Newsletter March 2026
March Newsletter from UiO:Life Science
A look back at Norway Life Science 2026
The entire value chain of life sciences was gathered at Meet Ullevaal, Ullevaal Stadium in February during Norway Life Science 2026.
Over two content-rich days, the conference highlighted areas where Norway conducts world?class research and explored how we can foster knowledge?based innovation, build a competitive life sciences industry and increase national value creation.?
The programme was well received by the participants – the evaluation shows that they were very satisfied with this year’s conference.
Many thanks to everyone who took part. Hope to see you again on 9 ? 10 February 2027.
Winners of the pitching contest
Six startups and innovation projects took part in the pitch contest held at the Norway Life Science Conference 2026. The health tech company Eupnea, represented by two medical students, took first place.
Learn how to secure funding?
Don't miss SPARK Norway Educational Forum 8 of April when serial entrepreneur and business angel Nicolaj H?jer Nielsen will talk about how to gain visibility and build connections with potential investors.?
Inven2's Innovation Award
Do you have an idea for a new product or new service? Join the competition to win NOK 300,000.?
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Incentive funding for FRIPRO-applications
Are you going to apply for FRIPRO this year, or have you already submitted an application? Life science researchers at UiO can apply for incentive funding for applications submitted in 2026.?
Event funding
Planning to organise an open life science event aimed at a general audience? Then you should take a look at our event funding scheme, which offers up to NOK 100,000 in financial support.
Disputation
André Sevenius Nilsen from the convergence environment ConsciousBrainConcepts defended his thesis Consciousness When Is It Present and How Would We Know? Testing Measures and Assumptions for Detecting Consciousness Across States and Substrates for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor 17 of February.
Vacancies
- The convergence environment PERMEATE has an open position as a Phd research fellow in pharmacology Application deadline: 30 March
- The convergence environment NeuroPathways has an open position as a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Psychology (Neuropsychosocial Pathways) Application deadline: 31 March
- The convergence environment NeuroPathways has an open position as a PhD Fellow position in Psychology Application deadline: 31 March
- The convergence environment GLIOFORCE has an open position as a PhD fellowship at the Interface of Systems Neuroscience and Cancer Biomechanics Research Application deadline: 5 April
- The convergence environment GLIOFORCE has an open position as a PhD Research Fellow in Theoretical and Computational Active Matter Physics for Glioblastoma Invasion Application deadline: 5 April
- The convergence environment GENESIS has an open position as a PhD Research Fellow in Theoretical and Computational Active Matter Physics?
Application deadline: 5 April - The convergence environment UiO:RWE has an open position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Pharmacoepidemiology
Application deadline: 6 April - The convergence environment BioM has an open position as a Postdoctoral researcher in applied philosophy
Application deadline: 6 April - The convergence environment BioM has an open position as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial Ecological Modeling and Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Science Application deadline: 8 April
- The convergence environment GENESIS has an open position as a PhD Research Fellowship in Quantitative Imaging and Cell Mechanics of Early Embryo Development?
Application deadline: 10 April - The convergence environment GENESIS has an open position as a Postdoctoral position in Machine Learning and Computational Biology?
Application deadline: 10 April - The convergence environment BioM has an open position as a PhD Research Fellow in statistical population ecology Application deadline: 15 April
Calls
- Event funding
Deadline: 1 June - Internationalization support
Deadline: 1 June - Incentive funding for FRIPRO-applications in 2026
Deadline: until the funds are spent in 2026 - Course development support
Deadline: running - Open call
Deadline: running
Events
- 8 April?SPARK Norway Educational Forum: Entrepreneurship and Investment Approaches
- 9 April Innovation hangout for academia and industry organiser: UiO Growth House
- 16 April 7th Norwegian Life Science Investor Partnering Day organiser: The Life Science Cluster
- 6 May?SPARK Europe Educational Forum
- 6–8 May Oslo Sparrow Meeting
- 6–9 September ERRS 2026 by European Radiation Research Society
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