Today's Portrait Highlights

XAMK SBC and Active Life Lab

Xamk Active Life Lab works with businesses and organisations towards effective preventive health and wellbeing services. Active Life Lab provides free access to its facility and testing possibilities for end users in exchange of their wellbeing data. We specialise in gathering, integrating, analysing, visualising and utilising wellbeing data to create unique value. The wellbeing databank is used to study and develop effective wellbeing services with partners. The Active Life Lab databank includes data on physical activity promotion, sleep & recovery, food choices and health effects of nature & culture. Keywords: Applied research and databank (focus: effectiveness of preventive wellbeing services); Service development and testing projects; Workshops, hackathons, demonstrations and conferences.

Oslo Cancer Cluster

Oslo Cancer Cluster is a non-profit member organization dedicated to accelerate the development of new cancer diagnostics and medicines through: Local collaboration and international partnerships; Stimulation and support of new innovations and start-up activities; strengthening of our member’s ability to attract capital; Improved clinical trial efficiency for our members; Increase of governmental focus and improved public policies for the cancer community, fostering and attracting the next generation of top talents to cancer R&D and entrepreneurship. In June 2007, the cluster became a Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE). Oslo Cancer Cluster has more than 70 members from Northern Europe, representing the entire oncology value chain from bench to bedside.

Mech-Sense

Mech-Sense is a multidisciplinary research centre located at Departments of Gastroenterology and Radiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark. The main competences are within visceral pain and the gastrointestinal system. The mission of Mech-Sense is to foster scientific research, education and innovation for the benefit of patients with gastrointestinal diseases and symptoms hereof. This also includes public and private partnerships. The practical research is performed in 6 complementary and cooperating areas: Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Pancreatology, Pharmacology, Diabetology, Neurophysiology and Imaging.