Umeå Biotech Incubator granted SEK 14 million for the project "Life science city"
Umeå Biotech Incubator has been granted SEK 14 million for the ERDF project "Life science city", which will further develop the life science industry in the region.
Umeå Biotech Incubator has been granted SEK 14 million for the ERDF project "Life science city", which will further develop the life science industry in the region.
He has been a vital part of Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) since its inception in 2003. But now, after 42 years of service in the biotech industry, it is time for respected research engineer Assar Bäckman to retire. “My work has been hugely varied, and over the years I have learned a great deal. I usually have an emergency solution to most things if needed”, says Assar.
Experienced business coach Peter Jacobsson will now lead Umeå Biotech Incubator until a permanent replacement is appointed.
The Umeå Biotech Incubator-backed ‘Shades of Green’ project, developed by Boreal Orchards, has created a moss that can be used on buildings, infrastructure and for the regeneration of nature. Now founder Daniel Pacurar is collaborating on a new development project with RISE Processum AB and Ecohelix to maximize moss establishment with the help of by-products from the paper pulp industry.
Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubator, has been awarded an honorary doctorate for 2023 at the Faculty of Science and Technology at Umeå University. “I want research to benefit people, that is my driving force,” she says.
Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) has won the Regio Stars Västerbotten 2023 award for its ‘Life Science Motorn 2.0’ regional fund project in the category "A region with localized sustainable business development".
QureTech Bio AB (QTB), a pharmaceutical development company originating from Umeå University, proudly announces the appointment of three new board members at its Annual General Meeting held on May 25, 2023. This strategic move is aimed at further enhancing QTB's drug and business development.
The newly appointed board members are:
Yijing Sun Hultgren
Yijing has over a decade of experience
Life science consulting company Orderly People has announced it will base one of its consultants in Umeå after the summer. “There is a vibrant life science industry in Umeå which we want to be a part of”, says Orderly People's founder and co-owner, Maria Jansson.
Umeå-based HiloProbe AB has entered a partnership with the major international company Biocartis Group NV. This is a strategically important step for HiloProbe in its aim to reach out globally with its colorectal cancer test product, ColoNode®.
Umeå-based biopharmaceutical company Omnio AB, which is currently awaiting efficacy data from preclinical wound studies using recombinant plasminogen, has recently appointed an internationally experienced board of directors charged with taking the company forward.
Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) is ending its program season with the "Life science super week" between May 8th-10th 2023 - an action-packed three-day event filled with seminars, an investment day, a life science pub plus a brand new services business fair.
G4 Cancer Cure, a biotech research initiative located in Umeå in northern Sweden, has attracted considerable interest from doctors and the pharmaceutical industry for a new treatment method it is developing for triple-negative breast cancer.
Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) is one of Sweden’s state-of-the-art business incubators within the life sciences. We help researchers to use their data to the benefit of patients and citizens, improving their health. We support and train entrepreneurs in the fields of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical engineering, and act as a bridge between academia, medicine and the business community.