PROGRAM
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Welcoming Reception
Hosted by Ms. Chris Heister,
Stockholm County Governor
Opening remarks
Barbro C. Ehnbom,
Chairman, Swedish-American Life Science Summit
7:30 p.m.
Gold Sponsor Dinner at Delphi HQ
(by invitation only)
Hosted by Mr. Per Lagerkvist
Partner, Delphi
Morning of August 21, 2014
8:15 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Carl-Henrik Heldin,
Chairman, The Nobel Foundation & Director,
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
9:10 a.m.
Keynote Speech: Opening Doors Worldwide through Medical Science
Nobel Laureate Dr. Peter C. Agre, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor & Director,
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
9:30 a.m.
Setting the Stage - The Future of Medicine
Dr. Daniel Kraft,
Medicine & Neuroscience Chair, Singularity University
9:45 a.m.
Panel: The Future of Medicine
Moderator: Dr. Alan I. Leshner,
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dr. Jan Lundberg,
President, Lilly Research Laboratories & EVP, Science & Technology, Eli Lilly
Dr. Martin Ingvar,
Chairman, FORTE & Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Dr. Andrew Hessel,
Futurist, Distinguished Researcher, Autodesk
Dr. Florence Haseltine,
Founder, Society for Women’s Health Research
11:00 a.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
Immunicum Therapeutic cancer vaccines
Genovis Smart Enzymes in antibody drug development
Bactiguard Preventing hospital acquired infections
12:00 p.m.
Festive Luncheon
Hosted by EY Sweden
Opera Performance
1:30 p.m.
Aligning Future Health Care to Outcomes that
Matter to Patients
Dr. Stefan Larsson,
Sr. Partner & Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Dr. Christina Åkerman,
Director General, Medical Products Agency
2:00 p.m.
Panel: Aging and Regenerative Research Driving the Future of Medicine
Moderator: Dr. Anders Hamsten, President, Karolinska Institutet
Dr. Eckhard Alt,
Chairman, InGeneron
Dr. Mahendra Rao,
VP Strategic Development, Q Therapeutics &
Consultant Regenerative Medicine, NYSCF
Dr. Pranela Rameshwar,
Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Dr. Urban Lendahl,
Professor, Karolinska Institutet
2:50 p.m.
Unlocking Value:
Mr. Staffan Folin, Head of Life Sciences Nordics & Partner, EY
3:00 p.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
Q Therapeutics Treatment of debilitating CNS
diseases and injuries
Philips Healthcare Meaningful Innovation
Moberg Pharma Focusing on underserved market
niches for topical OTC products
4:00 p.m.
The Human Protein Atlas: On the Finish Line
Dr. Mathias Uhlén,
Professor KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Center Director, SciLifeLab
4:15 p.m.
Summarizing the Day:
Dr. William A. Haseltine,
Chairman & President, ACCESS Health International
Evening of August 21, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Dinner Cruise departing from Nybrokajen 5,
hosted by The Boston Consulting Group
Morning of August 22, 2014
8:15 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:55 a.m.
Introductory Remarks & Bell Ringing
Mr. Magnus Billing,
President, NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
9:10 a.m.
Keynote - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Robert Langer,
David H Koch Institute Professor, MIT
9:25 a.m.
Panel: The Financial Landscape: A Brainstorming session
Moderator: Ms. Anna Levander,
VP of Sales, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dr. Håkan Björklund,
Chairman, Lundbeck & Partner, Avista Capital Partners
Dr. Robert Langer,
David H Koch Institute Professor, MIT
Dr. Johanna Adami,
Director & Head of Health Division, VINNOVA
Dr. Raghuram Selvaraju,
Managing Director &
Senior Equity Research Analyst, Aegis Capital
Dr. Eugen Steiner,
Partner, HealthCap
10:15 a.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
Elekta Presentation of Leksell Gamma Knife®
NeoStem Cell therapy development and manufacturing
Qbtech New effective ADHD test
11:15 a.m.
Hot Chair Interviews- Living with disease
Moderator: Dr. Alan I. Leshner,
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Nobel Laureate Dr. Peter C. Agre,
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor & Director,
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Dr. Jay D. Keasling,
Professor, UC Berkeley & CEO, Joint BioEnergy Institute
11:50 a.m.
Summarizing the Day:
Dr. Hans Wigzell,
Professor Emeritus, Karolinska Institutet
12:15 p.m.
Rising Stars Exhibit
Antrad Medical Ultra-fast thawing of blood plasma
Ascilion Pain-free tests of blood glucose
AVRA Surgical Robotics Lightweight, modular, cost effective systems
ExScale Biospecimen Solutions Cancer diagnostics, DNA and RNA extraction
Medicon Village Promoting Life Science R & D and business in Southern Sweden
Nanologica Innovative porous material with stem cell therapy potential
Oncology Venture Finding precision medicine in abandoned drugs
OssDsign Advancing Bone Repair
Sigrid Therapeutics Long-term safe treatment of obesity
1:30 p.m.
Concluding Luncheon
Special Luncheon Address:
H.E Mark F. Brzezinski, Ambassador of the
United States to Sweden
& H.E. Björn Lyrvall, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States
3:00 p.m.
Special Visit to SciLifeLab (by invitation only)
hosted by Dr. Mathias Uhlén, Center Director &
Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Evening of August 22, 2014
7:00 p.m.
In the Shadow of Mozart, Clarinet Concert with
Marcus Forss & Friends
at 18th Century Royal
Theatre Confidencen