Welcome to MVA Oncology Network and our 8th meeting!
Clinical development: Challenges, opportunities & what can we learn from each other?
Finding the right treatment for the right patient is a major challenge within oncology R&D. The clinical transition phase is a crucial step and several aspects need to be considered for successful clinical trials.
Medicon Valley Alliance, together with one of our members – Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum South – welcomes you to the MVA Oncology Network and our 8th meeting where we will discuss clinical development. The meeting format will include presentations and a discussion forum where challenges, opportunities and lessons learned will be highlighted. Various stakeholders relevant for clinical development will be at place and look forward to discussing this topic with you.
| Date: | 23 September, 2019 |
| Time: | 17:00 – 20:00 |
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Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum South, Region Skåne |
| Venue: | Medicon Village, Auditorium, Scheelevägen 2, 223 63 Lund |
| Cost: | Free of charge for MVA members |
Do you have any specific question/challenge/aspect within clinical development that you wish to be discussed during the meeting? Please contact Senior Project Manager Helen Pettersson: hp@mva.org no later than 13th September.
The network
MVA Oncology Network is a professional and social network for professors, PI and corporate level executives from the regional oncology eco-system. The network focuses on best practice, experience and current challenges for public-private collaboration and the commercialization of oncology related R&D in the Medicon Valley region.
Joining the network is free of charge and is limited to Medicon Valley Alliance members only. However, non-member organizations and companies are welcome to attend one network event to evaluate if joining the network is relevant. If so, becoming a member of Medicon Valley Alliance will automatically allow you to join the oncology network.
Program
Moderator: Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance
| 17:00-17:30 | Registration, networking and a bite to eat – meet the fellow participants | ||||||||
| 17:30-17:35 | Welcome Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance Ulf Malmqvist, Director, Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum South |
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| 17:35-17:40 | Clinical trials and patent lifecycle optimization![]() Peter Holm, Partner, European Patent Attorney, HØIBERG |
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“Who are we?” 5 x 5 minute corporate/academic presentations Johanna Mercke Odeberg, Head of Clincal Trial Unit and Clinical Support, Clinical Studies Sweden- Forum South Björn Ohlsson, Medical Adviser, Regionalt Cancercentrum (RCC) Syd Maureen Deehan – Head of Corporate Development & Strategy, Nordic Nanovector GmbH, Switzerland Petra Hamerlik, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen Ana Carneiro, Senior Consultant, Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Radiation Physics, Skane University Hospital |
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| 18:10-18:50 |
Presentation of clinical development /research projects by various stakeholders: 8 minute presentations
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| 18:50-19:30 | Clinical development and research: Challenges, opportunities & what can we learn from each other? Discussion forum based on experienced challenges/ opportunities as well as questions raised by network members Moderator: Lisa Rydén, Professor of Surgery, Lund University & Senior Consultant, Skåne University Hospital |
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| 19:30 | Concluding remarks Ulf Malmqvist, Director, Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum South |
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| 19:30-20:00 | Networking and refreshments |
| Host and sponsor | Sponsors |
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| MVA Oncology Network is managed by | In collaboration with |
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