FOBIS dissemination workshop

Around 175 people attended this event.

Program

1.      ‘Live’ medical surgery using biomedical sensors

• Hjertesensor, Ole Jakob Elle og Erik Fosse, Intervensjonssenteret Rikshospitalet (title: Detection of regional cardiac ischemia by accelerometer technology)
• Ishemi-sensor, Tor Erik Tønnessen og Erik Fosse, Intervensjonssenteret Rikshospitalet
• Svettesensor, Sverre Grimnes, Medisinsk-teknisk avdeling Rikshospitalet

2.      Seminar: Bioterrorism and biodefence

• Dr. Simo Nikkari, Centre for Biothreat Preparedness, Finland (title: Biothreat preparedness - the Finnish perspective)
• Dr. Mikael Lindgren, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI NBC Defence (title: Detection of biological threats)
• Dr. Preben Aavidtsland, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (title: The Norwegian health care services' preparedness against deliberate release of biological agents) 
• LTC. Per Lausund, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (title: Biological agents and terrorism - threat, risks and challenges)
• Morten Randmæl , Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (title: Preparedness against biological incidents)
• Dr. Janet M. Blatny, Norwegian Armed Forces, Joint Medical Services (title: Biodefence studies at FFI)

3.      Seminar: Biomedical sensors – technology & innovation

• Mårten Wigstøl, company chairman NorDiag ASA (title: Building an industry)
• Stig Morten Borch, director corporate R&D Axis-Shield AS (title: What it takes to make a new “state of the art” diagnostics platform for Point of Care use)
• Henrik Mindedal, marketing director Samba Sensors AB
• Eirik Næss-Ulseth, company chairman Novelda AS (title: Biomedical Wireless Sensor Network)
• Lars Lading, managing director Sensor Technology Center (title: FOBIS: Business – cases and key observations)
• Jens Gran, Oslo Cancer Cluster
• Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, director Norges forskningsråd (title: Biomedisinske sensorer - norsk kunnskaps- og næringsklynge?)

4.      Plenary meeting, Polyteknisk Forening

Introduction: FOBIS scenarios presented by Rita Westvik and Dag Ausen, both from SINTEF.

Panel discussion chaired by Rita Westvik, SINTEF, and Hans M Borchgrevink, Norges Forskningsråd. In the panel:

• Stortingsrepresentant Jan Bøhler, medlem av Helse- og omsorgskomiteen
• Terje Vigen, generalsekretær Den norske Lægeforening
• Sissel Rogne, direktør i Bioteknologinemnda
• Willy Eidsaunet, senior vice president GE Healthcare AS
• Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, divisjonsdirektør Norges forskningsråd
• Prof. Erik Fosse, Intervensjonssenteret, Rikshospitalet

Summary of the discussion

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