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AWA announces residency at BioInnovation Institute (BII) in Copenhagen, Denmark
By David Tring | Posted on August 21, 2025
We are pleased to announce that AWA has secured an official residency at the BioInnovation Institute (BII) in Copenhagen, Denmark. BII offers early-stage funding, business development support, lab and office infrastructure
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AWA recognised as one of Denmark’s Best Workplaces®
By Andreas Gruvhammar | Posted on April 19, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Great Place to Work® has again recognised AWA as one of Denmark’s Best Workplaces® 2024. Coming in eighteenth in the 50-449 employees category, Great Place to Work® completed a detailed evaluation of AWA’s management, organisational practices and examined the employees’ experience of trust and pride in the workplace. This...
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AWA Asia awarded Best Workplace in Greater China
By David Tring | Posted on December 8, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Great Place To Work® has selected AWA Asia as one of the Best Workplaces in Greater China in 2023. More than 280 companies were surveyed, of which 54 were recognised and awarded in the small category. The survey assesses employees’ perceptions of leadership, organisational culture and trust. The achievement...
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AWA Partners with the Swedish Company Lawyers Association for IP Seminars
By David Tring | Posted on January 25, 2023
We are pleased to announce that AWA will offer a series of intellectual property seminars throughout 2023 in partnership with the Swedish Company Lawyers Association. The Swedish Company Lawyers Association, founded in 1954, is a Swedish association with the main purpose to provide a network for Swedish corporate and in-house lawyers with over 1,300 members....
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AWA Expands its Great Place to Work Certification to include Norway
By David Tring | Posted on January 18, 2023
We are pleased to announce that AWA has again been certified as a Great Place to Work® in Denmark, Greater China and Sweden. Norway has also been certified for the first time, bringing our total certifications to four of the regions where AWA operates. Based on the organisation’s global standards, Great Place to Work® completed...
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AWA Board of Directors appoints Joakim Hammarsjö as Interim Chief Executive Officer
By David Tring | Posted on December 12, 2022
The Board of Directors of AWA Holding has appointed Joakim Hammarsjö as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Before rejoining AWA in 2018, Joakim was the Group Director of IP Strategy and Portfolio at the Volvo Group, managing a team of global heads, IP intelligence analysts and IP portfolio partners. He has also held positions with the...
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Paul-André Gollier assumes the role of Head of AWA Benelux
By David Tring | Posted on July 1, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Paul-André Gollier assumes the role of Head of AWA Benelux as of today – July 1. Paul-André has worked as a Patent Engineer and European and Belgian Patent Attorney for over 15 years. He holds an MBA and a Ph.D. from the Catholic University of Louvain and has extensive...
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Meet AWA at INTA 2022 in Washington D.C.
By David Tring | Posted on March 24, 2022
We are pleased to share that we have a delegation of 14 from across our offices in Europe and Asia at INTA 2022 in Washington D.C from April 29 to May 4. Please feel free to e-mail any of AWA’s representatives at INTA to connect at set up meetings by clicking on their profile below....
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AWA Expands its Great Place to Work Certification®
By David Tring | Posted on December 7, 2021
We are pleased to announce that AWA has again been certified as a Great Place to Work® in Denmark and Sweden and for the first time in Belgium, China and Hong Kong. This brings our total certifications to five of the jurisdictions where we operate. Based on the organisation’s global standards, Great Place to Work®...
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Xiaofan Chen appointed Board Member of Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 24, 2021
We are pleased to announce that Xiaofan Chen has been appointed a Board Member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China (SwedCham China) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation with 240 Swedish and Sweden-related member companies. Please click here to visit SwedCham China
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