PROGRAM 2021
The Prince's Gallery, Stockholm City Hall, Hantverkargatan 1,
6:30 pm
Welcoming Dinner
Opening remarks
Mrs. Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor,
Stockholm City Council
Mr. Staffan Ingvarsson,
CEO, Stockholm Business Region
Ms. Barbro C. Ehnbom,
Founder and Chairman, Swedish-American Life Science Summit
Musical Performance
Mr. Magnus Mårtensson
Morning of October 21
Hosted by Mr. Jan Dernestam & Mrs. Camilla Appelgren
8:00 a.m.
Morning Walk from Hotel Kung Carl
8:15 a.m.
Registration and Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Jenni Nordborg,
Life Science Coordinator, Government Offices of Sweden
9:10 a.m.
Gene Therapy ‐ what does it take
Dr. Lars Ekman,
Executive Partner, Sofinnova Investments
9:40 a.m.
The Face of Covid-19, USA
Dr. William A. Haseltine,
President, Access International (via video)
10:00 a.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
Anocca: Dr. Reagan Jarvis, CEO
Ultimovacs:Dr. Carlos De Sousa,CEO
Vironova: Ms. Raheleh Nassaji, Business Development
11:00 a.m.
Panel: What has been learned to date about Covid-19?
Moderator: Dr. Eugen Steiner,Venture Partner, HealthCap
Mr. Richard Bergström, Vaccine Coordinator, Government Offices of Sweden
Dr. Yuval Binur, Managing Partner, Arsuf Global Partners
Dr. Florence Haseltine, Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Anders Tegnell,State Epidemiologist of Sweden
Dr. Mathias Uhlén,Professor, Microbiology, KTH | Multiple Biotech Entrepreneur
Working Luncheon
1:30 p.m.
Inspirational Speaker - Passion, not pension ‐ my next chapter
Mr. Thomas Eldered, President, Flerie Invest
1:45 p.m.
How Covid-19 transformed the future of medicine
Dr. Daniel Kraft, Chair, Medicine, Singularity University (digital)
2:10 p.m.
What it takes ‐ the Investor
Moderator: Ms. Susanne Najafi, Founder, BackingMinds
Dr. Lars Ekman, Executive Partner, Sofinnova Investments
Mr. Mark Goldstone, Partner, Eckuity Fund
Mr. Roger Gunnarsson, Managing Partner, Segulah Medical Acceleration (SMA)
3:00 p.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
BICO: Ms. Isabelle Ljunggren, Head of Communications
RhoVac: Mr. Anders Månsson, CEO
Symcel: Dr. Jesper Ericsson, CEO
4:00 p.m.
Dr. Anna Sandström, Science Policy & Relations Director, AstraZeneca
4:35 p.m.
″10 months race for a vaccine″ ‐ Collaboration: The name of the game
″Sweden's Robert Langer″ i.e., Mathias Uhlen interviews Robert Langer, Co-founder, Moderna, at MIT, MA (digital)
Evening of October 21
Hosted by Mr. Gustaf Salford, CEO, Elekta
6:30 p.m.
Release celebration of SALSS 2021 Jubilee Book
Elekta ‐ the next chapter
SALSS Jubilee Book
Ending on a high note: Violin virtuoso Christian Svarfar
Morning of October 22
Hosted by Mr. Staffan Folin, Partner, Head of Nordic Health Sciences & Wellness, Transactions, EY
8:15 a.m.
Registration and Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Peter Dahlen,
Managing Director, AmCham Sweden
9:15 a.m.
Nasdaq Stockholm: The leading growth market in Europe
Mr. Fredrik Ekstroöm,President, Nasdaq Stockholm
9:30 a.m.
Hot Chair Discussion ‐ ″What it takes″ ‐ A Swedish Perspective
Moderator: Mr. Thomas Eldered, President, Flerie Invest
Ms. Sana Alajmovic, Co-founder & CEO, Sigrid Therapeutics
Dr. Sara Mangsbo, Co-founder, Immuneed & Strike Pharma
Dr. Lao Saal, Co-founder & COO, SAGA Diagnostics Co-founder & COO, SAGA Diagnostics
Dr. Evelina Vågesjö, Co-founder & CEO, Ilya Pharma
10:15 a.m.
Company Presentations and Coffee
BioArctic: Dr. Gunilla Osswald, CEO
Devyser: Mr. Fredrik Alpsten, CEO
Orexo: Mr. Nikolaj Sörensen, CEO
11:15 a.m.
Patient Entrepreneur
Dr. Karin Hehenberger, Founder & CEO, LyfeBulb
11:30 a.m.
Coala Life, a SALSS Success Story
Dr. Philip Siberg, CEO, CoalaLife
11:15 a.m.
Collaboration: The new way forward
Moderator: Mr. Staffan Folin, Partner, EY
Ms. Sofia Breitholtz, President, Reach for Change
Mr. Anders Månsson, CEO, RhoVac
Dr. Gunilla Osswald, CEO, BioArctic
Dr. Eugene Durenard, Managing Director, Stetson Family Office
12:00 p.m.
Rising Stars Exhibit
Amniotics
Atrogi
EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals
Ilya Pharma
Iaterion
Mobius Biomedical
SAGA Diagnostics
Sigrid Therapeutics
Vironova Bioanalyctics
1:00 p.m.
Concluding Luncheon
Musical Tribute
Jury Members 2021: Dr. Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor, MIT, Co-Founder Moderna Dr. Mathias Uhlén, Professor, KTH, Multiple Biotech Entrepreneur Dr. Mikael Dolsten, President, Worldwide Research & Development, Pfizer Dr. Eugen Steiner, Partner, HealthCap
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