Workshop on Photonics for Life Science and Regional Innovation Strategies

In the framework of an EU project called ÉPRISE, PhotonicSweden is organizing a workshop on October 17 in Kista (Stockholm) just before the annual conference "Optics&Photonics in Sweden", October 18&19 at the same location.

The main themes of this workshop will be:

  1. How do Swedish companies active in the field of photonics manage to enter Life Science markets: Medical, Pharma, Agriculture and Food?
  2. How do regional innovation strategies support these companies and benefit from their growth?

Preliminary program

10:00 Welcome and Introduction

10:10 The EU Project ÉPRISE (Pierre-Yves Fonjallaz, Dir. PhotonicSweden)
10:30 RIS3 and Photonics in Stockholm (Maria C. Lindqvist)
10:45 Financing strategies in Life Sciences in Sweden (Jenni Nordborg)
11:00 Company 1 to 4

12:00 Lunch

13:00 RISE Acreo
13:15 Companies 5 to 8
14:15 Panel discussion
14:50 Conclusions
15:00 The End

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Program