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Jan’s role at Oslo Medtech is to assist Oslo Medtech’s members with their business and market development activities. One of the projects that he is currently involved with is the establishment of Oslo Medtech’s test bed facility.
Kitrons new site in China specializes in the entire value chain around the manufacturing and assembly of electronics products. Kitron combines Nordic innovative culture with the Chinese culture of speed and customer service.
A warm welcome to Lumex AS, Synthes AS and Vestfold Audio. They are all now approved as new members of Oslo Medtech. We are now close to 100 members in the cluster.
A new standard for the marketing of electro-medical equipment will be required from 2012, entailing consequences for manufacturers, importers and distributors. Andreas Nilsson and Steinar Megaard from Nemko gives us the highlights.
As there are tremendous opportunities for Medtech and eHealth companies in Asia, Innovation Norway in cooperation with Oslo Cancer Cluster and Oslo Medtech, has introduced “Asia days” to teach about opportunities in the Asian healthcare markets. Oslo Medtech presents the contacts details for the advisors in each of the Asian countries as well as their presentations on market opportunities for the respective Asian countries.
See presentations and contact details for advisors.
This year the special award by Norsk Form, Hedersprisen, went to Laerdal Medical, whose motto is "Helping save lives." They offer training in first aid and airway management. Laerdal Medical was founded in 1940, and has a team of 1400 people in 23 countries on five continents.
PCI Biotech wins the Innovation Award of one million NOK. In addition, the company won the People's price of 100.000 NOK. The money will go to further research on the company's treatment for cancer. PCI Biotech is working intensely to deliver a new treatment against cancer. In cooperation with the Norwegian Radium Hospital has PCI Biotech developed and patented a photosensitive drug that allows the local treatment of cancer tumors. The cure may enhance the effects of chemotheraphy up to a hundred times.
PubGene launched its global search engine for medical scientific information. Managing Director Odd Arild Lehne in PubGene says the method revolutionises the use of scientific information in medical research and health care. He launched the product on the major conference on health IT, MIE 2011.
Read pressrelease here.