The Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructure Consortium (HALRIC) invites you to participate in this second conference for the project, which will gather the 21 partners and key stakeholders in Hamburg, for topical discussions and networking. The conference follows HALRIC’s kick-off meeting in Copenhagen in 2023.
It is free to attend the conference, but with a maximum capacity of 120 seats, project partners and key stakeholders will be prioritized if we reach full capacity. When you register for the conference, we kindly ask you to tick the box to join the tour of the European XFEL. We also ask if you attend the full program with all meals, to allow us to only order the catering that is needed.
For partipants from HALRIC partners there is available travel budget and we have pre-reserved rooms at the nearby Mercure Hotel and DESY Guesthouse, find out how to book HERE.
At the opening lunch posters will be on display and we welcome all types of posters that feature activities and facilities that are relevant to the HALRIC partnership and network. It can highlight your organization and/or specific Research Infrastructures and please inform md@mva.org no later than 1st September 2024, if you will bring a (A3) poster or have other questions about the conference.
Program
| 24. SEPTEMBER 2024 | |
| 12.30 | REGISTRATION & NETWORKING LUNCH WITH POSTER SESSION |
| 14.00 | Welcome and opening of the Conference Moderator: Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Village |
| Martin L. Olsson, Chair of HALRIC’s Joint-Steering-Committee, Lund University Hauke Heekeren, President, Universität Hamburg Katharina Fegebank, 2nd Mayor of The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Senator for Science, Research and Equality |
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| 14.20 | HALRIC vision and progress since the kick-off Kajsa M. Paulsson, HALRIC Project Director, Lund University and Arwen Pearson, HALRIC National Coordinator, Universität Hamburg |
| 14.35 | EU perspective on Life Science cooperation Speaker tbc |
| 14.45
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Kick-Off HALRIC Strategic Forum – Panel Session: “Strategic perspectives of cross-border research and innovation in the Life Science Sector: value, barriers and challenges” Moderator: Kajsa M. Paulsson The high-level panel will represent perspectives from Academia, Industry, Hospital, large-scale Research Infrastructure, Regional Government and the EU. |
| 15.35 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.00 | Warm up to the tour of the European XFEL Sakura Pascarelli, Scientific Director, European XFEL |
| TOUR OF THE EUROPEAN XFEL Shuttlebus from CFEL to European XFEL at app. 16.15 (takes 20 min) |
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| 18.30
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CONFERENCE DINNER (European XFEL Restaurant) Shuttlebus to Bahrenfeld Campus (Mercure/DESY Guesthouse) & Altona St. (app. 21.00) |
| 25. SEPTEMBER 2024 | |
| 9.30 | WELCOME TO THE SECOND CONFERENCE DAY Moderator: Prof. Arwen Pearson, Universität Hamburg |
| 9.35
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Keynote on the topic of Sustainability (title tbc) Laura Edinger-Schons, Chief Sustainability Officer, Universität Hamburg |
| 10.00 | HALRIC Pilot project: Advancing cellular infection models in the search for new antibiotics Pernille Rose Jensen, Technical University of Denmark |
| 10.10 | HALRIC Pilot project: Feasibility of using microCT to optimize surgical precision in oral cancer Tobias Todsen, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (University Hospital in Denmark) |
| 10.20 | HALRIC Pilot project with Hanseatic Science Cloud involvement Anders Sjöström, Lund University |
| 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.00 | Mapping of Research Infrastructures in the HALRIC Region Linda Eliasson, Lund University |
| 11.10 | Matching Life Science needs with resources Selma Maric, MAX IV |
| 11.30 |
FACILITATED ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS Topics include:
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| 13.00 | LUNCH |
| 14.00 | CONCLUDING PLENUM SESSION
Panel talk to summarize and conclude on round table discussions |
| 14.30 | HALRIC Outlook to 2026 Kajsa M. Paulsson, HALRIC Project Director, Lund University |
| FAREWELL/END OF CONFERENCE |