Agenda

Please note that the agenda may be updated if necessary. Stay informed by revisiting this page in the lead-up to the event.

08:00        Registration, Partnering Meetings & Networking in the Exhibition Hall

08:35       Welcome & Introduction
                     Natasha Bank, Cluster Manager, Flemingsberg Life Science Cluster
                     Johan Rockberg,  Professor in Antibody Technology and Directed Evolution, KTH Royal Institute of Technology


08:50       Analyses at the Edge of the Detectable
                     Ulf Landegren, Senior Professor of Molecular Medicine, Uppsala University


09:15       Accelerating the Development of AI Innovations and Their Use in Healthcare: Karolinska Institutet Centre for AI Innovation
                     Johanna Furuhjelm, Director Centre for AI Innovation, Karolinska Institutet


09:40       From Innovation to Impact: AI-Enabled, Tailored CRO Solutions for Global Drug Development
                     Åsa Bandholz, Manager, FSP 360 Clinical Monitoring, Syneos Health
                     Mikael Ljungström, Associate Director, Clinical Operations & Country Head Nordics, Syneos Health


10:05       Partner Spotligt: Assay to Aggregates: Chromatographic Workflows for Therapeutic Peptides
                     Anders Franzén, Senior Technical Consultant, Phenomenex

10:10        Coffee, Partnering Meetings & Networking in the Exhibition Hall            

10:40       TBA (more info coming soon)
                     Mikael Kubista, Co-founder & Business Development Manager, Precision Bioanalytics


11:05       Vascular Changes in Central Nervous System Diseases and Possible Treatment Strategies
                     Helena Karlström, Associated Professor, Head of Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet


11:30       CAR T Cell Therapy for Diffuse Midline Glioma: Lessons from the First Trials and the Road to a Swedish Study
                     Lars Karlsson, Pediatrician and Fellow in Pediatric Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital & Sahlgrenska Academy


11:55       Oligonucleotides at the Heart of Discovery
                     Jamie Morrison, Manager of Technical Development and Process Excellence, QIAGEN DNA Synthesis

12:20       Lunch, Partnering Meetings & Networking in the Exhibition Hall

13:20       Genomic Medicine Sweden – Advancing Genomics-Based Precision Medicine at the National Level
                     Richard Rosenquist Brandell, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Institutet


13:45       The Role of Research and Early Development in Advancing Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism Therapies
                     Daniel Lindén, Executive Director and Head of Bioscience Metabolism, AstraZeneca


14:10       Testing Drugs on Living Cells to Understand Blood Cancer Biology
                     Tom Erkers, Senior Research Specialist, Karolinska Institutet

14:35        Coffee, Partnering Meetings & Networking in the Exhibition Hall

15:05       Implementing AI-Driven Support for Ultrasound Detection of Ovarian Cancer
                     Elisabeth Epstein, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet | MD, Södersjukhuset (Stockholm South General Hospital)


15:30       Beyond the Instruments: Infrastructure and Expertise for Protein Biomarker Discovery
                     Claudia Fredolini, Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Head of the Affinity Proteomics Unit, SciLifeLab


15:55       Microbiome Diagnostics in Human and Planetary Health
                     Knut Rudi, Professor of Microbiology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences


16:20       Summary & Conclusion
                     Johan Rockberg, Professor in Antibody Technology and Directed Evolution, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

16:30        Flemingsberg Science Foundation’s Halloween Party
                      Drinks, refreshments, entertainment, and continued discussions in a relaxed and cheerful setting – included for all attendees.
                      More information coming soon!