75 million for research schools

Gothenburg University, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University and Umeå University have received SEK 75 million from the Research Council. The money will be used to build five national clinical research schools. The research schools will receive 15

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.

Hey Klementina Österberg ...

... CEO at GU Holding, which awards SEK 120, 000 to three female entrepreneurs.

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.

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.

Energiansvarig bland neutroner

Thomas Parker kommer att ansvara för arbetet med att energieffektivisera synkrotronljusanläggningen ESS Scandinavia.

Här blir innovationer business

Som en del i regeringens strategi för entreprenörskap startas två spetsutbildningar inom entreprenörskap och innovation. Utbildningarna hamnar i Göteborg och i Lund.

Biopharma vinner pris

- En enastående affärsmodell har resulterat i starka bedrifter, säger Shrikanth S, arbetsledare för affärer och finans på Frost & Sullivan.

Ledarbyte på Biotech Sweden

Chefredaktören för Nordens största nyhetstjänst inom life science går vidare till en helt ny bransch.

Symphogenchef får toppuppdrag

Den danske vetenskapsministern Helge Sander har utnämnt fyra nya ledamöter till Højteknologifondens styrelse. Alla är kvinnor och tre har ledande life scienceposter.

Hon leder Semcons nya satsning

Semcon breddar sin verksamhet till att också erbjuda tjänster inom FoU. Kvinnan som basar för verksamheten kommer närmast från Biovitrum.

Novo Seeds förstärker

Bobby Soni är ny medarbetare vid den danska investeraren, som satsar på väldigt tidiga utvecklingsprojekt.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

Respiratorius hunts millions

The biopharmaceutical company Respiratorius has got a new CEO, who starts a public new share issue to catch almost SEK ten million.

Dako appoints new CEO

The Danish cancer therapeutic company Dako has appointed a new CEO after Patrik Dahlén.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Pharma is a safe market

Pharma is the best industry to invest in. That states leaders from risk capital companies, interviewed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

SDU professor helps EU

Mette Præst Knudsen from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, has been appointed as an expert member in an EU politics group.

New CEO to Swedish Tillotts Pharma

The Swiss company Tillotts Pharma's newly established Swedish organisation has appointed a CEO from Bayer Scandinavia.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

New Nordic biotech company

The Swiss biotech company Tillots Pharma opens a office in Stockholm, which will be run under private management.

New management at Øresund

The Øresund University has recently appointed a new director and a new Chairman.

Time to save for survival

The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.