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Join the kickoff for the health and life science export initiative
- Online kickoff took place 12 June 2024, 14:30–16:30 Central European summer time; livestream was in Norwegian and registration supplied the viewing link. Industry: health and life science. Organiser: Innovation Norway. Contact: Tone Varslot Stave (tone.varslot.stave@innovasjonnorge.no).
- The event launched the national health/life-science export initiative under the “Hele Norge eksporterer” export reform, whose stated target was a 50% increase in Norwegian exports excluding oil and gas by 2030. Government, industry/business and business-support organisations were to collaborate. Listed measures: strengthen Invest in Norway to attract foreign direct investment, develop joint export activity in priority markets with business-sector input, and create unified marketing for Norwegian health and life science. The kickoff invited companies and stakeholders to identify national strengths, global health needs Norwegian solutions could address, success factors and business contributions; a panel discussion followed.
- The page says the initiative was developed with the National Export Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Export Finance Norway, industry clusters, companies and other organisations. Programme (Norwegian, 12 June): 14:30 opening by Tone Varslot Stave (Innovation Norway); 14:32 welcome by Innovation Norway CEO Håkon Haugli; 14:36 government export initiative address by NFD State Secretary Tore O. Sandvik; 14:40 rationale for health-sector initiative by National Export Council deputy chair Kathrine Myhre; 14:45 global health challenges and Norwegian solutions by Laerdal CEO Gudleik Njå; 14:50 retaining Norwegian health-industry leaders by GE HealthCare CEO Cathrine Thomassen; 14:56–15:20 panel on international success and current challenges, with LMI’s Leif Rune Skymoen, DNV Imatis’ Cesilie Kullerud, Sero’s Stefan Kernstock and Hadean Ventures’ Tovy Dinh, moderated by Hanne Mette Dyrlie Kristensen of The Life Science Cluster; closing by Tone Varslot Stave at 15:20–15:25. Page includes a short “Health hero film.” ESG/responsible-business conditions applied.