PROGRAM

DAY 1	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 Innovation Martin L. Olsson, Chair of HALRIC’s Joint Steering Committee, Lund University Katharina Fegebank, 2nd Mayor of Hamburg, Senator for Science, Research & Equality Hauke Heekeren, President, University of Hamburg
14.20	HALRIC vision and progress since the kick-off Kajsa M. Paulsson, HALRIC Project Director, Lund University Arwen Pearson, HALRIC National Coordinator, University of Hamburg
14.35	IHI perspective on EU Life Science cooperation Magali Poinot, Head of Governance, Innovative Health Initiative Europa
14.45	Kick-Off HALRIC Strategic Forum – Panel Session: “Strategic perspectives of cross-border research and innovation in the Life Science Sector: value, barriers and challenges” Kajsa M. Paulsson moderates the talk with distinguished panelists, representing different perspectives: David G. Brown, Senior Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Christian Gerloff, Medical Director, University Medical Center Hamburg UKE Katharina Fegebank, 2nd Mayor of Hamburg Magali Poinot, Head of Governance, IHI Europa, Brussels Thomas Feurer, Managing Director, European XFEL Viktor Öwall, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Lund University Ulla Gro Nielsen, Senior Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation
	GROUP PHOTO
15.35	COFFEE BREAK
16.00	Warm up to the tour of the European XFEL By Sakura Pascarelli, Scientific Director, European XFEL
	TOUR OF THE EUROPEAN XFEL Shuttlebus from CFEL to European XFEL at app. 16.15 (takes app. 20 min)
18.30	CONFERENCE DINNER At the European XFEL Restaurant Shuttlebus to Bahrenfeld Campus (Mercure/DESY Guesthouse) & Altona St. (app. 21.00)
DAY 2	25. SEPTEMBER 2024
8.30	45 min. optional tour of DESY (sign up at the registration desk on day 1)
9.30	WELCOME TO THE SECOND CONFERENCE DAY Moderator: Prof. Arwen Pearson, University of Hamburg
9.35	Innovating and cooperating for a sustainable future Laura Edinger-Schons, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of 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 (University Hospital in Denmark)
10.20	HALRIC Pilot project with Hanseatic Science Cloud involvement Anders Sjöström, Lund University
10.30	Mapping of Research Infrastructures in the HALRIC Region Linda Eliasson, Lund University
10.40	Matching Life Science needs with resources Selma Maric, MAX IV
10.50	COFFEE BREAK (HARBOR Building – 5 min walk from CFEL)
11.30	FACILITATED ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS Topics include: How to create awareness and encourage submission of HALRIC pilot project applications – lessons learned and strategy onwards. What role does the “accessibility barriers and thresholds” play and how can we reduce these? Good examples of RIs and/or actions that successfully lower the thresholds. How do RIs in the HALRIC region complement each other Access to HSC prototypes – how do we include this in the pilot projects.
13.00	LUNCH (CFEL Building)
14.00	CONCLUDING PLENUM SESSION Panel talk to summarize and conclude on round table discussions
14.45	HALRIC Outlook to 2026 By Kajsa M. Paulsson, HALRIC Project Director, Lund University
15.00	FAREWELL/END OF CONFERENCE
15.05	Meet outside for 45 min. optional tour of DESY (sign up at the registration desk on day 1)

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