STOCKHOLM, September 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Record attendance at Nordic Life Science Daysfor third successive year.
AMRA (http://www.amra.se), Bergenbio (http://www.bergenbio.com) and Nexstim (http://www.nexstim.com) have been announced as the recipients of the Nordic Stars 2015 Awards. The awards were presented at the conclusion of the Nordic Life Science Days in Stockholm, which again set a new record for attendance, with over 1000 delegates from 31 countries, establishing itself as the premier Nordic life sciences event.
Nordic Stars Awards were introduced in 2013 in special recognition of life science companies in the Nordic region demonstrating outstanding innovation and entrepreneurial skills.
"This year's winner of the Nordic Stars Awards are clearly future-oriented and committed to working in new ways to bring medical innovations to patients. They are both role models for others and an example of the innovation capacity in the life sciences in the Nordic countries," says Jonas Ekstrand, Director General SwedenBIO.
JonasEkstrand also reflected on a highly successful two days:
"NLSDays has continued to grow and established a strong reputation. We are particularly pleased to see the high level of international interest, which is a recognition of the thriving entrepreneurial life sciences environment here and we look forward to continuing to develop and expand NLSDays over the coming years."
The theme of the conference "The New Value Chain and the Future" was also well received, as was the focus on three trends - Digitalization, Precision and Preventive Medicine and Breakthrough Therapies. These are described ina brief reportco-written by SwedenBIO and Arthur D. Little that also outlines key factors for success for companies in these areas in the future.
Nordic Life Science Days 2015 in brief
Registered Delegates: 1026
Registered Companies: 680
Countries Represented: 31
Partnering Meeting Requests: 9514
Partnering Meetings Scheduled: 1957
Licensing Opportunities: 541
Nordic Life Science Days 2016 will be held September 13-15 in Stockholm.
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