Career Day 2025 | Life Science

Exhibition for companies: Companies looking for new well-educated talents within life science can register for an exhibition space at the event: Registration for companies 

Welcome to Career Day 2025 | Life Science

Career Support at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, and Medicon Village warmly invite you to join 'Career Day 2025 | Life Science' for master’s students, PhD candidates, and postdocs considering working in the life sciences industry. 

Are you a master´s student, doctoral student or early career researcher interested in the life science field and want to: 

• Know the life science labour market in the region? 

• Know what skills you need to be attractive? 

• Meet your potential future employer? 

• Write a convincing CV and LinkedIn profile? 

Then participate in this day full of useful and inspiring talks and meetings! 

Programme includes: 

• Introduction to job searching in the life science industry: From navigating the landscape to fine tuning your CV and LinkedIn profile. 

• Mingling with exhibiting companies. 

PROGRAM: 

Morning Session

Venue: : Inspira restaurant
Moderator: Mats Nilsson

08:30-09:00 Registration, coffee and croissant 

09:00-9.05 Welcome and introduction

Presentation of hosts, partners, and sponsors, Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Village Innovation.

09:05-09:20 Competences for the future 

The life science sector and job market, Sarah Lidé, Deputy CEO, Medicon Village Innovation. 

9:20-09:35 AI – skill sets for the future 

Sonja Aits, Associate senior lecturer, Research team manager at Cell Death, Lysosomes and Artificial Intelligence, Lund University.

09:35-09:50 How to make a move 

Jane Fisher, AdvanSci Research Consulting.

09:50-10:00 How can International Citizen Hub Lund support internationals who want to work and live in southern Sweden 
Lisa Andersson, International Citizen Hub Lund. 

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Coffee break and transfer to track 1 and 2.

Track 1: Life Science – From lab to benchmark

Venue: Auditorium
Moderator: Sarah Lidé

10:30-11:15 What competencies are needed in new fast drug development?

Overview of ATMP process, Cecilia Jädert, Lund Innovation (Lundamodellen).

Translating cutting-edge research into impactful therapies. Sara Nolbrant, Project Manager - Cell and Gene Therapy Pre-GMP Facility, Lund University.

From Cells to Living Drugs: Manufacturing Therapies in a GMP Environment, Martina Kvist Reimer, Kliniska Studier Sverige - forum Söder, Region Skåne.

11:15-12:00 Talents in industry 

Astra Zeneca - Ines Gomes, R&D Graduate Scientist.

MSD Denmark - Artur Fijolek, Country Medical Director.

LEO Pharma - Klara Carstensen, Global talent Acquisition leader.

12:00-13:00 Lunch

Lunch is served next to the exhibition area.

Track 2: Go to Market – From idea to customer

Venue: Inspira Maxi
Moderator: Mats Nilsson

10:30-11:30 What competences are needed to innovate?

Health Economy, Sofie Persson, Research Director, The Swedish Institute for Health Economics and Associate researcher at Lund University.

Intellectual Property, Daniel Madriz Sørensen, Trainee Patent Attorney, Potter Clarkson.

CE marking, Caroline Ehrenborg, Senior Quality and Regulatory Consultant at Aurevia.

11:30-12:00 Product development with AI in the process

Robert Lagerstedt, Head of Engineering Excellence and Technology, Bosch Nordic.

12:00-13:00 Lunch

Lunch is served next to the exhibition area.

Exhibition – open for all

Venue: Exhibition area at Inspira

12:00-16:00 Exhibition in the Café area 

Meet exhibiting companies and organisations eager to connect with new talents interested in working in the life sciences industry. 

The list of exhibiting companies and organisations is continuously growing: Lundbeck, Astra Zeneca, Potter Clarkson, Naturvetarna, Workindenmark, and others. Companies interested in exhibiting, and meeting new talents at the Life Science-day, please visit: Registration for companies. 

Open for all - no registration needed to visit the exhibition. 

Afternoon session 

Venue: Restaurant Inspira

14:00-14:45 Seminar: How to boost your CV: Tips and trends  

Pernilla Agardh, Agardh Recruitment & Consulting. 

14:45-15:30 Seminar: LinkedIn Profile Support 

Niclas Lindqvist, CEO, Svensk Medicin. 

Ideon Science Park and Medicon Village have teamed up to host two separate career days:
Career Day 2025 | Tech at Ideon on 2 December, and Career Day 2025 | Life Science at Medicon Village on 3 December. If you are interested in the Tech-day, please look for the  Career Day 2025 | Tech in the event calendar at the Ideon website.

The event is part of the Cross-border Talent Bridge project, an EU Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-funded initiative aimed at strengthening talent attraction and retention in life sciences and deep tech in the Öresund region. The main partners in the project are the Municipality of Lund, Ideon Science Park, Medicon Village, Mobile Heights, Copenhagen Capacity, the Municipality of Copenhagen, and Medicon Valley Alliance.