This is a matter of national importance, therefore the cooperation with U-CAN is now being conducted through LIF, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden. We hope that Uppsala’s initiative will also be a wake-up call for other county councils."

An event like this helps you focus on what can be achieved by working together and really makes things happen. We were also fortunate to get funding from UU Innovation’s SMURF project. This made it possible to form a collaborative project and start it quickly. Obtaining funding through normal channels would have been a much more uncertain and time-consuming process."