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LSX Nordic Congress

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20-21 May 2025Radisson Blu Royal Bergen, Norway
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Day 1 – Tuesday 20th May - CET (Central European Time, GMT+01:00)

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Day 1 – Tuesday 20th May - CET (Central European Time, GMT+01:00)
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07:30 - 08:30
Registration & Breakfast
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08:30 - 08:40
Welcome Address
  • Nadia Moodie - Portfolio Manager, LSX
08:40 - 09:20
Lifting Norway’s Life Science Industry to the Global Stage & Spearheading Greater Nordic Collaboration
  • Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli - Founding Partner, Sarsia
  • Lena Nymo Helli - CEO, Norway Health Tech
  • Erik Digman Wiklund - CEO, Circio
  • Leif Rune Skymoen - CEO, Legemiddelindustrien (LMI)
  • Donmienne Leung - Director, AbbVie Ventures
09:20 - 10:00
Catering to the 50% - Funding & Scaling Innovative Solutions in Women's Health
  • Mikaela Odlander - Director & Head of Digital Health EMEA, Orexo
  • Masha Stromme - Co-Chair, PAACS Invest
  • Peter Gulliksen - CEO, Nørs
  • Chelsea Ranger - Founder & Chair, Women in Life Science Norway (WiLD Norway)
10:00 - 10:40
Morning Break
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10:40 - 11:20
Building a Successful Biotech Company in the Nordics – What Does it Take?
  • Ingrid Teigland Akay - Managing Partner, Hadean Ventures
  • Søren Møller - Managing Partner, Seed Investments, Novo Seeds
  • Julie Waras Brogren - Deputy CEO, Ascelia Pharma
  • Renee Aguiar-Lucander - Former CEO, Calliditas Therapeutics
  • Zeno Albisser - CEO, Hemispherian
11:20 - 12:00
Is the AI Craze Distorting the VC market?
  • Marko Kuisma - Partner, Innovestor
  • Laurens de Vries - Venture Capital Analyst, Heran Partners
  • Bita Sehat - Partner, Trill Impact Ventures
  • Stina Wallmark - Investment Director, Life Sciences, Voima Ventures
10:40 - 11:20
How Is the Nordic Ecosystem Supporting Early-Stage Digital Health and Medical Device Startups
  • Ådne Iden Høiland - Director, Eitri Innovation Center & Health Incubato
  • Nicolas Bouchet - Investment Manager, Healthtech Hub Copenhagen
  • Maria Tell - COO & Investment Director, Segulah Medical Acceleration
  • Thomas Unt - Deputy CEO, Smile Venture Hub
  • Miia Kaye - Investment Director, Tesi
11:20 - 12:00
Don’t Sink! Creative Financing Measures and Revenue Streams in a Capital Constrained Environment
  • Sana Alajmovic - Co-founder & CEO, Sigrid Therapeutics
  • Markus Dietrich - Senior Investment Associate, Hadean Ventures
  • Katarina Hedbeck - CEO & Co-founder, Interlinked
  • Tamara Alagirova - CEO & Co-founder, MONCYTE Health
12:00 - 13:10
Lunch Break
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13:10 - 14:00
Bridging the Gap - Translating University Research to Commercial Value
  • Maarit Merla - CEO, Finnish Drug Discovery
  • Alexandra Gylfe - Founding Partner, Nordic Science Investments
  • Alexandra Patriksson - Science Relations Manager, Testa Center
  • Viktor Drvota - CEO, Karolinska Development
  • Willem van Weperen - CEO, Pluvia Biotech
14:00 - 14:50
TechBio – How to Accelerate Data Driven Life Sciences
  • Howard Read - European Patent Attorney, ACAPO
  • Duleek Ranatunga - CEO, Pear Bio
  • Giovanni Rizzo - Partner, Biotech Fund, Indaco Venture Partners
  • Carlo Kriesi - Co-founder & CEO, Vitroscope
  • Tess Korthout - R&D Innovation Scout, J&J Innovation
13:10 - 13:30
The MedTech Playbook: Success Factors and Pitfalls in MedTech Product Development
  • Kay Gastinger - Head of Inventas Health, Inventas AS
13:30 - 14:10
Scaling Digital Health Beyond the First Generation – Overcoming the Fragmented Markets & Reimbursement Conundrum
  • Marko Kuisma - Partner, Innovestor
  • Marcus Bergler - Advisory Board Member & Jury Head, MEDKAP Investor Association
  • Ann-Kathrin von Knobloch - Digital Health Expert, Flying Health
  • Daniel Amann - CEO, edupression
14:10 - 14:30
In Estonia, the future of healthcare is digital
14:30 - 14:50
SpinChip Diagnostics: Insights From A Successful Medtech Exit
  • Ann-Tove Kongsnes - Deputy CEO/Investment Director, Investinor
  • Morten Jurs - CEO, SpinChip Diagnostics
13:10 - 14:10
Workshop: Innovative Routes to the US Public Markets

Unlock new possibilities for accessing the US public markets, and in particular, US Nasdaq. Join Mintz for a workshop exploring innovative routes beyond the conventional IPO. Gain valuable insights into alternative strategies to fuel your company's growth and expansion.

  • Explore strategic alternatives to the traditional IPO process
  • Learn how to navigate different pathways to the US public market
  • Understand how these routes can help you achieve your financial objectives
  • Gain valuable knowledge for your company's public market journey
  • Bill Hicks - Partner, CO-Chair of Securities & Capital Markets Group, Mintz
14:50 - 15:20
Afternoon Break
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15:20 - 16:10
Looking to the Future - Preparing Your Biotech Company for an IPO
  • Carsten Borring - Head of Listings & Capital Markets, NASDAQ
  • Thomas Hoftvedt - Managing Director, IBD, Head of Healthcare Coverage, DNB Markets & DNB//Back Bay
  • Amanda Hayward - SVP, Global Head of Business Development, Rallybio
  • Julie Waras Brogren - Deputy CEO, Ascelia Pharma
16:10 - 17:00
Pharma-Biotech Partnerships: A Synergistic Approach to Drug Development
  • Enza Di Modugno - VP Pharma Partnering, Global Head, CVM, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Roche
  • Nuno Alves - Associate Director, Business Development, Astellas Pharm
  • Lesley Pan - Director, Strategy & Operations, J&J Innovation
  • Ester Caffarel-Salvador - Director of Strategic Innovation, Chiesi USA
15:20 - 16:10
Going Beyond the Hype and Talk – Is Widespread AI Adoption in Healthcare Feasible
  • Ishita Barua - Co-founder & Chief Health AI Officer, Livv Health
  • William Vossgård - Founder & CEO, Noteless
  • Torbjørn Furuseth - CEO & Co-founder, DoMore Diagnostics
16:10 - 17:00
Keys to Success as a Digital Health & Medtech Startup When Looking to Expand into New Markets
  • Mikaela Odlander - Director & Head of Digital Health EMEA, Orexo
  • Jonas Jendi - COO & Investment Director, Industrifonden
  • Filip Peters - CEO, Acorai
  • Jannik Grodt Schmidt - Head of Healthcare USA, Innovation Norway
  • Thomas Lie Omdahl - CEO, NordicNeuroLab
17:00 - 18:30
Networking Reception
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