Agenda: Bioscience
22 October 2026 | NEO, Karolinska Institutet Campus Flemingsberg | Stockholm
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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 RNA Fragmentomics & KRABBAN
Mikael Kubista, Professor, University of Gothenburg
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 The Grass is Not Always Greener on the Other Side – From Dream to Nightmare – and Back Again:
Mikael Kubista’s Cautionary Tale for Life Science Founders
Mikael Kubista, Professor, University of Gothenburg
Joakim Grånemo, CEO, Level Bio
17:20 Summary & Conclusion
Johan Rockberg, Professor in Antibody Technology and Directed Evolution, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
17:30 – 20:30 Halloween at Novum 👻🎃
Continue the evening at Halloween at Novum – refreshments, music and mingling with life science peers from across Flemingsberg and beyond.
- Participation is free of charge
- Hosted by Flemingsberg Science Foundation through the Life Science Cluster Flemingsberg project, and sponsored by Hemsö