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Looking for new career opportunities? Attend Young Talents on 11 February 2026!

Are you a PhD student, postdoc or master's student in life sciences and looking for career opportunities outside academia - then you must sign up for Norway Life Science 2026!

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Young Talents - career opportunities beyond academia is part of Norway Life Science 2026. Photo: Colourbox.

The Norway Life Science Conference will take place on 10–11 February. Young Talents is part of the conference programme and is aimed at master’s students and early-career researchers with a background in the life sciences. Young Talents consists of two programme parts: before lunch there will be inspiring talks by people who have built careers outside academia, and after lunch there will be networking meetings with companies

Don’t wait—register now!

There are limited places for Young Talents, you should sign up now to secure your place. This year it will be at Meet Ullevaal, Ullevaal Stadium. It is free of charge to participate. Lunch will be served to all participants.

You will hear talks by:

  • Krister Gjestvang Gr?nlien, Lead Scientist Pharmaceutical Development, GE HealthCare
  • Marit Simonsen, Editor, Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (Store norske leksikon)
  • Mariaserena Giliberto-Grandaunet, Senior IVDR Assessor, DNV
  • Magnus Nyvold, R&D Manager, N2Applied
  • (will be updated)


Expand your network

You will have an unique opportunity to meet representatives from various companies. This is a good occasion to gain an insight into what companies are looking for when they hire people with your academic background.

See which companies will be represented

What's on Norway Life Science 2026?

The conference opens on Tuesday, 10 February. This year we focus on areas where Norway has world?class research. The programme will include presentations and parallel sessions on these areas, international keynote speakers from leading pharmaceutical and research institutions, panel discussions with politicians and business leaders, and much more.

Go to Norway Life Science website and sign up


Event organizers

University of Oslo in cooperation with Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

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Published Jan. 14, 2026 2:23 PM - Last modified Jan. 14, 2026 2:23 PM