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Below you will find the latest news from MVA. You can also sign up to our newsletter MVA Update.
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.
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 Stronger Innovation…
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…
Register for LSX Investival Showcase London with your 15 % MVA member discount
LSX Investival Showcase London is your gateway to biopharma and medtech investment and partnering! Taking place on the first day of London Life Science Week, it’s the first and biggest public event of the week, open to the wider life science community. Join the life science industry in London this November to: 🎤 Hear from those helping shape the industry on our Headliner Stage, including Tim Haines, Paolo Di Giorgio, Anja König, Zina Affas Besse, alongside other big names in the…
The 2026/2027 INSIDE Medicon Valley Magazine has just been published!
Medicon Valley Alliance, Invest in Skåne, Medeon Science Park and Copenhagen Capacity in collaboration with JS Sverige are happy to announce that this year´s interactive INSIDE Medicon Valley Magazine has just been published online. We strongly encourage you to browse through the magazine and read articles such as “Strengthening Medicon Valley through cross-border collaboration” (page 6), “Helping Medtech Innovations reach the market” (page 14), “Innovation…
The Novo Nordisk Foundation and NordForsk sign framework agreement
During the first part of the agreement period, NNF will contribute up to 50 million Danish kroner to NordForsk’s calls, with the possibility of additional contributions later in the period. “This is a historic agreement. It is the first time that a private research foundation has entered into a binding collaboration of this kind with an institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers. The agreement will contribute to a significant strengthening of Nordic research co-operation and enable us…
BioFIT and MedFIT in December – Call for applications/Pitch Sessions in Marseille, France
A promising innovation within your network? A start-up looking for investors? A technology seeking an industry partner? Now is the time to encourage them to take to the stage! The BioFIT and MedFIT Pitch Sessions offer selected projects valuable exposure to European investors, industry players and strategic partners, through two formats: Start-up Slams → For start-ups and young companies looking to raise funds, meet investors and accelerate their development. Research & Licensing…
Register for Bio Europe 2026 in Cologne with your MVA member discount – preferably before 18th of September
Early bird gets the worm…or at least the opportunity to register with a combination of the reduced price before 18th of September AND the 12 % MVA member discount for this year´s Bio Europe in Cologne, Germany. Dates: November 9–11, 2026 Location: Koelnmesse (Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne, Germany) Scale: Expected 5,800+ attendees, 3,200+ companies from over 60 countries Focus: Europe’s flagship life science and biotechnology partnering conference for dealmaking, biopharma C-suite…