Programme 13 February
09:30–10:55 Opening Session?Norway Life Science 2024
Speakers
- Svein St?len, Rector, University of Oslo
- Siri Fjellheim, Rector, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Saliba Andreas Korkunc, Vice Mayor for Health, Oslo
- Oddmund Hoel, Minister of Research and Higher Education
Unlocking the Potential of Health Data
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Andrew Morris, Professor and Director Health Data Research UK
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Tariq Khokhar, Head of Data for Science and Health, Wellcome Trust
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Lise L?rup, Partner, Boston Consulting Group Oslo: Establishing Norway as a health data leader – what will it take?
A dialogue with:
- Cathrine Lofthus, Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Care Services
- Terje Rootwelt, CEO, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
- Per Morten Sandset, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, UiO
- Lise L?rup, Partner, Boston Consulting Group Oslo
Moderator: Leif Rune Skymoen, General Manager, LMI
Photo of Korkunc by Sturlason. Photo of L?kensgard Hoel by Ragne B. Lysaker.
10:55–11:15 Break
11:15–12:30 Parallel Sessions
Innovations in Pandemic Preparedness: Bridging Epidemiology and Public Health for a Safer Future
This session explores the development and implementation of innovative strategies for pandemic preparedness, with an emphasis on the intersection of epidemiology and public health.
- A Digital Twin for Pandemic Monitoring and Prevention
Einar Broch Johnsen, Professor, University of Oslo - Improving public health systems
Helena Legido-Quigley, Professor in Health Systems at George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College, UK -
Preventing pandemics at the source: Need for upstream spillover surveillance strategies
Hans Overgaard, Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences -
HISP and digital solutions for Covid-19 and beyond - local innovation and global response
Kristin Braa, Professor & Director of the HISP Centre, University of Oslo -
Flattering curves: Leveraging the shapes of the pandemic by combining policymaking, disease transmission and supply chain expertise
Marianne Jahre, Professor, BI Norwegian Business School and Lund University
Chair: Jens Petter Berg, Professor, University of Oslo
Event organizer: The Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research, UiO
Artificial intelligence in life sciences, what?s next??
New methods and algorithms combined with access to high quality data and computational power have given artificial intelligence a new boost. In this session, with focus on applications in life sciences, we explore the forefront of research and try to explain what we can expect in the field of artificial intelligence in the years to come.
- AI's Role in Patient Centric Cancer Research and Treatment: Prospects, Hopes, and Future Dilemmas
Ingrid Stenstadvold Ross, CEO, Norwegian Cancer Society - From Data to Decisions: The Power of AI in Life Sciences and Healthcare
Ishita Barua, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder, Livv Health - Deep learning approaches for medical imaging datasets
Anne Solberg, Professor, University of Oslo - Deciphering immune recognition through machine learning
Geir Kjetil Sandve, Professor, University of Oslo - AI-assisted surgery
Ingerid Reinertsen, Research manager, SINTEF - Norwegian Large Language Models: current status and the road ahead
Lilja ?vrelid, Professor, University of Oslo
Chair: Stephan Oepen, Professor, University of Oslo
Event organizer: dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science, UiO
Precision medicine and diagnostics
The presentations in the session will shed light on how precision medicine and diagnostics are used today and what possibilities can be envisaged in the future.
- Implementation of precision cancer medicine
Kjetil Taskén, Head of Institute for Cancer Research Oslo University Hospital & Professor University of Oslo - Using the patient’s own cells for personalized drug prioritization
Torkild Visnes, Senior Researcher, SINTEF - The changing landscape of precision medicine
Benedikte Akre, Head of Oncology, AstraZeneca - Tomorrow’s innovation
Martin Haswell, General Manager, Roche - Precision Imaging in Gynecologic Cancer
Ingfrid Haldorsen, Head of Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre and Professor in Radiology, University of Bergen
Chair: Hanne Haslene-Hox, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF
Event organizer: SINTEF and Oslo Cancer Cluster
The potential of digital data analytics in a planetary health perspective
The speakers will share stories from animal data analytics - how this has been and can be used to understand the challenges and identify options for improvement, and the comparative learning to human health issues.
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The phenomic revolution: unlocking welfare, resilience and climate efficiency
Gareth Difford, Post Doctor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences -
Digital speed and precision in breeding
Knut R?flo, CEO, AquaGen Europe -
Epidemic intelligence in animal health - building the digital capacity to handle the next health threat
Malin E Jonsson, Head of section for epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute -
Inferring causality from big agricultural data
Ingrid M?ge, Senior Scientist, Nofima -
The iKu project: From register epidemiology to machine learning
Olav Reksen, Professor Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Chair: Finn-Arne Weltzien, Pro-Rector for Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Event organizer: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and The Life Science Cluster
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:20 Nordic perspectives on health data
Speakers
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Katarina Nystr?m, Lawyer, Genomic Medicine Sweden and Inquiry Chair "Health data as a national resource for future healthcare in Sweden", Government Offices of Sweden
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P?ivi Sillanaukee, Special Envoy for Health & Well-being, Ministry for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
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Henrik Ullum, CEO, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Dialogue with additional participant
- Andrew Morris, Professor and Director Health Data Research UK
Moderator: Camilla Stoltenberg, CEO, NORCE
14:20–14:40 Break
14:40-15:35 Health data as a national resource: From research and value creation to legal barriers
Speakers
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Kyrre Emblem, Group Leader MRI Research & Technology, Oslo University Hospital
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Steinar Thoresen, Medical Director and Co-Founder, Nordic RWE
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Veronika Barrabes, Country Manager, Novartis
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Stein Olav Skr?vseth, Director, The Norwegian Centre for E-health Research ?
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Anne Kjersti Befring, Professor, University of Oslo
Chair: Carl Henrik G?rbitz, Director, UiO:Life Science
15:35-16:25 Ambitions and future perspectives
Language of this session: Norwegian
Key note by
- Karl Kristian Bekeng, State Secretary, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Labour Party
Panel discussion with additional participants
- Tone Tr?en, Chair, The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, Storting, Conservative Party
- Guro Bj?ntegaard, Country Manager, AstraZeneca
- Bj?rn Atle Bj?rnbeth, CEO, Oslo University Hospital
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Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive, The Research Council of Norway
Moderator: Kristin Vinje, Chief Executive, NOKUT
Photo: Esten Borgos, Borgos Foto AS
Photo: Sundli Tveit: Thomas Keilman
17:00-18:30 Reception Oslo City Hall
The doors open at 16:30. The event starts at 17:00