Column - January 5, 2021
Words from the Editor: A newfound trust in science
I recently watched Sir David Attenborough’s documentary A Life on Our Planet. One of the takehome messages was that it is critical that we acknowledge and respect the scientific facts about climate change that have been presented to us, and that we adapt to this evidence in order to halt, and even reverse, some of […]
Column - November 17, 2020
The new frontier in cancer innovation
Oslo Cancer Cluster (OCC) Innovation Park and Incubator plans to expand by 50 000 m2 in the coming years. The goal is to create an international innovation hub in cancer. Why? Because personalized medicine is changing cancer innovation. The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg had great expectations when she opened OCC Innovation Park in July […]
Column - July 16, 2020
Making a stand for gender equality
Last fall Young Academies from the Nordic and the Baltic countries published a joint statement on gender equality in academia with the aim to engage the new generation of researchers. The statement grew out of the first Nordic-Baltic meeting for Young Academies held in Stockholm last year, with the purpose to identify initiatives and strategies […]
Column - March 8, 2020
Words from the Editor: Science needs women
Some people get upset when the term women in science is used for the success of a female scientist, and partly I agree. When we speak about achievements and excellent scientific work we should not put the focus on the gender but instead on the scientist herself or himself. But we also need to acknowledge […]
Column - July 4, 2018
Size matters – Nordic collaboration in oncology – now
The biopharmaceutical industry is in a frenzy to develop innovative drugs for cancer and no wonder, when the market size is estimated to be over 800 BNOK in 2020, the population worldwide is getting older and the incidence and prevalence of cancer is increasing. Hence – the need for better treatments is increasing exponentially. Both […]
