The first day, we visited the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund. The group was guided through the 528-metre-long synchrotron and the beamlines in place at the synchrotron. At a following seminar, several researchers from Lund University described the results obtained at the facility as well as future possibilities that this laboratory could offer if new investments in additional beamlines are made.
The second leg of the trip went to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Copenhagen (“det sundhedsvidenskabelige fakultet”). We were warmly received by the Dean of the Faculty, Ulla Wewer, with a dinner on the top floor of the Maersk Tower, a 15-storey building housing some of the faculty’s research.
The following day we were treated to several lectures about the faculty and its activities as well as a tour of some of the laboratories in the Maersk Tower. Special emphasis was placed on presentations of some of the Clinical Academic Groups (CAGs) that the University of Copenhagen has invested in recently. These are based on close collaboration between the university and healthcare to strengthen translational research, accelerate the application of research results in healthcare and attract more external research funding.
The visit concluded with a presentation by the Faculty’s Vice-Dean for Innovation and External Relations, Trine Winterø, on the work to improve education and conditions for efficient innovation work.