SciLifeLab Group Leader Retreat
September 18, 2025 @ 11:00 – September 19, 2025 @ 13:00 CEST
To SciLifeLab Group Leaders: Join us at this enriching retreat to contribute to a collaborative culture and advance cutting-edge life science research in Sweden and beyond.
This retreat offers SciLifeLab Group Leaders an opportunity to come together in an informal setting, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration that transcend the boundaries of individual disciplines, universities, and research units. The program will focus on three key themes:
The Future of Life Science
Keynote: Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab Director – “Future of Life Sciences”. Panel Talk, Audience Interaction, and Group Discussions. Moderator: Ola Spjuth.
SciLifeLab Development of and Access to Cutting-Edge Technologies
Inspirational Talks in Thematic areas followed by Group Discussions.
- Spatial Omics
Moderators: Markus Heidenblad and Stefania Giacomello. Speaker: Charlotte Stadler - Technology for Biodiversity
Moderators: Mafalda Sousa Ferreira and Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich.
Speaker: Marc Friedländer - AI & Modelling
Moderators: Carolina Wählby and Björn Wallner.
Speaker: Gunnar Cedersund - Imaging Structure Function In Situ / Cryo-EM / Organoids. Moderators: Linda Sandblad and Gunnar von Heijne.
Speaker: Marta Carroni
Leadership into the Future
Keynote: Ronnie Berntsson, Umeå University.
Interactive group exchanges on leadership strategies. Moderator: Bianca Stenmark Ehn and Valtteri Wirta.
Details:
Date: September 18-19, 2025
Start: Sept. 18 at 10:00
End: Sept. 19 at 15:00
Venue: Skogshem & Wijk, Lidingö, Stockholm (map)
The seats are limited, and registration is binding. Priority will be given to new members of the community. The deadline to register is April 30, 2025. The invitation has been sent to all SciLifeLab Group Leaders.
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