Danish Biobank - Invest in Denmark
Danish Biobank - Invest in Denmark

Webinar

confronting COVID-19 by newly establishing CORONA Biobank

Webinar

confronting COVID-19 by newly establishing CORONA Biobank

In the spring 2020, Denmark established one of the first Covid-19 biobanks, and the process of establishment was done in only a few weeks. Join the seminar, and learn how the Danish Corona-19 Biobank, a new biobank in Bio- and Genome Bank, Denmark, was established and how Foreign companies could collaborate with the new biobank. 

  • When

    10. December 2020 from 10:00 to 11:30

Watch and learn

Dive into the topic of biobanks and COVID-19

The fight against COVID-19 are common challenges to Japan and Denmark. Register for the webinar and learn more about the advantages and opportunities of the Danish Corona-19 Biobank and Big Health Data.
 
On top of that, you will learn about how to use bio-samples in the Danish and Japanese biobanks to fight COVID-19 and to develop personalised medicine. 

Webinar Programme

09:00 Welcome by Mr. Joakim Steen Barron-Mikkelsen, Senior Executive Officer for Strategic Partnership, Royal Danish Embassy, Tokyo

09:05 Introducing the Agenda of today (incl. introduction of speakers) by moderator: Mr. Rasmus Beedholm-Ebsen, Ph.D., Senior Advisor (Life Science) Invest in Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

09:10-10:05 Presentation

  1. “Data Protection” by Ms. Karen Ejersbo Iversen, Ph.D., Chief Advisor, Danish Agency for Digitalization.
  2. “Danish Corona-19 Biobank, a new biobank in Bio- and Genome Bank, Denmark: How was it established and how Foreign companies could collaborate” by Prof. Estrid Høgdall, Director, Bio –and Genome Bank & Clinical Professor, University of Copenhagen/ Director of the Nationwide Bio –and Genome Bank Denmark.
  3. “Can Urine Test Predict The Risk of COVID19?” by Mr. Eisei NOIRI, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)

10:05 Q&A
10:25 Closing remarks Life Science Innovation Network Japan, Inc. (LINK-J) by Mr. Akihiko Soyama, President and CEO, Director
10:30 The end

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Copenhagen

  • Sarina Lohmann

    Title: Special Advisor – Maritime and transport – Analysis & Partnerships

    Area: Copenhagen

    Phone: +4533920423

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