A year on from Atlanta and the Norwegian life science industry arrives in Chicago more buoyant than ever before.

Viewpoint

By Dr. William Greenlee, President and CEO of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences.

In June 2008, Genome Technology named both Oslo, Norway, and North Carolina, USA, among the 20 best places for biotechnology in the world. Collaboration between Oslo and North Carolina, as well as other top biotechnology hubs in the world, is not only strategically sound, but critically necessary.

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BIO2010 Profile

From innovative diagnostics to breakthrough therapeutics to life science tools and software, the Norwegian stand at BIO will present a wide spectrum of interest to visitors.

Neuroscience

The Nansen Neuroscience Network, which aims to repeat the success of the Oslo Cancer Cluster and promote translational neuroscience in Norway and internationally, will officially launch on May 11, as a satellite meeting to the Department of Health Annual Health Conference, at Oslo Plaza.

Medtech

Sonitor continues to make waves with its ultrasound tagging systems in US hospitals, St Michaels Medical Center in Newark is the latest, and Wireless medicine is the buzz word in Scandinavian medtech circles at the moment...

Oslo Cancer Cluster

BIO2010 in Chicago will also see the formal announcement of the creation of a new Global Biosciences Gateway designed to accelerate translational oncology and bring new diagnostics and treatments to market faster.

Company Mission

The company’s mission is to develop new effective vaccines against cancer and infectious diseases. The need for faster production turnaround time of more specific and effective drugs is driving the development of novel vaccines. Vaccibody AS aims to meet this demand through its proprietary vaccine platform.

Event Calendar

Oslo Cancer Cluster has now announced the initial programme for the second European Cancer Cluster Partnering meeting to be held in Oslo on 15-17 September 2010.