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MVA Update is an electronic newsletter providing you with news about MVA and an overview of our events and other relevant events in Medicon Valley. You can also check out our calendar for more information about life science events in the region.
If you have any questions regarding our news section or media inquiries then please contact David Munis Zepernick, Head of Press on +45 2498 1668.
MVA member BioInnovation Institute (BII) expands to Munich and Berlin
Denmark-based BioInnovation Institute (BII) is expanding its European CardioMetabolic Bridge to Munich and Berlin. Backed by up to DKK 450 million (around €60 million) from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the initiative aims to accelerate the translation of academic research into metabolic and cardiovascular diseases into drug development and biotech companies. Following the establishment of an innovation hub in London, the two German locations are its next European sites. Laboratory…
Summing up most of the sessions at Medicon Valley Alliance Annual Summit 2026: “We need to stop pushing the snooze button in Europe”
“We need to stop pushing the snooze button in Europe” – a very fitting analogy from Thomas Senderovitz summing up most of the sessions at Medicon Valley Alliance Annual Summit 2026. Under the headlines Global Challenges- European Solutions- Medicon Valley Contributions our Summit gathered 250 leaders for the life science industry, hospitals and universities. Global challenges: Cybersecurity and resilience are no longer primarily IT issues. They are fundament to healthcare, life science and…
Expert Insights in The Copenhagen Post: Two life science career fairs coming to Lund and Copenhagen
If you are hunting for your new life science job, or if you represent a life science related company hunting for the best talent, then you should be aware of the upcoming life science career fairs in both Lund and Copenhagen scheduled on the 25th of November, as highlighted in the most recently published Experts Insights column by David Munis Zepernick, Director Member Engagement and Communication, Medicon Valley Alliance
Opinion piece by MVA CEO Anette Steenberg “När innovation inte blir till tillväxt” in Swedish Dagens Industri
The Nordic region is one of the world’s most innovative regions, but we are not among the best in the world at converting innovation into global growth companies. In the opinion piece “When innovation does not turn into growth/När innovation inte blir till tillväxt” published in Dagens Industri this week MVA CEO Anette Steenberg is addressing this paradox and urge the Swedish and other Nordic politicians and life science stakeholders to study and most importantly act on the…
Cybersecurity is Patient Safety – interview with MVA Annual Summit keynote speaker Avivit Kotler, Chef Information Security and Data Protection Officer at Clalit Health Services in Israel
The global political landscape has changed dramatically. The old cold war world of espionage and sabotage has apparently returned and merged with new technology and terminology such as cyber security and infrastructure hacking. Although this new more hostile environment might be somewhat new to us in the Nordics – or maybe we have just been too naive – other countries have faced similar threats for decades. To address this challenge from a healthcare perspective, including the risk…
INSIDE Medicon Valley Magazine: Building a Stronger Health Tech Community
Did you read the article “Building a Stronger Health Tech Community” featuring Founder and CEO Jesper Grønbæk, Health Tech Hub Copenhagen in the newly published interactive INSIDE Medicon Valley Magazine ? If not, I suggest you download it immediately (free of charge of course) and proceed to page 24. While browsing through the magazine you might stumble upon potentially interesting articles and interviews with headlines such as “Innovation District Copenhagen Scales Up a…
Interview with MVA CEO Anette Steenberg in The Japan Times “Building Bridges for the Next Generation of Life Sciences”
As part of the special edition in The Japan Times focusing on “How Denmark and Japan Are Finding New Common Ground in Life Sciences“, MVA CEO Anette Steenberg was interviewed about the more specific Medicon Valley perspective. We hope you will enjoy reading the interview “Building Bridges for the Next Generation of Life Sciences” among other things highlighting the fact that Medicon Valley has spent 16 years building cross-border expertise in fertility and reproductive…
Congratulations to the winners of the UCPH – BII Life Science Innovation Award 2026
At UCPH SUND InnovationDay 5 October, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH celebrated early-career researchers who demonstrate exceptional promise in innovation, entrepreneurship, and research commercialisation within the Life Sciences. “This year’s winning projects stand out for their scientific excellence, translational strength, and potential for impact. Whether advancing new therapies or enabling more precise diagnosis, they address important healthcare challenges and…
New MVA chairman column in Nordic Life Science Magazine “Cluster cross-pollinating Europe”
As the EU pushes for a more competitive life science sector, Medicon Valley Alliance is reaching across borders to connect Europe’s fragmented innovation clusters rather than let each country try to build everything alone. This is why MVA chairman Niels Abel Bonde calls for more European cross-border pollination in his latest column in Nordic Life Science Magazine “ Cluster cross-pollinating Europe “, which also illustrates who this can be done both hands-on and bottom-up while…
Nordic Compass to Take the Stage at MVA Annual Summit 2026
Join us at the MVA Annual Summit 2026 for a day focused on exploring the exciting trends shaping Medicon Valley, the Nordics and Europe. This year, we are also pleased to present the new Nordic Compass and explore what this initiative could mean for the life science sector: Turning Nordic Strengths into European Competitiveness The Nordic countries have strong foundations in innovation, industry and societal collaboration. But how can we make better use of these strengths across borders to…