Medicon Valley Alliance 25 years and beyond – Becoming EU’s strongest life science region
Over the last 25 years, the Medicon Valley region has grown to become one of Europe’s leading life science regions. With 65,000 life science jobs, 9 universities and 9 life science parks, incubators and accelerators across the region, it is drawing attention, talent, research and investment from all over the world.
Based on Medicon Valley Alliance’s 25 years of experience with innovative Danish-Swedish life science collaboration and private public partnerships, what would it take to raise the bar even further and solidify Medicon Valley as the European Union’s strongest life science region?
This key question and more will be addressed at the MVA Annual Summit 2022, where we invite local and international key stakeholders to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Danish-Swedish life science cluster organisation, Medicon Valley Alliance.
Date: Monday November 7th 2022
Time: 10:00 – 17:30
Venue: Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport, Ellehammersvej 20, 2770 Kastrup, Denmark
Gallery
Click here for a gallery of photos from the Annual Summit.
Participation
Members of MVA and members of the press: Participation is free of charge for members of MVA and members of the press.
Non-members: Non members can join the Annual Summit 2022 for a participation fee of 3.995 DKK incl. VAT (approximately 540€):
Registration ends on November 3rd, 2022.
If you are considering becoming a member of Medicon Valley Alliance, you can find more information here or contact David Munis Zepernick, Head of Member Engagement and Communication (dz@mva.org or +45 2498 1668).
Program
| 10:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:30 | Welcome Søren Bregenholt Chairman of the board, Medicon Valley Alliance / CEO, Alligator Bioscience |
10:40 | Past Present Future – the triple helix |
| 10:40 | State of Medicon Valley – Life science in Greater Copenhagen Anette Steenberg CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance |
| 10:55 | Reflections on the past 25 years in Medicon Valley and where are we heading Ebba Fåhraeus CEO, SmiLe Incubator Magnus Schönning Programme Director, Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak Erik Renström Vice-Chancellor, Lund University Anette Steenberg CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance Lars Gaardhøj Chairman of the Capital Region of Denmark |
11:30 | Investing in the future |
| 11:30 | The Wallenberg Foundations Siv Andersson Professor and Director of Basic Research, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation |
| 11:45 | The Novo Nordisk foundation Søren Nedergaard Chief Operating Officer, Novo Nordisk Foundation |
| 12:00 | Discussion and Q&A |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
13:15 | The future in life science |
| This session will be moderated by Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor, Lund University | |
| 13:15 | Keynote speaker Mikael Dolsten Chief Scientific Officer and President, Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Pfizer, Inc. |
| 13:45 | Stem cell medicine Kim B. Jensen PhD, Professor and Deputy Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW |
| 14:00 | Quantum physics used in drug development Jan W. Thomsen Professor, Head of Department, Niels Bohr Institute |
| 14:15 | Discussion and Q&A |
| 14:30 | Coffee break |
15:00 | Stronger together |
| 15:00 | Reproductive health in Medicon Valley – 10 years of successful collaboration Eva Hoffmann Professor & Head of Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen Sonja Jespersen Senior Scientific Director, RMMH, Global Pharmaceutical R&D, Ferring Pharmaceuticals |
| 15:15 | DiaUnion – screening for type 1 diabetes and autoimmune diseases in Medicon Valley Flemming Pociot Professor, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen Maria Scherman PhD, MD, Lund University |
| 15:30 | Microbiome Research – creating a regional beacon Ulrika Ringdahl Managing Director, Invest in Skåne Asbjørn Overgaard CEO, Copenhagen Capacity |
| 15.45 | Discussion and Q&A |
16:00 | Keynote speaker |
| 16.00 | Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity Nicklas Brendborg Nicklas Brendborg is MA in bio-technology from the University of Copenhagen and is considered one of the most promising research talents in his field. He is a best-selling author of Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity. |
| 16:40 | Summary and Conclusion Søren Bregenholt Chairman of the board, Medicon Valley Alliance / CEO, Alligator Bioscience |
| 16:45 | Networking – Wine and Snacks |
MODERATOR
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| Lene Johansen |
SPEAKERS
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| Søren Bregenholt Chairman of the board Medicon Valley Alliance CEO, Alligator Bioscience | Anette Steenberg CEO Medicon Valley Alliance | Nicklas Brendborg Author and Keynote speaker |
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| Lars Gaardhøj Chairman Capital Region of Denmark | Magnus Schönning Programme Director Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak | Ebba Fåhraeus CEO SmiLe Incubator |
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| Siv Andersson Professor and Director of Basic Research Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation | Søren Nedergaard Chief Operating Officer Novo Nordisk Foundation | Erik Renström Vice-Chancellor Lund University |
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| Mikael Dolsten Chief Scientific Officer and President Worldwide Research, Development and Medical of Pfizer, Inc. | Kim B. Jensen PhD, Professor and Deputy Director Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW | Jan W. Thomsen Professor, Head of Department Niels Bohr Institute |
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| Ulrika Ringdahl Managing Director Invest in Skåne | Asbjørn Overgaard CEO Copenhagen Capacity | Eva Hoffmann Professor, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Copenhagen |
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| Sonja Jespersen Senior Scientific Director, RMMH, Global Pharmaceutical R&D Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Flemming Pociot Professor Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen | Maria Scherman PhD, MD Lund University |
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| Do you want to become a sponsor of the Annual Meeting? Contact David Zepernick, dz@mva.org or (+45) 24 98 16 68. | |
ABOUT THE MVA ANNUAL SUMMIT
MVA’s Annual Summit is the annual flagship event of Medicon Valley Alliance. We invite prominent regional, national and international speakers to address key topics such as life science innovation, commercialization of R&D, public private partnerships, talent attraction and other issues of importance for the realization of our vision for the Medicon Valley cluster.
Last year’s annual meeting titled “Accelerating growth in Medicon Valley – Bridging Science, Innovation and Healthcare”, was attended by 250+ prominent regional life science stakeholders.