch of our latest technology platform, Medicon Valley Online. The platform gives the user a comprehensive and structured overview of life science organisations located in and associated to the Medicon Valley region. Medicon Valley Online currently provides a geographical interface to seek information about individual organisations as well as group categories like biotech, medtech, CROs, investors, science parks, and universities. Input from users has provided MVA with feed back and development of new user-driven features is already progressing. View it here.

A Succesfull First Meeting in the CRO Network

On 9 June 2009, the first meeting within the re-established CRO Network was held in Ørestad. More than 15 CRO's attended the meeting and participated in the discussions on the Network's objectives and future initiatives and measures. In general, all members participating in the Network supported the ideas presented at the meeting (download the presentation here), and, based on the positive feedback, a tangible plan for project implementation will be developed. Read more

High Spirit & Tough Competition at Medicon Valley Golf Championship 2009

70 decision makers gathered on 28 May 2009, at the first Medicon Valley Golf Championship at Barsebäck's Masters Course in Sweden. The participants competed in high spirits in the outstanding surroundings at Barsebäck, companied by sun and strong wind. While competing, participants socialized and afterwards enjoyed a lunch at the networking event. Due to this year's success, MVA has already planned for next year's Medicon Valley Golf Championship: Book your calendar on 27 May 2010. Read more and view the winners of the 2009 Championship here.

View the reportage from Medicon Valley TV below or visit www.mediconvalley.tv for more news.

High Spirit & Tough Competition at the Medicon Valley Golf Championship

Read about all MVA projects and initiatives here.

News from Medicon Valley

Clinical Trials Update

Read the latest update from DTU, Genzyme, Active Biotech and Lundbeck.

People on the Move

Read the latest people news about Lundbeck, the Swedish Government, and Copenhagen Institute of Technology, Copenhagen University.

Hansa Medical and Inverness Medical Innovations Begin a Partnership Agreement

Two of the Largest European Intellectual Property Law Firms, Albihns and Zacco, Merge

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research Is Now Open

DTU Nanotech Receives DKK 28 Million in Donation

Rapidus Analysis of the Decision on ESS: Now the Work Begins

Clear Support for the Building of ESS in Lund, Sweden

New Alarm Device for Kidney Failure Patients Nominated for Prestigious Design Award

Exiqon A/S Awarded a Grant of DKK 24 Million from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation

CellaVision Wins SwedenBio Award

Other News

Call For Proposals for 2011 ESF Research Conferences

The European Science Foundation invites scientists to submit proposals for high-level research conferences to take place in 2011 within the framework of its Research Conferences Scheme. Closing dates for submissions is 15 September 2009. Read more

Seleceted Events

Information Meeting: EU Funding for Health Related Research Projects

EuroCenter and the University of Copenhagen are hosting an information meeting on the upcoming call for proposals concerning the health theme in EU's 7th framework programme for research and technological development (FP7). The meeting will be held on 20 August 2009 at the Panum Institute in Copenhagen. Participation is free of charge. Read more

Information Meeting: DKK 1.5 Billion to Research Activities within Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New Production Technologies (NMP)

Are you thinking about applying for EU-funding? EuroCenter invites you to an information meeting in collaboration with DTU, on 27 August 2009 from 14:00-16:00. Hear experts from the European Commission, experienced evaluators and EuroCenter share their knowledge, experience and practical tips on the NMP theme. Read more

COMS 2009 - From Concept to Marketplace

COMS conference is about science and how to turn research and theory into commercial products. COMS is held from 30 August - 4 September 2009 in Copenhagen. Read more

Do you want to know which other life science events takes place in Medicon Valley? View www.mva.org/calendar or sign up for the MVA Calendar Service.

New Members of MVA

Kelly Scientific Resources

Kelly Scientific Resources is an international company specialised in scientific recruitment, working with recruitment, executive search, national and international search, project staffing and temporary solutions. The company is specialised in placing professionals in the industri of pharma, food/beverage, biotechnology, cleantech, CRO, medical device/diagnostics and laboratory equipment. Kelly Scientific Resources offer a full range of specialists, from entry positions to PhD. Their disciplines includes: General laboratory, R&D, product/process development, clinical research, RA/QA, QC and technical sales/marketing.

Contact: www.kellyscientific.se - ksr@kellyservices.se - +46 40 611 16 00

Simon-Kucher & Partners

Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global marketing and strategy consultancy with over 480 consultants in 18 offices. With over 20 years' experience we are regarded as the world's leading pricing advisor. SKP is a trusted advisor for 24 of the 25 largest pharma companies, and has addressed difficult commercial challenges for paradigm-shifting technologies and products. In the biotech and medtech sectors, we can help you boost your pipeline value early in the clinical development phase, optimize clinical trial programs, model health economic arguments and develop successful market access strategies.

Contact: www.simon-kucher.com - bonn@simon-kucher.com - +49 22 89 84 30

CytoVac A/S

CytoVac A/S is a research and clinical development company focused on cell based personalized therapies, aiming to provide new possibilities for treatment of serious disease, in the area of oncology and other life threatening diseases. CytoVac has established GMP approved production facilities and is approved by the Danish Medicines Agency as a centre for handling and manufacturing human Cell and Tissue based products. CytoVac is in collaboration with hospitals in Denmark performing Phase I/II clinical trials of their own products for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.