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Scandinavian Baltic shared curricula
in Biotechnology Life and Environmental
Sciences
-Research networking
-Master courses and programmes
-New collaborations PhD courses
Katarina Gårdfeldt, Project manager ScanBalt Campus.
ScanBalt BioRegion
www.scanbalt.org
Where?
Reykjavik
Helsinki
Oslo
Stockholm
Copenhagen
St. Petersburg
Tallinn
Riga
Vilnius
11 countries
Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Norway, Poland, Sweden,
North Germany,
Northwestern Russia.
85 million people
Warsaw
Berlin
67 universities
> 800 biotech companies
ScanBalt BioRegion
Who ?
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ScanBalt fmba,
founded in august 2004
 Non profit member based
association
 Triple helix (academia – industry
– authorities)
 Vision: BB (Borderless Biotech)
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Knowledge formation & education
Commercialisation
Forum for discussion on
biotech – society impact
Why?
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No individual biovally, biocluster, university or company
has the critical mass
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to be visible globally and to attract human, economic and other
resources
to compete with major biovalleys and bioclusters internationally
like Boston, San Fransisco, Chapel Hill
Very few existing biovalleys in Northern Europe has
reached the mode 3 status where there is a productive
mix of large, small and middlesized companies,
academic research and education and applied research
How?
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By shaping a ”meta-network” we can together:
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Promote information, communication and create visibility
 Create identity & infrastructure
 Focus on competences and complementarities
 Shape critical mass
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By using bottom up action lines we can make it a strong
force
By working together we can form a platform for dialogue
with supranational institutions and increase the financing
possibilities in ie. EU, the Nordic Council of Ministers
By working together we can give added value for all
partners in the “metaregional value chain”
ScanBalt bodies
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Executive committee
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Chairmanship
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Representatives of founding members
Chairman: Bo Samuelsson
Vice chairmen/women: Wolfgang Blank, Boerge
Diderichsen, Jaanus Pikani
Joint secretariat
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General secretary: Peter Frank
Funding members
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Networks
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BioCon Valley
Bioforum Oulu/Technopolis
BioMedico Forum
BioTeam South
Biotop Berlin
BioTurku
Estonian Biotech Association
MedCoast Scandinavia
Medicon Valley Academy
Norgenta/Bay to Bio
Öresund Science Region
Funding members
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Universities and Res.Inst.
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Baltic University
Biomed. Res. Univ. Of Latvia
Center for Intell.Prop.Studies
Inst. of Biotechnology, Vilnius
Inst. of Exp. Med. St.Petersburg
Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital
Medical Univ. Of Gdansk
Linköping University
Lund University
Marine Res. Inst. Iceland
University of Gdansk
University of Göteborg
University of Helsinki
University of Kalmar
University of Rostock
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Under membership negotiation
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University of Lübeck medical
faculty
Åbo Academy
Åbo University
Åbo Buisinees School
Tallin University of Technology
University of Hamburg
Funding members
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Industry/Tech Transfer
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Centre of Tech.Transfer, Gdansk
Hedmark Innovation Center/BioInn
Helsinki Business and Science Park
Innovation Norway
Novo Nordisk
Lithuanian Innovation Center
Steinbeis Foundation
Institutional Members
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Activision Life SA
Adam Mickiewicz Univ.
Chalmers University of Technology
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Warsaw
Kaliningrad Regional Economic Development Agency
Nordic Inst. Of Dental Materials
Scandinavian International Management Institute
Technical University of Denmark
Turku Biomaterial centre
University of Bremen, Centre of Applied Gensensorik
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppemdorf
Tartu Biotechnology Park
Monsanto Crops Sciences Sweden AB
Triip Ltd
Some funded projects
MetaregionaI identity and
infrastructure
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Thematic projects–
networks of competence
ScanBalt Campus (Interreg IIIB) 
ScanBalt Network of Networks
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(NICe)
ScanBalt Competence Region (EU •
FP6)
Boosting Baltic FP6 (EU FP6)
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Educational mobility (NICe)
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Economic Barriers for borderless
Cooperation (NICe)
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Biotech, one click away (NICe)
Communication (NICe)
ScanBalt IP Knowledge Network
(EU FP6)
ScanBalt Marine Biotech (NorFA)
ScanBalt Clinical Research
Network (NICe)
ScanBalt AgroBiotech (NorFA)
ScanBalt Stem Cell Network
(NorFA)
Lignin as Raw Material for
Chemicals (NICe)
Total funding: ~4 M EURO
Conditions for
ScanBalt projects
• Member of ScanBalt (Funding or Institutional)
• Follow simple project guidelines
• Serve ScanBalt BioRegion
ScanBalt Campus
Creating Critical Mass and
Mobility
in
Education and Research
31 Partners
Centre for Environment and Sustainability (SE)
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Copenhagen Business School (DK)
Danish University of Pharm. Sciences (DK)
BioMedicoForum (DK)
Øresund Environment Academy (SE/DK)
Aalborg University (DK)
Novo Nordisk(DK)
Turku BioValley (FI)
University of Oulu (FI)
Aabo Academy (FI)
Helsinki University (FI)
Turku School of Economics (FI)
Steinbeis Transfer Center (DE)
Norgenta (DE)
TuTech Innovation (DE)
www.miljo.chalmers.se
GMV – Centre for Environment and Sustainability
BBB Management (DE)
BioConValley (DE)
University of Rostock (DE)
Göteborg University (SE)
MedCoast Scandinavia (NO/SE)
University of Kalmar (SE)
Öresunds University (SE/DK)
Center for IP studies (SE)
Norwegian School of Vet. Sci. (NO)
Estonian Genome Foundation (EE)
P. Stradins University Hospital (LV)
Fermentas (LT)
Medical University of Gdansk (PL)
University of Gdansk (PL)
Research Inst. of Exp Medicine (RU)
Strategic challenges
for ScanBalt Campus
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Pioneering in putting the Bologna process into
practise
 No university alone hosts leading expertise in all
disciplines in the biotech and life science area
 Improve collaboration with industry and hospitals
 Attract resources for research and education
 Improve balance between demand and supply of
education
 Improve flexibility in a rapidly changing scientific
area
Scanbalt Campus board
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Bo Samuelsson, Göteborg University, Sweden
(chairman)
Horst Klinkmann, BioCon Valley, Germany
Wieslaw Makarewicz, Medical University of Gdansk
Poland
Børge Diderichsen, Vice President, Novo Nordisk,
Denmark
Valdis Pirags, P.Stradins University Hospital, Latvia.
ScanBalt Academy
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Kaare Norum, chair, Oslo
 Leena Peltonen, vicechair, Helsinki
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Criteria endorsed by the Scanbalt ExCo
The academy now has 25 members from 11 countries
and regions, one Nobel Prize laureate
Introduction to ScanBalt Campus
Knowledge Networks
Transnational, thematic, networks in research and education, connects
key competencies and creates critical mass.
- The activities have to be inside life sciences and biotechnology
- Activities can be both research and education
- Requirement of mobility between at least two countries
- Activities to be based on win-win situations for the partners
- When possible activities should strengthen links to industry
“Knowledge Networks”
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Molecular Diagnostics
University of Gdansk/Medical University of Gdansk.
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Regenerative Medicine
University of Rostock and BioCon Valley, Germany
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Environmental Biotechnology
Göteborg University, Sweden.
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Informational Biology.
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Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Linköping University, Sweden
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Intellectual Property and Bio-entrepreneurship
Chalmers University, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Baltic Entrepreneurship Training
Baltic Entrepreneurship Centre, Rostock, Germany.
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Education and training of leaders for the life science industry
of the future
Entrepreneurship
and
Innovation
“Knowledge Networks”
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High quality training for small and medium enterprises in the field of life
sciences in the ScanBalt Region
TuTech Innovation GmbH
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Diagnostics and Therapeutics based on IgY technology
University of Hamburg
Pending
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
ScanBalt
ScanBalt Executive committee
ScanBalt projects
ScanBalt Campus Board
Universities, companies, partners
Competence Region
Regenerative medicine
Boost. Baltic Biot. FP6
Environmental biotechnology
Stem Cells
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Baltic Entrepreneurship Training
Informational Biology
Education and training of leaders for the life science industry of the future
Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
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Summer schools
Individual coarses
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Novo Nordisk
Intellectual Property and Bio-entrepreneurship
Strandins University Hospital
Molecular diagnostics
Tallinn University of Technology
Agrobiotech
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Lund Universtity
IP Knowledge Center
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Gdansk University
Clinical Research Netw.
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Göteborg University
ScanBalt Marine Netw.
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Greisfwald University
Thematic:
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Rostock University
ScanBalt Campus
Knowledge networks
ScanBalt Academy
Infrastructural:
ScanBalt Executive committee
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Molecular diagnostics
Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
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Summer schools
Individual coarses
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Lund University
Novo Nordisk
Education and training of leaders for the life science industry of the future
Gdansk University
Informational Biology
Göteborg University
Baltic Entrepreneurship Training
Greisfwald University
Intellectual Property and Bio-entrepreneurship
Rostock University
Knowledge networks
ScanBalt Academy
Environmental biotechnology
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University of Helsinki
Regenerative medicine
Universities, companies, partners
University of Turku – Åbo Akademi
ScanBalt Campus Board
ScanBalt Campus
Knowledge networks
– how to approach to shared
curricula
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Shared Curricula in many different ways
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Exchanging lectures and seminars in Knowledge Networks
By getting information on what is done in other universities there could be exchanges
of good lectures, where you go to another university personally or have your seminar
over the internet. In both cases, the seminars broaden the information available in the
subject area.
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Acceptance of courses in higher education
By the Bologna system of higher education, it will be easier to accept courses in a
subject area from other universities at the home university education examination. At
the SBC home page the courses in a subject area will be easy to find for the
students. The Knowledge Networks will do this listing of courses.
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Building new, ScanBalt Masters Programs
The Knowledge Networks could when they see the different courses for the Masters
level also build a special ScanBalt Masters Program with the same name as the
Knowledge Network or another subject area.
Shared Curricula in many different ways
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Exchanging PhD students and PhD courses
By information on positions as PhD students in different universities of the Knowledge
Networks there could be a exchange of knowledge. Also the PhD courses could be
offered to a broader group of PhD students, when announced at the SBC home page.
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Exchanging available positions
By information on the home page we could also have a more specified information on
positions as post-graduate, teacher, researcher as well as industry and hospital
positions.
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Information on research and projects
A list of ongoing research projects and papers within the knowledge networks will be
available on the SBC home page. Here will also be a good place to invite the best
researchers in the ScanBalt area into new research conferences and research
applications .
Building new, ScanBalt
Masters Programs
What is the added value of
Scanbalt campus curricula?
– The ScanBalt Master Program partners have
complementing expertise beyond what any
partner alone can offer.
Research Cooperation
• Each Scanbalt Campus Knowledge Networks
(SBC KN) has defined it´s research area
• E.g. Scientific area/focus: SB KN Environmental
Biotechnology
– Renewable energy, chemicals and new
products from forestry and agriculture
Nordic Environmental technology – Clean, Cleaver and Competitive:
Project No H06246
Lignin as raw material for chemicals
The overall aim:
Utilize products from forestry and agriculture for chemical
production with initial focus on lignin as raw material.
Project Manager: Katarina Gårdfeldt, Centre for Environment and Sustainability,
GMV,
Chalmers and Göteborg University
Lignin as raw material for
chemicals
Why?
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The aromatic and/or phenolic precursors for many chemicals are
generally based on mineral oils.
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Due to our need to limit greenhouse and climate change effects we will
have to find several renewable alternatives to oil consumption.
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The last years the price of the oil has reached very high levels.
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A substantial amount of the fossil oil that is today used for production
of certain chemicals can be competitively replaced by alternative
processes based on lignin as raw material
Project Summary:
• This project aims efficiently upgrade lignin fractions
which will provide significant steps towards sustainable
solutions for the society.
• Compile methods for processing the lignin, characterize
potential yield and potential market value.
• Explore the possibility of replacement of plastics by
cross-linked lignin materials.
• Create a road-map for the future to guarantee the efforts
to launch new lignin-based products on the international
market, beyond the present project.
Lignin as raw material for
chemicals
• Lignin is the second most abundant
biopolymer on earth
• The aim of our activities in this project is to
by-pass ”mother-natures” slow process of
forming oil
Project platform
High innovation potential!
• Research institutes and companies together host the
knowledge on classical lignin chemistry,
biotechnology and industrial production
• Merge to find appropriate methods for industrial
production of lignin based chemicals having high
commercial value.
• Novel lignin extraction process crucial for a large scale
production of raw lignin
Partners
Centre for Environment and Sustainability (GMV), Chalmers and Göteborg
University: Coordination/project manegement
Chalmers University of Technology, Forest Products and Chemical Engineering
(Chalmers): Lignin Chemistry, processing and modification of lignin, separation
processes that extracts lignin from the black liquor.
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (IWC): Lignin structure and physicochemical properties., Development of lignin matrix modification procedures for
obtaining high-value-added products for environment protection, agriculture and
industry.
Novozymes (NVZ): Development of enzyme based technologies for improved
processing and improved upgrading of lignin based products with commercial
potentials.
University of Helsinki (UH): lignin chemistry and in applications of biomimetic catalysts
on lignocellulosic materials. UH will study e.g. the use of lipid peroxidation for the
modification of industrial lignins.
VTT Processes (VTT): Enzymatic modification of lignin. Lignin desulphurization by
chemical methods. Cracking of lignin into smaller, phenolic components.
Partners
Øresund Environment Academy Dk/Se (ØEA): establish and facilitate networks and
projects between researchers and private companies. In the project Øresund
Environment Academy will take on the task of creating relationships with other actors
working in the field of lignin research. Øresund Environment Academy will also use
our knowledge on environmental technology (ET) export and collaboration with ET
promoting organisations to promote the project.
Södra: Producer of lignin as a by-product during the production of wood pulp. Use of
result and support commercialization.
STFI-Packforsk AB: Produce a variety of selected lignin samples (annual plant, kraft
lignin, soda lignin) to be tested in the project. Modify the lignin and characterize the
lignin chemically and physically. Evaluate the new value chain in terms of economy,
sustainability and technical realism.
VOLVO. Assist with knowledge and application for lignin-based replacement materials for
plastics. Testing of performance of lignin-based replacement materials using climate
chamer with various conditions for humidity, temperature and UV irradiation.
Akzo Nobel: User of kraft lignin. Evaluation of modified lignin, upgraded products and
commercialization into our existing surfactant applications.
Perstorp Specialty Chemicals: Assist implementation of roadmap and
commercialisation on a global market.
ScanBalt Campus Knowledge networks
– how to approach to shared curricula
Desired role and possibilities of cities in
promoting science and research and
R&D based business clusters
What is the desired role and possibilities of cities
in promoting science and research and R&D
based business clusters in Scanbalt?
E.g support Liason offices:
1.Government in Mecklenburg Vorpommern has
offered to finance a Scanbalt Liaison office in Rostock
to handle SB campus activities, around 200 000 E per
year during the first two years with possibility of
prolongation.
2. The County of WestSweden, Göteborg under
negotiation.
3. City of Helsinki, Riga....?
www.miljo.chalmers.se
GMV – Centre for Environment and Sustainability
Silicon Valley
The big fish –
little fish model
ScanBalt
ERBI
Joins forces!