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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Jutta Heix, Head of Internationa
l Affairs, Oslo Cancer Cluster Rafiq Hasan, CEO, Exact Therapeutics whenever suitable until July 8th – independent of time-zones and location. The record-high participation, with around 400 registrations confirms that this flexible format offers an interesting opportunity to meet new companies in times when traveling is limited,” commented Jutta Heix, Head of International Affairs, Oslo Cancer Cluster, one of the organizers of the event. Geir Åge Løset, CEO, Nextera Lauri Sippola, CEO, Kaiku Health C A NC ER Company CEOs presented their innovations and partnering opportunities in four thematic sessions: Targeting novel mechanisms, Immuno-Oncology and cell therapy, Immuno-Oncology, oncolytic viruses and vaccines, and Diagnostics and digital health interventions. Nordic participants included Exact Therapeutics and its Acoustic Cluster Therapy for ultrasound-mediated, targeted therapeutic enhancement. “We are impressed by the virtual format and the agility with which the in-person meeting was transformed to a digital platform. This ensured that the objectives of the meetings were achieved despite the challenges of the current situation,” said Rafiq Hasan, CEO, Exact Therapeutics. The 9th International Cancer Cluster Showcase (ICCS) was launched on June 8th as a virtual event. emerging oncology companies from North America and European Innovation Hubs, their technologies and partnering opportunities, is a satellite event to BIO 2020. 02 102 NORDICLIFESCSIENCEC.ORG 02 It included presentations from 20 early stage oncology companies from eight countries. “Although we were missing the lively networking elements this year, there was a clear advantage; participants from around the globe could view the full program or selected presentations Another Nordic contribution was Nextera and its NextCore technology. Kaiku Health also presented their platform for personalized digital health interventions. “ICCS is a good platform to reach like-minded innovators in oncology interested in making cancer care more personalized. We were happy to have the opportunity to go virtual during these exceptional times,” said Lauri Sippola, CEO and Co-Founder, Kaiku Health. NLS NORDICLIFE CIEN E.ORG