Gen minskar risk för KOL och astma

En internationell studie visar att både risken för KOL och barnastma minskar hos personer med en viss genvariant. Forskarna bakom studien tror på nya och bättre läkemedel som ett resultat av forskningen.

Fattigt men ljust för branschen

Swedenbios och Arthur D. Littles, ADL, undersökning från i våras är nu sammanställd och life sciencebolag verksamma i Sverige är positiva inför framtiden, men uppger också att de behöver extern finansiering för att överleva.

Hey there Summer Eriksson......

.....biomedical analysist at Akademsika sjukhuset in Uppsala. Why are you here at Biotech Forum and Scanlab?

Rapid and thorough homogenization of samples

MP Biomedicals presents the Fasprep-24 instrument, a new high-throughput model of the earlier Bio 101 Systems Fastprep homogenizer.

Oslo Cancer Cluster

Cancer is, of course, the focus for this Oslo-based cluster, which is solely dedicated to cancer treatment and diagnostics. Oslo cancer cluster is also a part of Medcoast, a Swedish and Norwegian cluster.

Stockholm-Uppsala life science cluster in brief

Stockholm-Uppsala evolves around the research at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University. Typical areas of research are protein research, neuroscience and cancer.

VTT in brief

VTT is a broad science cluster with research within applied materials, chemical and biochemical processes, energy, industrial systems management, information and communication technologies, microtechnology and electronics.

Diagnostics for personalized medicine

Per Matsson from Phadia anticipates changes in the standards for health care. Accordiing to him, expensive new drugs will create a market for more extensive diagnostics.

BMAs: Run your own business

After graduation you must decide: be an employee or start your own business. This is not really the situation for BMAs today, but a collaborative project between Swedish public actors and some companies aims to change that and make entrepreneurs of BMAs.

Mingling do's and don'ts

Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, networking is about meeting and talking to people face-to-face," says mingling expert Mia Forsgren at Begriplig.

Enjoy Stockholm - the capital of Scandinavia

Welcome to Stockholm! Built on 14 islands, you are never far from the water in the capital of Sweden. Stockholm offers a wide range of museums, theaters, and attractions. Whatever your interest might be: history, art, music or design, you can find it here!

A crash course in IP strategy

"Publish, publish, publish!" Sound familiar? So to meet the researcher's wishes, do you scribble a patent application with lipstick on a napkin and send it in? At the seminar Patent Strategies in the Biotech Company, you will have the chance to find out why this might not be the best idea.

Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be back after living in Geneva for four years. On November 10 she will take a big career leap

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

The Medicon Valley covers the Öresund region (Skåne and Sjaelland).

Diagnostics to deal with new diseases

Maria Brytting at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SMI, will share her experiences from April 2009 when the new influenza A virus, H1N1, was first reported globally.

From planning stage to handshake

"Partnering is an effective tool to get in touch with the decision makers high up in an organization's administration," says Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. And according to her, rigorous planning is the way to succeed.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

Life science in Stockholm

Sweden has the fourth-largest biotech market in Europe. More than half of its biotechnology enterprise, some 460 companies, is located in the Stockholm region.

How to get the most out of the fair

Danskt-svenskt samarbete belönas med pris

Nils Brünner vid Köpenhamns universitet får det nyinstiftade priset Cross-Border Award från Medicon Valley Alliance, MVA, för sitt framgångsrika samarbete med svenska forskare.

Uppsala Bios nya support

Andra länder än Sverige är bättre på att utnyttja pengar från EU: s ramprogram och nu vill Uppsala Bio sporra svenska småbolag att söka pengar. (Uppdaterad)

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is focus according to Yvonne Mårtensson.

En affärsmodell på väg att dö

"Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together. I've got some real estate here in my bag", Det luspanka unga bussluffarparet i Simon & Garfunkels "America" lovar varandra dyrt och heligt vad som idag är i princip ingenting, men som man hoppas ska utvecklas till något riktigt maffigt. Om Gud vill, skosnörena håller och ägarna ställer upp på en femte finansieringsrunda.