The Oslo Life Science Conference 10–13 February 2020
Join us for the Oslo Life Science Conference 5-year anniversary in 2020! Four days with events on health research, health industry, environmental research and sustainability for all who are interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. In 2020, we have more events for the public. We will announce speakers in the coming days and weeks. The registration for the events opens in December and January. The conference is free and open to all.
Calls UiO:Life Science
- Internationalization support – deadline 1 December
- Application process for our innovation programme SPARK Norway: We received 19 applications to the deadline 14 November
- Open life science call for researchers at all units at UiO – no deadline
Support from UiO:Life Science's open call
Several applicants have received support from UiO:Science's open call, including core facilities that will position themselves ahead of the upcoming Life Sciences Building; Centre for Bioinformatics; The Lancet One Health Commission led by the Centre for Global Health; and HALOS (Hanseatic League of Science – interconnecting infrastructures for life science research and innovation).
- Read about the funding (in Norwegian).
Events with support from UiO:Life Science
- 19 November and 3 December: Life Science Writing Club
- 22 November and 12 December: Sven Furberg Seminars in Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics
News from the convergence environments
UiO:Life Science funds 14 interdisciplinary research groups – convergence environments – that will solve major societal challenges related to health and the environment. They have received PhD and postdoctoral positions as well as running expenses.
Annual gathering
On 7 November, all the convergence environments were gathered. Exchange of experience related to interdisciplinary collaboration and input into the forthcoming evaluation of the convergence environments arrangement was part of the programme.
Interdisciplinary effort on a burning theme
The convergence environment AnthroTox brings together forces from the natural and social sciences to identify the damaging effects of electronic waste on the environment and health. Read interview with PhD student Samwel Ntapanta (in Norwegian).
Other news that involves UiO:Life Science
Get your own health mentor!
Are you an entrepreneur in health? Does your company need help to get to the next level? Together with Norwegian health clusters and incubators, Innovation Norway for the first time offers health mentors – both nationally and internationally. UiO:Life Science is one of the partners. Read more on the Innovation Norway website (in Norwegian).
Scientists want to map the DNA of all species on Earth before it's too late
Silver medal to UiO students who make solar cells from bacteria
The students from UiO who participated the international competition in synthetic biology (iGEM) were awarded with a silver medal for their solar cells made of bacteria. Now the students will be the first participants of UiO:Life Science's biomakerspace (in Norwegian).
Life Science Building News
The art will be of internationally, high level
The art project at the new Life Sciences Building at UiO is as large and ambitious as the building itself. Read the interview with the curators on KORO's website (in Norwegian)
- Remember that you might follow the construction through pictures that are taken by webcam regularly.
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