An industry emerging from crisis

"Scanlab is normally indicative of the status of investment incentives in the laboratory industry "

Reproducibility and handling in focus with new electronic pipette

The Eppendorf Xplorer electronic pipette has been developed with reproducibility in mind.

Will the industry follow the economic revival?

Welcome to the eleventh Biotech Forum + Scanlab Fair!

Your partnering tool - step by step

Profile, agenda and requests. Those are the basic steps to follow to use the partnering tool for Biotech Forum. Follow our guide to successful partnering!

9 steps to perfect partnering

Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to perfect partnering.

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.

Fler projekt fastnar i fas II

Ett stort antal svenska bioteknikföretag fastnar i fas II och kan inte ta nästa steg.

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Fyrdelade reagensplattor sparar plats

Den senaste fyrdelade reagensplattan från Porvair Sciences är tänkt att spara plats på automatiserade arbetsbord.

400 miljoner till biotechforskning

15 svenska projekt får pengar inom områdena antibiotikaresistens, biomarkörer och modellsystem, epigenetik och grödor. - Vi står inför stora utmaningar framöver inom det medicinska området, säger Lars Rask, vd för SSF som står bakom satsningen.

Blottning i automatiserat system

iBlot Dry Blotting System från Invitrogen används tilsammans med engångskassetter och fungerar helt utan separata buffertar för att blotta proteiner på 7 minuter.

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.

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

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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.

Lytix calls in cash

Norwegian company Lytix Biopharma closes a USD 1.4 million funding round to finance new antimicrobial and oncology lead compounds.

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.