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A tiny animal with great importance
From the mythical Ganges River to the less sacred, but considerably cleaner waters in KI's aquariums in Solna. The little zebrafish has made an unconscious career – as an increasingly important model organism in medical research.
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Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory
"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.
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Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men
The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while no such association was found in men, according to a new large Swedish study.
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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality
What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”
COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current focus is on her next field: the role of gut flora in human health.
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Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades
Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has taken place in the lab.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”
A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.
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Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system
Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.
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Upcoming event: New updates on drugs
At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.
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Femte förslaget till regeringen från SwedenBio
Skärp målsättningen för deltagandet i EU:s ramprogram. Det är SwedenBios femte förslag inför den kommande forskningspropositionen.
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Cellatlasen publicerar unika resultat i Science
Human protein atlas-projektet publicerar nu den första övergripande kartan över var proteinerna befinner sig i cellen. Artikeln återfinns i Science.
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Gammal Astrasubstans får nytt liv
En färsk studie visar att en substans som Astrazeneca ratade har effekt mot multipel skleros. I alla fall i djurstudier.
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Mikrobrunnar för högupplöst cellanalys
Cellanalys. Med HCS (high content screening) microwell slides ska man kunna utföra bildtagning och analys av en stor mängd cellexperiment på kort tid.
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Happy exhibitors!
There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.
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Fewer visitors but satisfied exhibitors
Biotech Forum Scanlab attracted fewer visitors than in 2008. Exhibition manager Bo Rasmussen is content, claiming that the exhibitors are very satisfied.
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Measurement of calorific content in a matter of minutes
The AC600 calorimeter from Leco uses rapid thermodynamics to analyze calorific content in five minutes.
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Varmt eller kallt med mikrospektrometer
Craic technologies kompletterar nu sin modell QDI 2010 mikroskop-spektrofotometer med ett objektbord med temperaturstyrning.
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Hey Kurt Berndt...
... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.
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Gel i rumstemperatur - vätska i kylrummet
Biostatus presenterar en fixeringsgel för användning vid fotografering som blir vätska i kylskåpstemperatur och gel i rumstemperatur.
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Nytt cellavbildningssystem från GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare lanserar IN Cell Analyzer 2000, ett tillskott till forskningsfältet för höginformativ analys, som kan användas för att ta digitala fotografier av både objektglas och cellodlingsplattor.
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Infidelity produces faster sperms
Until now, it has been difficult to prove that fast-swimming sperms have an advantage when it comes to fertilizing an egg.
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Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize
At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.