Launch of the Life Science Growth House 17 February 2022

  • Feb. 18, 2022

    Rector Svein St?len talked about the importance of Life Science Growth House for UiO, interaction internally at UiO, interaction with industry and Oslo Science City.

  • 2.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Dean at the Faculty of Medicine Ivar Prydz Gladhaug and Dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Solveig Kristensen officially opened the Growth House with a ribbon cutting ceremony with help from Rector Svein St?len and Innovation Director of the Growth House Hilde Nebb. Photo: UiO/Fartein Rudjord.

  • 3.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Trine Winter?, Vice-Dean for Innovation and External Relations, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen shared experiences from ?The Pipeline? and interaction with the innovation ecosystem in Copenhagen/Denmark.

  • 4.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Simone Mester and Torleif Tollefsrud Gj?lberg, two young entrepreneurs from academia, told about their path from innovative students at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences to PhD students at the Faculty of Medicine and how they are aiming at starting their own company.

  • 5.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Finally, innovation director Hilde Nebb could present the Life Science Growth House to a larger audience.

  • 6.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    CEO of Oslo Cancer Cluster Ketil Widerberg gave input to the Growth House from a business cluster's point of view with emphasis on the health industry and collaboration between academia and industry.

  • 7.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation Per Morten Sandset invited representatives from various parts of the innovation ecosystem to a panel discussion on what it takes to improve dialogue and collaboration between academia and industry; how to facilitate that international life science industry establishes activity in Oslo and Oslo Science City; and what measures the Growth House should implement.

  • 8.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    The panel. From left: Gunnveig Gr?deland, researcher, University of Oslo/Oslo University Hospital; Jan B?rge Jakobsen, CEO, Bayer AS; Mikkel W. Pedersen, CSO, Nykode Therapeutics AS; Kristin Willoch Haugen, Regional Director Oslo and Viken, Innovation Norway; and Mari Sundli Tveit, CEO, Research Council of Norway.

  • 9.
    Feb. 18, 2022

    Researchers, students and others are welcome to visit us in the Oslo Science Park – our door is open!