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UNOPS opens global innovation centre in Sweden at Ideon Science Park

November 30, 2018

UNOPS, the UN Office for Project Services have decided to open a global innovation centre in Sweden and Lund in collaboration with Ideon Science Park. The venture is funded by Vinnova. The new centre is the second science and innovation centre launched by UNOPS this year, following the launch of a similar initiative in Antigua and Barbuda. This is a part of their strategy to reach the global development goals within Agenda 2030.

Life Science

Copenhagen Post business column by MVA chairman, Søren Bregenholt: "The Valley of Life: To China and back in a minute"

Medicon Valley Alliance

November 30, 2018

Export-driven growth in life science will to an increasing extent depend on the demands of the growing Chinese markets, but how do we keep the engine running?

Finance

SAGA awarded SEK 4.7 million Vinnova grant from Swelife

SmiLe Incubator

November 26, 2018

SmiLe company Saga Diagnostics has been chosen following tough competition to be awarded a grant through Swelife’s “Project for better health, step 2” and will receive SEK 4.7 million. In addition to being a member of SmiLe Incubator, Saga is included in LU Holding’s portfolio of companies. Of the 22 projects that were evaluated, only eight receive funding and half of them come from Lund.

Finance

Sinntaxis secures Horizon 2020 grant to prepare for phase II trial in stroke recovery

SmiLe Incubator

November 26, 2018

Sinntaxis in Lund has been awarded SEK 500,000 under the SME instrument phase 1 program within the EU Horizon 2020 framework. The grant money will be used to advance the business plan and the regulatory work to initiate a phase II clinical trial in stroke recovery.

Finance

AbbVie Donates $55 Million to Three Education Nonprofits Supporting Underserved Youth in Chicago & Across America

AbbVie

November 20, 2018

‍Donations include $30 million to Communities In Schools, $10 million to City Year and $15 million to University of Chicago Education Lab. The contributions will significantly expand and strengthen programs to provide vulnerable children across the country with academic, social and emotional support to help them achieve their full potential.

Life Science

The e-health meeting place

Oslo Cancer Cluster

November 19, 2018

Starting next year, Oslo Cancer Cluster will co-power the conference E-health in Norway (EHiN)

Pharma

AbbVie Presents Positive Phase 3 Data Demonstrating Investigational Elagolix Reduces Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women with Uterine Fibroids at 2018 AAGL Global Congress

AbbVie

November 19, 2018

‍Elagolix, in combination with add-back therapy, achieved statistically significant reduction in heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids compared to placebo

Life Science

Ideon and Lund will host the High Level Forum for Leading Innovation Ecosystems in 2019

Ideon Science Park

November 19, 2018

The High Level Forum (HLF) is an international Forum devoted to “Leading Innovation Ecosystems” and managed by the Grenoble Innovation Campus GIANT. This annual event is attended by an international community of High Level Executives – Decision and Policy makers, all deeply engaged in the management or promotion of Innovation, from the worlds of education, research, industry, business and public authorities.

Life Science

AbbVie's MAVYRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Shows High Virologic Cure* Rates in Treatment-Naïve Hepatitis C Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis

AbbVie

November 19, 2018

‍EXPEDITION-8 is the first Phase 3b study evaluating 8 weeks of MAVYRET™ in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with compensated cirrhosis across all major genotypes (GT1-6)[1]

Life Science

Medicon Valley How Denmark and Sweden are ‘bridging’ the biotech gap

Medicon Valley Alliance

November 15, 2018

During Bio Europe, we had the opportunity to talk with reporter, Flora Southey, from British BioPharma Reporter, who was curious about the Medicon Valley idea, the current challenges and how we at Medicon Valley Alliance try to make it work on a daily basis.

Finance

Swedish Research Council gives In2cure project SEK 950,000 and highest grades

SmiLe Incubator

November 15, 2018

In2cure’s founder has received SEK 950,000 from the Swedish Research Council for development of the drug candidate BioC, which will be used to promote wound healing. The In2cure project received consistently high scores in the Research Council’s assessment.

Life Science