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The future of Europe depends on the future of European competitiveness. So far, everyone seems to agree. 

First, I would like to congratulate all the new Nobel Prize winners awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Once again, this honorable institution highlights and rewards the scientific excellence that drives civilization forward.


Both Danes and Swedes like to emphasize, and often make fun of, the more or less significant differences between our cultures.

In the old days, the major pharmaceutical companies and successful life science companies were generally in the driving seat and could pick and choose from qualified candidates. Prestigious public hospitals and/or hospitals located in the major city centers were in a similar position. Today the balance of power has  shifted somewhat, and because of the […]

Boston’s Kendall Square, close to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is known as “The most innovative square mile on the planet” and, apart from our preference for the metric system, there just might be something we could learn from the Americans. One of the recommendations is that public and private stakeholders, inspired by the success […]

Women’s health has been under-prioritized for a long time. It should be no surprise that women are approximately one half of the world’s population. Yet remarkably, only 1% of healthcare research and innovation is invested in specific female conditions outside oncology. At Medicon Valley Alliance we have decided to pick up the gauntlet and test the interest […]