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Date:17 Sep
Time:14:00-18:00
Venue:Bricks, Lund, Sweden

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Katrine Brems Olsen

Katrine Brems Olsen

Network & Event Manager

kbo@mva.org

+45 2337 0040

Navigating Innovation: Lessons from Medicon Valley MedTech

Medicon Valley Alliance would like to welcome you to this MedTech Network Meeting on the 17th of September 2024.

This meeting features presentations from five companies at various stages of their development. Each speaker will share their company’s journey, focusing on key strategies, innovations, and experiences that have led to their current success.

Topics will include technological advancements, product development processes, regulatory challenges, and market strategies.

We wish to inspire and facilitate learning among Med-Tech professionals by highlighting practical insights and real-world examples of overcoming challenges in the industry.
Attendees will gain valuable knowledge to apply in their own endeavors, fostering collaboration and growth within the Med-Tech community.

 

Date: Tuesday, 17th of September, 2024
Time: 14:00 – 18:00
Venue: Ideon Science Park – Bricks, Mobilvägen 12, 223 63 Lund, Sweden – Hörsalen

 

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Program

14:00 Networking, registration and light refreshments
14:30 Welcome and introduction to Medicon Valley Alliance
Katrine Brems Olsen, Network and Event Manager, Medicon Valley Alliance
14:40 MyLymphCare – Market entry strategy and the thoughts behind our choice of Germany as beachhead
Ida Grønborg, CEO and Co-Founder, Cacto Health
Mads Skak, CTO and Co-Founder, Cacto Health
15:00 Our Journey, Their Future: Neola Medical’s groundbraking technology for saving lives of preterm born babies
Hanna Sjöström, CEO, Neola Medical
15:20 Helping Tinnitus patients to silence
Anneli Johansson, Head of QA/RA, Duearity
15:40 Coffee and networking break
16:10 From prototype to success; The journey of bringing the LUCAS device to the global markets
Sara Lindroth, Marketing Director, Circulatory Solutions, Site Lead Lund, Managing Director Jolife AB Stryker
16:30 The journey of Qlife – Egoo.Health
Speaker TBA
16:50 Uterome Biomedical – Empowering Women’s Health with the Uterus and Microbiome in Harmony
Maya Zagouri, Co-founder of Uterome Biomedical
17:10 Networking, drinks  and snacks
18:00 End of Network Meeting

 

Speakers​

Ida Grønborg, PhD, CEO and co-founder of Cacto Health.

She has a background in Biology and research.
Originating from the Biomedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme in 2021, Cacto Health have worked to improve patient lives by developing a home-monitoring device to detect early signs of lymphedema which is a common side-effect of breast cancer treatment.

Mads Skak, CTO and co-founder of Cacto Health

With a background in engineering and industrial design he has more than 10 years of experience within product and service development.
Originating from the Biomedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme in 2021, Cacto Health have worked to improve patient lives by developing a home-monitoring device to detect early signs of lymphedema which is a common side-effect of breast cancer treatment.

Hanna Sjöström, CEO Neola Medical

Hanna Sjöström holds a Master’s in Business Administration and Technology Management from Lund University in Sweden and an Executive MBA from the Swedish Management Group. Sjöström is a highly commercially focused CEO with proven track record within Fast Moving Consumer Goods for +10 years from international roles at L’Oréal and the Coca-Cola Company in combination with Life Science CEO and executive roles at TePe and Neola Medical AB (publ). Hanna Sjöström is a certified and experienced board member of privately held AMB Industri AB and Reccan AB.

Anneli Johansson, Head of QA/RA, Duearity

Began her career working with medical device in 2008 as a design engineer. From there gained experience within project management, manufacturing, supplier management, QA/RA and clinical affairs.
Currently working with Duearity AB and the tinnitus device Tinearity G1.

 

Sara Lindroth, Managing Director and Marketing Director, Jolife AB, a part of Stryker

With 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development, she has a proven track record of bringing innovative medical technologies to the market. Her expertise has been instrument in driving global growth and success of the LUCAS chest compression system, a life-saving innovation from Lund used to save sudden cardiac arrest patients.

 

 
Maya Zagouri, Co-founder of Uterome Biomedical

Currently pursuing her master’s degree in biotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark, she is one of three passionate female founders of Uterome Biomedical. This early-stage startup is dedicated to raising awareness about endometriosis and developing a reliable diagnostic tool for this often-overlooked disease.

 

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