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ScanBalt is a platform for communication between the different parties in ScanBalt BioRegion and between ScanBalt BioRegion and the surrounding community. ScanBalt once a month releases an electronic newsletter, ScanBalt News. If you have relevant news you would like to share with high level professionals, decision and opinion makers please forward a few lines and if necessary add a link for further information to the editor of ScanBalt News Peter Frank, pf@scanbalt.org

::	19 December 2008, Bridge BSR: Unexploited synergies within Life Sciences in the Baltic Sea Region

::	12 December 2008, PentaBase number one among the young European high-tech biotech companies

::	27 November 2008, New ScanBalt Founding Member: Sahlgrenska University Hospital

::	21 November 2008, 1st Nordic Baltic Expats Forum Newsletter!

::	18 November 2008, NBEF Launch - Attracting Talents in a Global Workforce

::	14 November 2008, New Founding Member: Aalborg University

::	14 November 2008, NBEF case story: Charlotte Gudme Return Fellow Novo Nordisk

::	21 October 2008, New ScanBalt member: Biologue

::	21 October 2008, ScanBalt Saturday School of Aesthetic Medicine / Dies academicus DALM

::	10 October 2008, Associate Professor in Medical Image Analysis, Aalborg University, Denmark

::	10 October 2008, PhD Fellowship, Biotechnology Centre at the University of Oslo

::	07 October 2008, Postdoctoral positions in Bio-Nanoscience, Chalmers

::	24 September 2008, Press release:The 7th ScanBalt Forum and Biomaterials days 2008 – Innovation on Top of Europe

::	17 September 2008, New science and technology park in Gdansk

::	11 September 2008, Boost biosystems: new initiatives for the region

::	10 September 2008, ScanBalt Campus Knowledge Network in Informational Biology funded

::	09 September 2008, Experts from the Baltic Sea region discuss IT innovation for the health care system

::	08 September 2008, Welcome to the EXPERYMENT Science Centre in Gdynia

::	05 September 2008, First ERC Advanced Grants Competition: 14 Nordic Winners

::	12 August 2008, 'Modern Applications of Biotechnology'' - Research Grants for Postdoctoral Students

::	08 July 2008, Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia - „Pomeranian Silicon Valley”

::	07 July 2008, EXPERYMENT Science Centre- science for children

::	01 July 2008, Research Management on Top of Europe

::	01 July 2008, Wiborg ApS and Avance GmbH enter agreement on state-of-art valuation software

::	26 June 2008, New alliances in biotechnology

::	26 June 2008, Vacancy notice for the position of the IMI JU Executive Director

::	23 June 2008, NordForsk Launched New Funding Scheme to Boost Academia–Industry Collaboration

::	10 June 2008, New Strategy to Strengthen Innovation on Top of Europe

::	09 June 2008, Financing alliance on Top of Europe on its way

::	05 June 2008, Nordic-Baltic Expats Forum - on the Shanghai Express

::	19 May 2008, Successful culmination of the Trayss Prime Project

::	13 May 2008, Model to boost internationalisation of biotech service companies

::	29 April 2008, Financing Small and Medium sized Companies on Top of Europe

::	29 April 2008, The Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine grants available

::	29 April 2008, Boost biosystems events:bringing together academic professionals and entrepreneurs

::	25 April 2008, Baltic Center of Biotechnology and Innovative Diagnostics to be founded

::	18 April 2008, First International Meeting on Brain Aquaporins takes place in Oslo

::	10 April 2008, Nordic-Baltic expatriates forum

::	08 April 2008, New members of ScanBalt

::	07 April 2008, GBLS-Krakow model of Integrated Bio-Ethics

::	01 April 2008, Lithuanian biotech growing fast

::	31 March 2008, New ScanBalt vice-chairmen elected

::	13 March 2008, Biosystems technologies on the way to the market

::	12 March 2008, Opening of the ScanBalt Academy House

::	07 March 2008, Press release: Clusters the Future of the Baltic Sea Region

::	21 February 2008, Comparative study: School Autonomy in Europe. Policies and Measures

::	20 February 2008, Continuity for Baltic Sea co-operation

::	20 February 2008, Nordic backing for excellence in research

::	05 February 2008, Learning to manage- Trayss Prime in "Science careers"

::	04 February 2008, Get Exposure in the Magazine Nordic Life Science 2008 !

::	04 February 2008, Scandinavian becomes pan European

::	28 January 2008, Researchers from Gdansk and Hamburg collaborate in Research Education

::	27 January 2008, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research founded

::	22 January 2008, New members of ScanBalt

::	20 January 2008, Joint Nordic Initiative: Excellence in Research on Globalisation

::	03 January 2008, Danish model to encourage brain gain

::	20 December 2007, EU Commission signs with ScanBalt to support Small and Medium sized Companies

::	19 December 2007, Biological physics creates diagnostics of the future

::	07 December 2007, ScanBalt Forum 2008- the first announcement

::	05 December 2007, Rise of the Nordic warriors

::	29 November 2007, 37 scientists coming back to Lithuania

::	22 November 2007, Large interest for Trayss Prime: more seminars and final management training course ahead!

::	22 November 2007, ScanBalt BioRegion to Collaborate on Cancer

::	20 November 2007, Grants for participation at "The first brain aquaporin meeting" in Oslo

::	20 November 2007, Prof. Glosnicka heads a succesful startup company in the growing biotech industry

::	19 November 2007, Boost Biosystems - creating a strategy for public-private collaboration in Medicon Valley

::	13 November 2007, Nordplus programmes open to the Baltic States

::	08 November 2007, New ScanBalt member: the Group for Bioethics in Life Sciences of the Jagiellonian University

::	01 November 2007, The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Development supports innovation in ScanBalt BioRegion

::	29 October 2007, Scandinavian universities join forces to commercialise nanotech

::	24 October 2007, ESF calls for more and better medical imaging rese

::	23 October 2007, Danish schools access biotech online

::	23 October 2007, Nature publishing group is new ScanBalt sponsor

::	17 October 2007, TRAYSS PRIME workshops pave the way towards successful FP7 participation

::	05 October 2007, Boost Biosystems mobilizes actors in ScanBalt BioRegion

::	04 October 2007, German biotech giant to locate in Copenhagen

::	04 October 2007, Scanbalt looks forward to cross-border innovation systems

::	28 September 2007, Biotechnology in Sweden

::	28 September 2007, Nanotechnology in Scandinavia 2007 Report out Now

::	21 September 2007, Commissioner urges universities to embrace modernisation

::	19 September 2007, European scientists well-prepared for international research activities

::	06 September 2007, The Oslo Cancer Cluster- a new approach to accelerating cancer innovations

::	05 September 2007, European Centre for Modern Drug Discovery Established in Hamburg

::	04 September 2007, Pomeranian Science and Technology Park- a new ScanBalt member!

::	29 August 2007, Biotechnology in the Baltic States

::	22 August 2007, Norway seeks opportunities from bio-prospecting

::	13 August 2007, Commission unveils medical intelligence system

::	10 August 2007, Culminatum Ltd Oy- a new ScanBalt member!

::	10 August 2007, The new national competence cluster HealthBIO in Finland

::	02 August 2007, COST given budget boost for FP7

::	31 July 2007, Young researchers learn good project management to become successful

::	26 July 2007, German-Polish bilateral collaboration in Molecular Diagnostics

::	28 June 2007, Findings from University of Helsinki provide new insights into bioscience

::	28 June 2007, Investigators at Institute of Biotechnology publish new data on DNA research

::	28 June 2007, Support for Danish FP7 coordinators

::	22 June 2007, Nanotechnology: we've invested in research, where are the applications?

::	13 June 2007, ScanBalt in the radio: Bo Samuelsson on "Talents on Top of Europe" (German)

::	30 May 2007, Cooperation agreement on research an innovations

::	29 May 2007, TRAYSS PRIME is on the way

::	12 March 2007, Regional development, a driver of innovation

::	30 January 2007, Report provides overview of marine research in FP6

::	29 January 2007, Updated CORDIS service brings project partners tog

::	29 January 2007, Finnish science ranks top by number of publication

::	28 January 2007, High Technology Finland 2007 available online

::	26 January 2007, The secret to Germany's FP6 success

::	26 January 2007, Big changes at Novo Nordisk

::	26 January 2007, BioTurku company licenses biomaterial technology to Bayer

::	24 January 2007, Young researchers choose Europe for stem cell careers

::	18 January 2007, Scandinavias biggest research university now a reality

::	18 January 2007, News on Nordic Research policy

::	18 January 2007, Take the Lab 2020 European survey

::	18 January 2007, Review of the first year in operation: Biotechs flock to EMEA’s SME office

::	15 January 2007, PRO INNO Europe initiative launched

::	12 January 2007, New center of excellence funded in Norway

::	10 January 2007, New report on the economic development of the Baltic States and Poland

::	09 January 2007, There is life north of the EU core!

::	08 January 2007, Pressrelease: ScanBalt BioRegion – On Top of Europe

::	19 December 2006, Visit New Interactive Online Version of Scandinavian Life Science Journal

::	18 December 2006, Open position: Group Leader in Bioinformatics at Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Finland.

::	18 December 2006, Travel grants from Novo Nordisk for ScanBalt scientists attending the 8th World Congress on Inflammation in Copenhagen - deadline 15 January

::	15 December 2006, University of Helsinki among twelve research teams that have been awarded nearly $1.5 million in total funding for Parkinson's Research.

::	15 December 2006, International Bioscience Business School in Gothenburg receives two grants

::	13 December 2006, Information on European research funding - gateway to FP7

::	12 December 2006, Building Open Innovation Platforms in Bioscience

::	11 December 2006, Hattrick in EU Research Projects by Steinbeis

::	11 December 2006, FP6 funding for upgrading young researchers in the Baltic Sea Region - TRAYSS PRIME

::	07 December 2006, Denmark increases number of Ph.d students with 50% over 4 years

::	07 December 2006, Call: Euro 2,7 million to develop Nordic Innovation policy

::	06 December 2006, ScanBalt Campus spinns out new project "Wood becomes plastic"

::	05 December 2006, Nordic Council of Ministers points to importance of cooperation with Northern Germany

::	05 December 2006, Alliance of the leading Nordic technical universities, 2 are ScanBalt members

::	04 December 2006, The European Parliament approves the Seventh Framework Programme -FP7, first calls to be published in 3 weeks

::	04 December 2006, Turku Science Park launches two new biotech research centres

::	01 December 2006, IMI, Innovative Medicines Initiative launches new website

::	01 December 2006, Shanghai Biotech moves large facility to Malmö, Sweden

::	30 November 2006, Northern highlights: Science in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark

::	29 November 2006, New Diabetes Research Network funds 5 researcher positions in Medicon Valley

::	28 November 2006, First calls in FP7 to be launched at 22 December this year

::	27 November 2006, ScanBalt benchmarking report analyzing the economic potential of life sciences in the ScanBalt regions, mentioned in European Biotech news.

::	22 November 2006, Life science in Lativa is attractive and growing

::	21 November 2006, Jagiellonian University, Poland, involved in 44 EU projects, receives Brussels Crystal Prize

::	20 November 2006, Poland launches FP7 in style

::	20 November 2006, Turku to develop science parks in South Africa

::	20 November 2006, First exit from Chalmers Innovation model - $11M sale of start-up

::	13 November 2006, "Information for Patients: The EU policy options", background report available

::	13 November 2006, The life sciences were the big winners of European Young Investigators Awards Ceremony

::	13 November 2006, Connecting Poland and China: Marie Curie "Transfer of Knowledge" scheme attracts Dr. Guo Jun to Silesian university

::	13 November 2006, EU Call - Affiliation of New European Participants to The Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite Network

::	10 November 2006, Systems biology receives Euro 2,7 mill. at Chalmers BioCenter

::	10 November 2006, Norway signs European charter for researcher mobility

::	09 November 2006, MVA and Medicon Valley newsletters for October out

::	09 November 2006, Best job opportunities for first graduates in Lübeck’s Molecular Life Science

::	09 November 2006, One of UK's leading technology transfer units open BioIncubator at Imperial College London.

::	09 November 2006, Overview of global Biotech, report on the industry: Life sciences: A changing prescription

::	08 November 2006, An analysis of ScanBalt Competence clusters - the first results from ScanBalt Competence Region

::	07 November 2006, Nordic regions excel in knowledge economy

::	03 November 2006, Putting knowledge into practice: Get influence on FP7 calls

::	03 November 2006, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers Per Unckel to become new county governor of Stockholm

::	02 November 2006, The Baltic Tigers – An end in sight for the growth story? By C. Ketels

::	02 November 2006, MedCoast Scandinavia, October Newsletter out

::	01 November 2006, Locate in ScanBalt! List of organisations available to assist companies and individuals.

::	31 October 2006, BIOINN, cluster development in action, Norway

::	30 October 2006, Nordic countries spend more resources on R&D than other West European countries, and the majority is spend by businesses; 2006 Nordic Statistical Yearbook.

::	30 October 2006, The Nordic nations need to build collective research platforms to stay competitive

::	27 October 2006, EU information on the next Research and Development funding programme - FP7

::	27 October 2006, European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures launched

::	26 October 2006, Iceland‘s Science and Technology Policy Council recommends new Knowledge park outside Reykavik

::	20 October 2006, EU launches guide to innovation

::	17 October 2006, CORDIS: Mission accomplished for Boosting Baltic

::	13 October 2006, HURRY! Win a trip to EuroBiO Career Fair 2006 in Paris with EuroBioJobs.org

::	12 October 2006, EuroBiojobs and YEBN offers job match making at EuroBio 2006

::	12 October 2006, Report from Biotechnology Summer School in Gdansk, Poland

::	10 October 2006, Biotech and Pharma private research investments boost European R&D investment

::	10 October 2006, Find your scientific offficer in EU, new organisation chart of DG research

::	09 October 2006, Voices and pictures from ScanBalt Forum 2006, in Tartu, Estonia

::	06 October 2006, Strong optimism for European biotech, says annual investment survey

::	05 October 2006, Science, technology and innovation; business and health. Regions in EU: Statistical yearbook 2006

::	04 October 2006, Improving Intellectual Property Rights in ScanBalt BioRegion - ScanBalt responds to EU biotechnology strategy consultation

::	02 October 2006, BOOST BIOSYSTEMS: New thematic cluster launched in ScanBalt BioRegion

::	29 September 2006, Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie, ScanBalt Academy Vice Chairman, is awarded the Van Gysel Prize for BioMedical Research 2006

::	28 September 2006, Support to attract Polish scientist abroad to return to Poland

::	28 September 2006, First European eHealth News Portal!

::	28 September 2006, ScanBalt Forum 2006 - main achievements

::	28 September 2006, ScanBalt IPKN seminar “Intellectual Property Strategies in Bioscience”, in Vilnius attracts 40 researchers.

::	28 September 2006, Successful workshop for first time proposers to EU funding

::	26 September 2006, Latvia attracts Swedish companies

::	26 September 2006, "Mind to Market: A Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization, by the Milken institute.

::	21 September 2006, Press release: ScanBalt Academy launched at the opening of ScanBalt Forum

::	20 September 2006, Finland attracts 24 world class top researchers and raises the level of scientific and technological knowledge and know-how in Finland

::	18 September 2006, Public money to market Swedish Biotech

::	18 September 2006, Øresund Entrepreneurship Academy established

::	15 September 2006, Nordic Growth Management 2007, Action Learning for Executives from Growth Companies, at SIMI .

::	15 September 2006, 72% find cooperation between public research and industrial partners 'very difficult', or 'difficult', Report from EU (DG Research)

::	12 September 2006, Several open calls for funding for Research networking, Research conferences and Young Investigators Awards at the European Science Foundation.

::	12 September 2006, More than 19 mill. € to enhance the scientific quality and international visibility of Nordic research

::	08 September 2006, Baltic countries join Nordplus, the grant programmes for mobility and co-operation in the educational sector

::	07 September 2006, ScanBalt Forum - Last call

::	07 September 2006, Huge gender gaps in patenting among life scientists

::	07 September 2006, bioTEAMsouth Newsletter: Diabetes chewing gum, Spinn-of and DNA chip for gene analysis

::	06 September 2006, Press Release: ScanBalt – new strategic partner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States

::	06 September 2006, Visit MedCoast Scandinavia at Biotech Forum in Copenhagen 26-28th of September

::	01 September 2006, Clusters in the EU-10 new member countries, an analysis.

::	01 September 2006, Open calls: Seed money for excellent science and Scholarships

::	31 August 2006, Electronic guide to EU funding in FP7 launched by ScanBalt project Boosting Baltic

::	31 August 2006, ScanBalt Campus sets-up student exchange between St. Petersburg and Rostock

::	28 August 2006, SIMI offers two medical executive-management education programs

::	28 August 2006, Call for Expressions of Interest for EuroBioForum Helsinki 2006

::	28 August 2006, ScanBalt Intellectual Property Knowledge network, launches interactive website

::	24 August 2006, High quality Medical education at Polish Universities attracts Swedish students

::	24 August 2006, Medicon Valley Academy Newsletter, August 2006, available now

::	23 August 2006, ScanBalt Clinical Research Network project focuses on diabetes

::	21 August 2006, Finland steers a course to boost innovation and the markets driving it

::	21 August 2006, Looking out! Bologna in a global setting

::	21 August 2006, Novo Nordisk offers travel grant for ScanBalt actors to World Congress on Inflammation

::	18 August 2006, "European Regional Policy will continue to support the Baltic Sea Region" says Danuta Hübner

::	18 August 2006, Finnish healthcare is finding technology partners in China

::	18 August 2006, Medicon Valley Biomedical Newsletter, August 2006, available now

::	18 August 2006, ScanBalt General Assembly, 20 September 2006

::	15 August 2006, Biotech booming across the globe, E&Y report states

::	15 August 2006, European biotech – innovative but strapped for cash, study by EuropaBio

::	15 August 2006, More than 300 job vacancies within Life sciences in Europe

::	14 August 2006, Stem cell compromise allowed approval of FP7 by Council

::	14 August 2006, Testing EU biotechnology strategy, an invitation to give your opinion

::	14 August 2006, Biotech in Poland, report produced by BioCon Valley

::	14 August 2006, PLANTON receives BioChancePlus research funding

::	14 August 2006, ScanBalt member Triip, Estonia, receives ISO certificates

::	11 August 2006, Call for Proposals - ESF Research Networking Programmes

::	11 August 2006, Call for Proposals - ESF Research Conferences 2008

::	11 August 2006, Medicon Valley Academy and Norgenta North German Life Science Agency agree on cooperation

::	11 August 2006, Swedish students prefer Danish medical universities

::	10 August 2006, Blue biotech emerges from the deep

::	10 August 2006, Brain drain? The pros and cons of scientist mobility

::	10 August 2006, Young Innovative Company (YIC) status in Nordic Baltic area

::	10 August 2006, INTERREG call focusing on Russia, now open

::	25 July 2006, Biotechnology in Poland - New Business Atlas Published

::	21 July 2006, German Biotech Companies Report New Results on Cultivated Liver Cells

::	05 July 2006, Health Economy Summit at the Baltic Sea meets with high interest

::	03 July 2006, Proposal for the Seventh Framework Programme

::	03 July 2006, Patient mobility and cross-border care in the North: Estonia, Finland and Latvia