Reproducibility and handling in focus with new electronic pipette

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

Hallå där Ulf Boberg...

...på Creative Antibiotics, hur arbetar ni med validering?

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.

KD-bolag får ny ordförande

Axelar, ett av Karolinska Developments portföljbolag, tar in kompetens från läkemedelsbranschen i styrelsen.

Han ska utveckla Airsonett

Mark Kornfeld blir ny affärsutvecklare på medtechbolaget Airsonett.

11 miljoner till life science-bolag

Vinnova delar ut pengar inom Forska & Väx-programmet och en tredjedel av bolagen som får pengar finns inom life science.

Målsökande antibiotika tacklar resistens

Om bara tio år befarar forskarvärlden att världen kan stå helt utan fungerande antibiotika om resistensutvecklingen fortsätter som i dag. Substanser som blockerar bakteriers sjukdomsframkallande förmåga istället för att döda dem kan vara lösningen.

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

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

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.

EU-larmet om antibiotikaläget överdrivet

Enligt EU finns det bara 15 läkemedelskandidater i världen som kan bli avgörande för bekämpningen av multiresistenta bakterier. Siffran orsakade ett larm när rapporten presenterades i mitten av september. Men undersökningen tar bara hänsyn till substanser i klinisk fas.

Klartecken för Innates namnbyte

Bolagsverket har godkänt Umeåföretagets nya namn Creative Antibiotics.

Innate Pharmaceuticals byter namn

Creative Antibiotics vill bolaget istället heta.

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.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $68 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have said yes to the deal that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

Orexo opens doors eastwards

The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.

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.

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.