24 life sciences pictures 2016

  • In January we met two young Chief Scientific Officers in biotechnology companies established on the basis of their own research at UiO. Geir ?ge L?set works in Nextera that has a groundbreaking technology. The technology facilitates the development of new, targeted drugs that can treat chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases with fewer side effects. This will benefit society considerably. Read the interview with him. Agnete B. Fredriksen has taken her vaccine research from UiO further to the company Vaccibody that tests its products on humans and that has built up a network of global partners. Read the interview with her. Both of them have collaborated with Professor Inger Sandlie who is one of UiO's most innovative researchers. Professor Bjarne Bogen has been central in the development of the technology behind Vaccibody.
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    In January we met two young Chief Scientific Officers in biotechnology companies established on the basis of their own research at UiO.

    Geir ?ge L?set works in Nextera that has a groundbreaking technology. The technology facilitates the development of new, targeted drugs that can treat chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases with fewer side effects. This will benefit society considerably.

    Read the interview with him.

    Agnete B. Fredriksen has taken her vaccine research from UiO further to the company Vaccibody that tests its products on humans and that has built up a network of global partners.

    Read the interview with her.

    Both of them have collaborated with Professor Inger Sandlie who is one of UiO's most innovative researchers. Professor Bjarne Bogen has been central in the development of the technology behind Vaccibody.

  • In February we hosted a life science lunch on innovation. Researchers and students who have won innovation prizes presented their work. The director of UiO’s technology transfer office (TTO) Inven2 talked about who he thinks will be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. 70 per cent of the patents that are taken out through Inven2 come from academic environments in the field of life sciences. Watch the recording of the event (in Norwegian). Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.
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    Dec. 1, 2016

    In February we hosted a life science lunch on innovation.

    Researchers and students who have won innovation prizes presented their work. The director of UiO’s technology transfer office (TTO) Inven2 talked about who he thinks will be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. 70 per cent of the patents that are taken out through Inven2 come from academic environments in the field of life sciences.

    Watch the recording of the event (in Norwegian).

    Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.

  • In February Professor Finn-Eirik Johansen was hired as the new director of UiO:Life Science. To get researchers from different disciplines to work together was what he saw as his most important job at first. Read th interview with him (in Norwegian).  Watch his presentation at the Oslo Life Science Conference in February (in English).
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    In February Professor Finn-Eirik Johansen was hired as the new director of UiO:Life Science.

    To get researchers from different disciplines to work together was what he saw as his most important job at first.

    Read th interview with him (in Norwegian). 

    Watch his presentation at the Oslo Life Science Conference in February (in English).

  • In February we organized our opening conference – the Oslo Life Science Conference. This was a conference for all who are interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. We explored how we can create a leading Nordic Life Science hub for research, education, innovation and business in Oslo. We showed that UiO has all the different disciplines required to succeed with this. National and international speakers told what they think are required to succeed. Watch the videos and download the presentations from the conference. Parts of the conference were shown on national TV (NRK) in May. Watch the program. At the conference the building contractor Statsbygg and the architects Ratio arkitekter as released a new video of the planned life sciences building at UiO. Watch the video.
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    In February we organized our opening conference – the Oslo Life Science Conference.

    This was a conference for all who are interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. We explored how we can create a leading Nordic Life Science hub for research, education, innovation and business in Oslo. We showed that UiO has all the different disciplines required to succeed with this. National and international speakers told what they think are required to succeed.

    Watch the videos and download the presentations from the conference.

    Parts of the conference were shown on national TV (NRK) in May.

    Watch the program.

    At the conference the building contractor Statsbygg and the architects Ratio arkitekter as released a new video of the planned life sciences building at UiO.

    Watch the video.

  • In April we attended the UiO Festival – a knowledge and culture festival that UiO organizes for the population of Oslo. With the seminar ?Life Sciences – What is life and what is ageing and disease?? we showed some examples of life sciences research at different faculties at UiO.
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    Dec. 1, 2016

    In April we attended the UiO Festival – a knowledge and culture festival that UiO organizes for the population of Oslo.

    With the seminar ?Life Sciences – What is life and what is ageing and disease?? we showed some examples of life sciences research at different faculties at UiO.

  • In May we hosted a Life Science Lunch on epigenetics – how do our genes and the environment shape us and make us who we are? Watch the talk about the epigenetic clock. At the seminar we showed the new epigenetics video from the Faculty of Medicine at UiO – the cartoon movie “Epigenetics: nurture vs nature”.  Watch the movie. Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.
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    Dec. 1, 2016

    In May we hosted a Life Science Lunch on epigenetics – how do our genes and the environment shape us and make us who we are?

    Watch the talk about the epigenetic clock.

    At the seminar we showed the new epigenetics video from the Faculty of Medicine at UiO – the cartoon movie “Epigenetics: nurture vs nature”. 

    Watch the movie.

    Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.

  • In May and June we went on a tour at UiO with life science information meetings. We wanted to inform researchers at all the faculties about the upcoming process where they could apply for funding of research groups with collaboration across conventional disciplinary boundaries – so called convergence environments. We also wanted to get input on the process. The tour marked the start of the implementation of the UiO Life Science Strategy. Read more about the information meetings (in Norwegian).
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    Dec. 12, 2016

    In May and June we went on a tour at UiO with life science information meetings.

    We wanted to inform researchers at all the faculties about the upcoming process where they could apply for funding of research groups with collaboration across conventional disciplinary boundaries – so called convergence environments. We also wanted to get input on the process. The tour marked the start of the implementation of the UiO Life Science Strategy.

    Read more about the information meetings (in Norwegian).

  • In June the advisory management team established for UiO:Life Science, met for the first time. This group shall ensure that the director for UiO:Life Science gets input from people with different points of view and experiences in the continuing work with the priority area. The director, Finn-Eirik Johansen, has handpicked the members. See the overview of the members.
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    Dec. 1, 2016

    In June the advisory management team established for UiO:Life Science, met for the first time.

    This group shall ensure that the director for UiO:Life Science gets input from people with different points of view and experiences in the continuing work with the priority area. The director, Finn-Eirik Johansen, has handpicked the members.

    See the overview of the members.

  • Through the year UiO's researchers in life sciences have received different kinds of external funding. In January from the Olav Thon Foundation and FRIPRO Toppforsk. In March it was announced who are still in the run to become Centres of Excellence. In May three large new ICT projects in health, UiO is involved in all. In June Professor Kjetil Taskén was awarded King Olav V's cancer research prize. In November 22.5 million from the Norwegian Cancer Society and a new Centre for Excellence in Education was announced.
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    Dec. 1, 2016

    Through the year UiO's researchers in life sciences have received different kinds of external funding.

    In January from the Olav Thon Foundation and FRIPRO Toppforsk.

    In March it was announced who are still in the run to become Centres of Excellence.

    In May three large new ICT projects in health, UiO is involved in all.

    In June Professor Kjetil Taskén was awarded King Olav V's cancer research prize.

    In November 22.5 million from the Norwegian Cancer Society and a new Centre for Excellence in Education was announced.

  • In June all was set for a virtual 3D tour in the planned life sciences building at UiO. Since then several people have “visited” the building, among others LO President Gerd Kristiansen and NHO Director General Kristin Skogen Lund during a summit at UiO in August. The life sciences building will be Norway’s largest building for research, education and innovation. It shall contribute to value creation and give Norway increased competitiveness in life sciences. It will be a resource for the whole Oslo region. The building will be erected in Gaustadbekkdalen and is planned for completion in 2023. Until then you may join a virtual 3D tour in the life sciences building. The building contractor Statsbygg handed the pre-project over to the Ministry of Education and Research this summer. The Quality assurance of the management base and cost estimates before the project is submitted to Parliament for approval and funding (QA2) started in August and is to be finished till Christmas. See the timeline for the building (in Norwegian).
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    In June all was set for a virtual 3D tour in the planned life sciences building at UiO.

    Since then several people have “visited” the building, among others LO President Gerd Kristiansen and NHO Director General Kristin Skogen Lund during a summit at UiO in August.

    The life sciences building will be Norway’s largest building for research, education and innovation. It shall contribute to value creation and give Norway increased competitiveness in life sciences. It will be a resource for the whole Oslo region.

    The building will be erected in Gaustadbekkdalen and is planned for completion in 2023.

    Until then you may join a virtual 3D tour in the life sciences building.

    The building contractor Statsbygg handed the pre-project over to the Ministry of Education and Research this summer. The Quality assurance of the management base and cost estimates before the project is submitted to Parliament for approval and funding (QA2) started in August and is to be finished till Christmas.

    See the timeline for the building (in Norwegian).

  • In August the UiO:Life Science Board and the staff of UiO:Life Science went on an inspiration trip to London. We visited University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the new Francis Crick Institute. Student innovation and entrepreneurship, business collaboration, new buildings and new ways of organizing the research institutes were keywords from the trip. Read more and watch the pictures from the trip (in Norwegian). Others have also been on inspiration trips. In January the group for learning environments in the project for the planned life science building at UiO visited learning institutions in Denmark. Read more and watch pictures from the trip (in Norwegian).
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    In August the UiO:Life Science Board and the staff of UiO:Life Science went on an inspiration trip to London.

    We visited University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the new Francis Crick Institute. Student innovation and entrepreneurship, business collaboration, new buildings and new ways of organizing the research institutes were keywords from the trip.

    Read more and watch the pictures from the trip (in Norwegian).

    Others have also been on inspiration trips. In January the group for learning environments in the project for the planned life science building at UiO visited learning institutions in Denmark.

    Read more and watch pictures from the trip (in Norwegian).

  • In August UiO’s research magazine Apollon wrote an issue about research on bacteria at UiO: Bacteria – lethal but necessary Read the articles that are also available in English. You may also read the articles that we have written here at uio.no/life-science about research at UiO on antibiotic resistance. Watch a Reuters video where Professor P?l Rongved at the School of Pharmacy talks about antibiotics research at UiO. Listen to Professor P?l Rongved talk about ?A new cure against antibiotic resistant bacteria?, at Norgesglasset, NRK radio at the 31st of  August (in Norwegian). Listen to Professor Ole Andreas ?kstad at the School of Pharmacy talk about bacteria that are smarter than we think, at Norgesglasset, August 25th (in Norwegian). Part 1.  Part 2.
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    In August UiO’s research magazine Apollon wrote an issue about research on bacteria at UiO: Bacteria – lethal but necessary

    Read the articles that are also available in English.

    You may also read the articles that we have written here at uio.no/life-science about research at UiO on antibiotic resistance.

    Watch a Reuters video where Professor P?l Rongved at the School of Pharmacy talks about antibiotics research at UiO.

    Listen to Professor P?l Rongved talk about ?A new cure against antibiotic resistant bacteria?, at Norgesglasset, NRK radio at the 31st of  August (in Norwegian).

    Listen to Professor Ole Andreas ?kstad at the School of Pharmacy talk about bacteria that are smarter than we think, at Norgesglasset, August 25th (in Norwegian). Part 1.  Part 2.

  • In September Morten Egeberg started as administrative leader for UiO:Life Science. Egeberg has many years of experience from the biotechnology industry and education in life sciences. He has a special responsibility for the innovation work in UiO:Life Science and shall contribute to a stronger culture of innovation in life sciences at the university.  Read the interview with him (in Norwegian).
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    In September Morten Egeberg started as administrative leader for UiO:Life Science.

    Egeberg has many years of experience from the biotechnology industry and education in life sciences. He has a special responsibility for the innovation work in UiO:Life Science and shall contribute to a stronger culture of innovation in life sciences at the university. 

    Read the interview with him (in Norwegian).

  • In September we co-hosted the Norwegian–Swedish networking at the embassy in Stockholm and had a large stand at Nordic Life Science Days (NLSDays) together with Norwegian life sciences clusters and organizations. Read more about the events (in Norwegian).
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    In September we co-hosted the Norwegian–Swedish networking at the embassy in Stockholm and had a large stand at Nordic Life Science Days (NLSDays) together with Norwegian life sciences clusters and organizations.

    Read more about the events (in Norwegian).

  • During the National Science Week we hosted a debate at Kulturhuset on Youngstorget. The topic was “Green revolution – academia's place in the green transition”. This was an event for students by students. The event was a collaboration between green student organizations at UiO, the Student Parliament at UiO and the three large priority areas at UiO, UiO:Life Science, UiO:Energy and UiO:Nordic. The event was a part of UiO:澳门葡京手机版app下载sdagene.
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    During the National Science Week we hosted a debate at Kulturhuset on Youngstorget. The topic was “Green revolution – academia's place in the green transition”.

    This was an event for students by students.

    The event was a collaboration between green student organizations at UiO, the Student Parliament at UiO and the three large priority areas at UiO, UiO:Life Science, UiO:Energy and UiO:Nordic. The event was a part of UiO:澳门葡京手机版app下载sdagene.

  • In September we organized workshops with speed dating for the researchers at UiO who wanted to apply for funding for convergence environments. Convergence environments are interdisciplinary research groups that will solve grand challenges related to health and environment. The purpose of the workshops was to get researchers to meet across disciplines. To be a part of the application process they had to submit a project sketch by the end of October. An international expert panel is evaluating the 31 project sketches that we received. When the expert panel has finished the evaluation within December 15th the call for a full project proposal will be out. The application deadline will be March 1st 2017. Read more about the workshop and the speed dating (in Norwegian). Read more about the funding process (in English).
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    In September we organized workshops with speed dating for the researchers at UiO who wanted to apply for funding for convergence environments.

    Convergence environments are interdisciplinary research groups that will solve grand challenges related to health and environment. The purpose of the workshops was to get researchers to meet across disciplines.

    To be a part of the application process they had to submit a project sketch by the end of October. An international expert panel is evaluating the 31 project sketches that we received.

    When the expert panel has finished the evaluation within December 15th the call for a full project proposal will be out. The application deadline will be March 1st 2017.

    Read more about the workshop and the speed dating (in Norwegian).

    Read more about the funding process (in English).

  • In September we helped the students at UiO who were to participate in the international competition in synthetic biology – iGEM – to print the Norwegian version of the comic "Adventures in synthetic biology". With this comic this year?s team wants to get more students from different disciplines to get insight into synthetic biology and maybe participate in the competition the coming years. When the students from UiO participated in the iGEM competition in the end of October, they received a gold medal for their work. They have combined traditional molecular biology with app design, 3D printing and innovative thinking to detect antibiotic resistance in a simple way. The aim is to avoid overuse of antibiotics and thereby reduce the spreading of the resistance genes. Read more about the comic and download the comic in Norwegian. Download the English version from nature.com Visit the web page of iGEM Oslo.
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    Dec. 12, 2016

    In September we helped the students at UiO who were to participate in the international competition in synthetic biology – iGEM – to print the Norwegian version of the comic "Adventures in synthetic biology".

    With this comic this year?s team wants to get more students from different disciplines to get insight into synthetic biology and maybe participate in the competition the coming years.

    When the students from UiO participated in the iGEM competition in the end of October, they received a gold medal for their work. They have combined traditional molecular biology with app design, 3D printing and innovative thinking to detect antibiotic resistance in a simple way. The aim is to avoid overuse of antibiotics and thereby reduce the spreading of the resistance genes.

    Read more about the comic and download the comic in Norwegian.

    Download the English version from nature.com

    Visit the web page of iGEM Oslo.

  • In October we attended at the Cutting Edge Festival in Oslo Science Park. We organized a stand were we showed our virtual 3D tour of the planned life sciences building, here demonstrated by director Finn-Eirik Johansen and chair of our board Svein St?len. Several of UiO's life sciences researchers gave talk at the festival. The festival is hosted by Oslotech, Inven2 and UiO is a part of Oslo Innovation Week. It showcases the latest in science, technology and entrepreneurship. 
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    In October we attended at the Cutting Edge Festival in Oslo Science Park.

    We organized a stand were we showed our virtual 3D tour of the planned life sciences building, here demonstrated by director Finn-Eirik Johansen and chair of our board Svein St?len. Several of UiO's life sciences researchers gave talk at the festival.

    The festival is hosted by Oslotech, Inven2 and UiO is a part of Oslo Innovation Week. It showcases the latest in science, technology and entrepreneurship. 

  • Several new actors have been established in our ecosystem of innovation during the year. In October Scandinavia’s first Health Innovation School opened. Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited at the opening. Read more about the opening. The School of Health Innovation is an initiative from the faculties of medicine at UiO, NTNU and Karolinska Institutet. It is developed in collaboration with Nansen Neuroscience, and Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Medtech are among its collaborators. Read more on the web pages of the School of Health Innovation. In October the health incubator Aleap opened. The incubator will house 60 entrepreneurs. Oslo Medtech, Inven2 and Oslotech have founded the incubator. Earlier in 2016 UiO helped establish the new cluster Oslo Lifetech that later was renamed to The Life Science Cluster. The cluster’s ambition is 50 new startups within life sciences by 2020.
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    Several new actors have been established in our ecosystem of innovation during the year.

    In October Scandinavia’s first Health Innovation School opened. Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited at the opening.

    Read more about the opening.

    The School of Health Innovation is an initiative from the faculties of medicine at UiO, NTNU and Karolinska Institutet. It is developed in collaboration with Nansen Neuroscience, and Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Medtech are among its collaborators.

    Read more on the web pages of the School of Health Innovation.

    In October the health incubator Aleap opened. The incubator will house 60 entrepreneurs. Oslo Medtech, Inven2 and Oslotech have founded the incubator.

    Earlier in 2016 UiO helped establish the new cluster Oslo Lifetech that later was renamed to The Life Science Cluster. The cluster’s ambition is 50 new startups within life sciences by 2020.

  • In October we hosted a Life Science Lunch on Gene editing with CRISPR – the technology, possibilities, use and ethical considerations. See the program and watch the talk of Sigrid Bratlie from the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board. Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science. CRISPR was also on our program in June. Together with the Biotechnology Advisory Board we hosted a guest lecture with Swedish Fredrik Lanner. He presented the work on gene expression in early human embryos, and presented his plans to use CRISPR technology to edit genes in early human embryos. Read more and see the recording of his talk.
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    In October we hosted a Life Science Lunch on Gene editing with CRISPR – the technology, possibilities, use and ethical considerations.

    See the program and watch the talk of Sigrid Bratlie from the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board.

    Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.

    CRISPR was also on our program in June. Together with the Biotechnology Advisory Board we hosted a guest lecture with Swedish Fredrik Lanner. He presented the work on gene expression in early human embryos, and presented his plans to use CRISPR technology to edit genes in early human embryos.

    Read more and see the recording of his talk.

  • In November health innovation was on the agenda during the official visit to Canada.  UiO:Life Science wants to learn from places where business and academia work closely to get better research and more innovation. Our administrative leader, Morten Egberg, therefore joined Oslo Medtech in the business delegation that followed the Crown Prince Couple to Canada. A virtual 3D tour of the planned life sciences building was one of the things they got to see.  Read what Egeberg thinks UiO and Oslo could learn from Toronto, Canada (in Norwegian).
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    In November health innovation was on the agenda during the official visit to Canada. 

    UiO:Life Science wants to learn from places where business and academia work closely to get better research and more innovation. Our administrative leader, Morten Egberg, therefore joined Oslo Medtech in the business delegation that followed the Crown Prince Couple to Canada. A virtual 3D tour of the planned life sciences building was one of the things they got to see. 

    Read what Egeberg thinks UiO and Oslo could learn from Toronto, Canada (in Norwegian).

  • In November we hosted a Life Science Lunch on cancer and stem cells – the cells of possibilities? What are stem cells, where do we find them and what are their roles? How can we use knowledge about stem cells in research and treatment of diseases? Why are stem cells so much debated?  Watch the recording of the talks. Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.
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    In November we hosted a Life Science Lunch on cancer and stem cells – the cells of possibilities?

    What are stem cells, where do we find them and what are their roles? How can we use knowledge about stem cells in research and treatment of diseases? Why are stem cells so much debated? 

    Watch the recording of the talks.

    Life Science Lunch is a series of seminars that is a collaboration between faculties and departments, the Student Parliament, the Science Library and UiO:Life Science.

  • This autumn we have visited many of our partners in our ecosystem of research and innovation. The purpose of the meetings is to map what is out there of activities in the clusters and other places to find out how UiO:Life Science may collaborate with all the actors in the best way possible, especially when it comes to our innovation work.
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    Dec. 13, 2016

    This autumn we have visited many of our partners in our ecosystem of research and innovation.

    The purpose of the meetings is to map what is out there of activities in the clusters and other places to find out how UiO:Life Science may collaborate with all the actors in the best way possible, especially when it comes to our innovation work.

  • Now as December is here, we want to wish all of you who we have collaborated with during the year, a Merry Christmas. We hope to see all of you at Oslo Life Science 15th–17th of February 2017. This is a conference for all who are interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. The Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway (LMI), Oslo University Hospital and The City of Oslo are co-organizers.  Save the dates and follow us on www.uio.no/oslolifescience to get more information. We will open for registration as soon as the program is ready.
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    Now as December is here, we want to wish all of you who we have collaborated with during the year, a Merry Christmas.

    We hope to see all of you at Oslo Life Science 15th–17th of February 2017. This is a conference for all who are interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. The Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway (LMI), Oslo University Hospital and The City of Oslo are co-organizers. 

    Save the dates and follow us on www.uio.no/oslolifescience to get more information. We will open for registration as soon as the program is ready.

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