Hur locka toppforskare till Sverige?

Astrazeneca vill se förändringar av expertskatten, som ett svar på hur Sverige ska bli attraktivare för toppforskare, enligt Tobias Olsson, ansvarig för samhällskontakter på läkemedelsjätten. Forskningsminister Tobias Krantz vill satsa på kvalitén i svensk forskning och grundutbildning medan Marie Granlund i oppositionen vill satsa på branschprogrammet.

We are poor lobbyists

I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.

Puls förnyar toppen

Inkubatorn tillsätter Clas Runnberg som ny styrelseordförande.

Termocyklare med snabb prestanda

De nya TC-PLUS termocyklarna från Bibby Scientific Limited kan staplas på varandra och styras centralt med en medföljande mjukvara.

Changeable proteins cause nerve disease

An incorrectly folded protein is one of the reasons behind the nerve disease ALS, according to new research. But the protein does not have structural errors all the time and only certain types contribute to the harmful protein accumulations that cause the ALS disease.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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How to get the most out of the fair

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.

Fryst eller paraffininnesluten djurvävnad

Djurvävnad innesluten i paraffin eller fryst i block erbjuder Pel-Freez Biologicals, som till exempel kan användas för att producera vävnadsmikroarrayer.

Elektrofores på höjden och tvären

Multisub4 är en elektroforesenhet från Cleaver Scientific som staplar geler på höjden och kan hantera 1 200 prover samtidigt.

Termocyklare i flera olika konfigurationer

Gene Technologies lanserar en serie termocyklare som ger pålitliga PCR-resultat för alla typer av arbetsflöden och finns i modeller med mellan ett och fyra utbytbara block.

Westernmaskin tar över rutingöra

BenchPro 4100, från Invitrogen, är en ny maskin som tar hand om westernblottar och kan expediera upp till fyra westernmembran samtidigt.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and one is from the University of Uppsala.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Researchers goes to the bottom of the brain

Swedish researchers have recently got new and deeper knowledge about the smallest part of the brain, the granule cells.

New nanotech professor to DTU

The Danish University of Technology, DTU, has appointed Kristoffer Almdal as professor to DTU Nanotech.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.

Cancer cells cheat suicide call

Cancer cells cheat death by reversing a process which causes normal cells to commit suicide at the end of their natural life, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have shown.

Academy for a new turn at work

Are you qualified within life science, but unemployed? Here is your chance for a new career, in high demand.