Medicon Village

Competence

Innovation Support: Capital | Competence | Commercialisation

Efforts to support talent attraction and retention

In Skåne’s fast-moving, R&D-rich environment, top talent is the driving force behind innovation and competitiveness. At Medicon Village, we create the right conditions for people to thrive, companies to grow, and expertise to stay in the region.

Our key initiatives:

  • Opinion formation to strengthen the regional and national conditions for competence development, talent attraction and retention. As an example you can read our commentary article published on the Nordic Life Science website: There is no science without talent (16 September, 2025).
  • Matchmaking – connecting jobseekers and employers, from promoting open positions on our website and on LinkedIn to the annual Career Day Life Science – a full day of networking, insights, opportunities, and more.
  • Training – operator training programmes in partnership with Komvux Malmö, the South Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Medeon, and regional industry partners.
  • Inspiring future talent – project-based coaching and career talks for students at Lund’s upper secondary school Katedralskolan (read more).
  • Professional networks – platforms for experienced professionals to exchange strategic knowledge, mentor peers, and stay updated.
  • International talent – through the EU Interreg financed Cross-Border Talent Bridge initiative, we help attract and integrate global expertise with cross-border career events, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing.
  • Community vibe – by combining after works with art exhibitions, Family Days, and more, we strive to make our science park into a vibrant meeting point, tailored for those who want more than just four walls.

By combining job promotion, training, mentoring, and international collaboration, we build a stronger life science workforce – ready to turn research into impact.

Top picks for job seekers in the region

Upcoming:

 

  • Sustainability Week 2026, 13 to 18 April, Lund
    For the 10th time, the university is organising Sustainability Week together with Lund Municipality. With over 70 events over six days, sustainability topics will be highlighted in different ways within social, ecological and economic sustainability. It is a week of discussion and action, serious issues and hopeful visions of the future.
    Organiser: Lund university
  • Life Science Operator Course Application, 21 April to 28 May, Malmö
    Higher education for operator in the pharmaceutical industry or Life Science. The training is suitable for those who find it easy to learn to work with fixed process steps and routines.
    Organiser: Komvux Malmö/Skånevux
  • Life Science Core Facilities Open Day x University of Copenhagen, 20 April, Copenhagen
    The event is an opportunity to learn about the advanced research infrastructure available to you at CCF. Each facility will give a short presentation highlighting their key services and share a real-life research example,
    Organiser: Medicon Valley Alliance
  • PhD Course on Gut Biology, 20 April to 23 April, Ebberup, Denmark
    Join us this April for a 3.5-day interdisciplinary and interactive PhD course on Gut Biology at beautiful Gl. Avernæs, Denmark!
    Organiser: Medicon Valley Alliance
  • CEE Seminar series on AI – societal perspective, 21 April, Lund
    What is AI? How does our view of higher education influence our view of AI, and what crucial questions should we be asking ourselves? How does AI affect society as a whole, whose ideas govern it, and what responsibility do we have?
    Organiser: Lund University
  • Start of #6 Cross-border Talent Bridge Mentorship Program Denmark, 22 April, Copenhagen
    Cross Broder Talent Bridge (an EU Interreg co-funded program) will support the 6th Cross Border Talent Bridge Mentorship Program in Copenhagen, Denmark
    Organiser: Copenhagen Municipality
  • Radiolabeled Studies with Biologics: When How and Why?, 22 April, Online.
    Join Pharmaron’s DMPK webinar “Radiolabeled Studies with Biologics: When, How and Why?”
    Organiser: Medicon Valley Alliance
  • Cultivated meat – how close are we?, 23 April, Lund.
    Welcome to an event where we discuss the latest developments within the science of cultivated meat and opportunities and challenges for bringing new products to the market.
    Organiser: Biotech Hights
  • The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science 2026, 23 April, Lund.
    This theme shapes the 15th annual edition of The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science, highlighting the excellence of our regional ecosystem and its increasing global relevance. Throughout the day, we will explore how Nordic innovation, collaboration, and shared ambition can accelerate breakthroughs with international impact.
    Organiser: Life Science Sweden/Medicon Village
  • Latest Advances in Stem Cell-Based Disease Modelling and Drug Screening, 23-24 April, University of Copenhagen.
    This vibrant event will bring together leading scientists in stem cell research, disease modelling, and drug discovery to share their latest breakthroughs and foster collaboration across academia, biotech, and pharma.
    Organiser: Medicon Valley Alliance
  • Coffee and Croissants, 24 April, Malmö.
    Our monthly networking opportunity. We serve coffee and croissants. People from different disciplines come to meet, build new work relationships, as well as fostering old ones.
    Organiser: Media Evolution.
  • Career development workshop, 27 April, The Loop, Lund.
    All NanoLund PhD students and postdocs are welcome to attend this Career Development workshop. It is part of NanoLunds mentoring programme, but can also be attended independently of this.
    Organiser: Lund University.

Looking for a new job? Check out the listing of Open Positions on our website.

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