NbiNet in short
Nordic Biomanufacturing Network
Critical mass in research and development within Biomanufacturing is found on the Nordic scale. It was therefore a rational decision for the ETIF collaboration (see separate page) to expand its network to the Nordic area.
The aim of NbiNet was to develop an arena for communication on issues within Biomanufacturing in a broad sense. Within NbiNet it was e.g. possible to discuss PAT from the pharmaceutical angle with companies that have been unhindered by regulatory authorities to develop their processes continuously as technology and scientific knowledge develops.
Organization and Finance
Operative Managment:
SIK (Gunnar Hörnsten)
Steering Committee:
Kenneth Holst Johanson/Elin Bjerknes, ALPHARMA Denmark/Norway
Lotta Ljungqvist, Biovitrum, Sweden
Robert Wahren, Core Competence, Sweden
Håkan Gros, Finnsugar, Finland
Vagn Hundebøll, AgroFerm, Denmark
Liselotte Larsson, Novozymes Biopharma, Sweden
Einar Mäntylä, ORF Genetics, Iceland
Gunnar Hörnsten, SIK, Sweden
Reference Group:
Tronn Hansen, NFR The Research Council of Norway
Oddur Már Gunnarsson, Nordic Innnovation Centre
Torsteinn Tómasson, Technology Development Fund, Iceland
Teppo Tuomikoski, TEKES The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation , Finland
Margareta Danielsson, VINNOVA The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, Sweden
Johannes Lundin Brockdorff, VTU Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark
Finance:
Total ≈9 MSEK* (Industry and financial support from the Nordic Innovation Centre 2003-2005)
Duration: 2002-2007
Participants (in 2007):
Public meetings:
Issues within Animal cell culture, 13 November 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
Dealing with large data sets and Multivariate analysis i Bioproduction, 30 October 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
Analytical quality issues of relevance in Biomanufacturing, 10 September 2007, Uppsala, Sweden
Large scale Biomanufacturing, 20 April 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark
Optimal Biomanufacturing & Process Analytical Technology. October 2, 2006, London, England
Business development and market issues. 21 April, 2006. Lund, Sweden
Demands on analytical technologies and possibilities with some emphasis on PAT tools. 28 March 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
Consultancy cultivation (CRO’s and CMO’s) - important contacts at an early stage in product development. 12-13/10 2005, Stockholm, Sweden
Novelties in bioproduction and downstream processing, 30/9 2005, Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic biotech industry presents itself, 29/9 2005, Reykjavik, Iceland
Workshop on Creating Successful Business in Life Sciences, 13-14/9 2005, Uppsala, Sweden
Suppliers meet bioprocess R&D and bioproduction, 23-24 November 2004, Helsinki, Finland
Financing of Industrially relevant R&D in the Nordic Region, 11 September 2004, Reykjavik, Iceland
Substrates, in process chemicals and PAT in bioproduction, May 13, 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark
Industrial fermentations and molecular techniques – Sweden and Denmark bridging the gaps, April 27, 2004, Lund, Sweden
Workshop on What you need to know to develop cultivation for your new molecular products, 14-15 October 2003, Stockholm, Sweden
How to Add Value in the Biotech Value Chain, 15 May 2003, Lund, Sweden
Metabolic engineering in different production organisms, 12 May 2003, Snekkersten, Denmark
*exchange rates as of 2009-09-03