Full programme

CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Opening remarks

Charlotta Gummeson, CEO, Sahlgrenska Science Park

Moderator: Emma Hallenberg

The Startup-to-Global checklist for entrepreneurs

How do you scale from the first customer to a global business? Learn about some UK and US entry strategies for SMEs, why Angela Spang doesn't patent innovations and what to do instead

Angela Spang, founder of June Medical 

Five Startup pitches

Follow-up Panel

Karolina Sjöberg Jabba, Mabel AI, Stefan Blomsterberg, Medfield,  Stefan Malmberg, Detectivio, Angela Spang, June Medical. Moderated by Emma Hallenberg, Healthtech Accelerator, Sahlgrenska Science Park

Arvid Carlsson Award

The winding road to entrepreneurial success in life science - and what forces drive us there
Meet last  year's Arvid Carlsson Award winner: Anders Hyltander, founder of Surgical Science, interviewed by Jamie Smith.

Paying tribute to innovation, knowledge and competence in conjunction with good entrepreneurship. Marianne Dicander Alexandersson, Chairman of the board Sahlgrenska Science Park, Charlotta Gummeson, CEO Sahlgrenska Science Park. 

Winner of Arvid Carlsson Award 2022, Filip Peters, Acorai

COLLABORATION FOR HEALTH - Life science strategies and collaboration on a Nordic, national and regional level

Moderator: Lena Holmberg

Jenni Nordborg, National Coordinator and Director of the Office for Life Sciences at the Government Offices of Sweden
Carsten Kjær Joensen, Office manager at the Ministry of Business - life science, Denmark
Ketil Wiederberg, General Manager, Oslo Cancer Cluster, Norway
Helena Lundberg Nilsson, Regional Development Director, Region Västra Götaland
Maria Fuxborg, Head of Communications & Public Relations at CEVT  

How to use collaboration to bring innovation early to advanced cancer patients

Edvard Abel, Centre Director, Sahlgrenska Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical Director, Clinical Trial Unit, Dep of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Bringing down the barriers - How to access testbeds in the Nordic countries

Siri Stabel Olsen, Nordic Proof , Annica Grimberg Lignell, Head of Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park

Fireside chat with Carl Bennet - Why we need to invest in knowledge for a sustainable future

Carl Bennet, principal owner of listed companies Getinge, Arjo, Lifco and Elanders, and Charlotta Gummeson, CEO Sahlgrenska Science Park 

Collaboration for health in West Sweden

Magnus Björsne, CEO AstraZeneca BioVentureHub and panel discussion: Iris Öhrn, Investment Advisor, BRG, Christina Moberg, VP Strategy & Marketing, Antaros Medical, Anders Hyltander, Strategist, Life Science & AI, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Matti Ahlqvist, Executive Director, Gothenburg Site AstraZeneca