For researchers and students at the University of Oslo, researchers at Oslo University Hospital (OUS) and Akershus University Hospital (Ahus), members of The Life Science Cluster, Health2B, Norway Health Tech, LMI, Oslo Cancer Cluster, Aleap, ShareLab, the Oslo Science Park community and Oslo Science City partners. Free of charge, but you have to sign up.
The programme will be out in June, but you may sign up already:
Registration opens at 4:30 PM, programme starts at 5:00 PM
Programme
Inspirational talk
Karoline Schjetne, PhD, Director R&D, Thermo Fisher Scientific
More about the speaker, her talk and the company
Karoline Schjetne is Director of Research & Development in Thermo Fisher Scientific Norway, where she leads a cross-functional team focused on developing advanced solutions in sample preparation and diagnostics.
Karoline holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Oslo and has more than 20 years of experience in biotechnology R&D, spanning academic, public, and industrial sectors. Before joining Thermo Fisher, she held scientific and leadership roles in the big pharma and biotech start-up Nykode Therapeutics with a focus on immunology, genomics, and applied translational research.
At Thermo Fisher, she is part of the global R&D leadership team within the Sample prep business in the Biosciences Division and drives innovation across multiple sites. She is passionate about building collaborative, interdisciplinary teams and leveraging AI/ML and automation to accelerate product development.
In her talk, Karoline will share insights into how Thermo Fisher operates as a global science company with a strong presence in Norway building on the legacy Dynal magnetic beads, and how industrial research careers can offer rich opportunities for scientists from early-stage innovation to global impact. She will also reflect on the growing interface between academia and industry in biotechnology and diagnostics.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a world leader in serving science, with a mission to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. The company supports customers in life sciences, clinical diagnostics, pharma, and industrial sectors with innovative technologies and services. In Norway, Thermo Fisher hosts a strong R&D and manufacturing presence, particularly in sample preparation and molecular diagnostics, contributing to global health and scientific progress.
Role model talk
Marit Inngjerdingen, PhD, Founder & CEO and Miriam Aarsund Larsen, PhD, CSO, Cellmover
More about the speakers, their talk and the company
Marit is a professor of pharmacology at the University of Oslo with a background in immunology. She founded Cellmover in 2015 and is the CEO of Cellmover. She will share her journey of building a biotech startup in Norway and what it takes to bring a scientific idea into a commercial venture.
Miriam holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Oslo, with a background in molecular and cancer biology. She is now the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Cellmover. She will talk about her transition from academia to industry and her role in shaping Cellmover’s scientific direction.
Cellmover is a pre-clinical biotech company based in Oslo, developing next-generation cancer immunotherapies. The company engineers nanobodies to expand the reach of immunotherapy for solid tumors. Cellmover’s team of three full-time employees brings combined experience from both academia and biotech start-ups.
Companies for pitching and matchmaking
ThermoFisher
Cellmover
Food and beverages, and mingling
About the innovation hangouts
This is an informal meeting place where students and researchers from the University of Oslo (UiO) can interact with actors from the public sector, hospitals, companies, mentors, business clusters and incubators within UiO's innovation ecosystem. We will provide inspirational talks, talks from role models, matchmaking, food and beverages, and mingling.
The overall goal of the UiO Growth House is to strengthen the innovation culture at UiO to put more knowledge from research to use. With this meeting place, we want to inspire researchers and students, give them self-confidence and knowledge about the innovation process, help them build networks, and facilitate collaboration between academia and industry.
The UiO Growth House established the innovation hangouts in collaboration with clusters in 2022. The events are arranged quarterly in the afternoon/evening.
Questions?
Please contact the UiO Growth House, Norunn K. Torheim, Head of communications and public and external relations, at norunnt@uio.no