New automated solution for flexible molecular assays

The fully integrated Qiasymphony is a new automated platform for flexible molecular testing.

Continuous sampling allows for instantaneous microbial detection

Biovigilant's IMD-A instruments employ an optical technology to continuously sample the air and immediately warn when microbial contamination is detected.

Ozzy Osbournes DNA under lupp

Ett amerikanskt företag ska granska Ozzy Osbournes DNA för att ta reda på hur han kan ha överlevt 40 år av drog- och alkoholmissbruk.

Rapporterar om enskilda celler i real-tid

SRU Biosystems lanserar Bind scanner, presenterad särskilt för dem som arbetar med primära odlingar eller med stamceller.

Novo och Astra ligger bra till i internationell kraftmätning

Patentutgångar kommer under de närmaste åren att drabba flera stora läkemedelsbolag, men Astrazeneca och Novo Nordisk hör till de som skymtar ljusglimtar enligt en analys.

EU har siktet på Lundbeck

EU-kommissionen kommer att granska om den danska läkemedelsjätten har brutit mot EUs regler för konkurrens. Granskningen gäller hur Lundbeck har agerat kring generika av bolagets preparat citalopram.

Platform for high security virus purification

Millipore Corporation has introduced the Viresolve Pro Solution system, a new system for purification of viruses. The technology in the new platform includes a novel patent pending membrane.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is focus according to Yvonne Mårtensson.

En affärsmodell på väg att dö

"Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together. I've got some real estate here in my bag", Det luspanka unga bussluffarparet i Simon & Garfunkels "America" lovar varandra dyrt och heligt vad som idag är i princip ingenting, men som man hoppas ska

Högkänslig spektrometer via USB

Den nya Deep UV Maya200 Pro är en tvådimensionell FFT-CCD spektrometer från Ocean Optics som används med fördel för högkänslig fluorescensdetektion.

Mediciner i svenska vatten en hälsofara

Även de låga halter av olika läkemedel som finns i svenska vattendrag ökar inflammationen i mänskliga celler.

Hoppfullt för hiv-läkemedel

En nyligen avslutad studie av en antikroppsterapi visar på positiva resultat.

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

The dean of the Department of Biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy has appointed a new assistant prefect.

Biotech goes white and bright

White biotech could become Denmark's next blossoming business area.

Swedish nanotech crosses the Atlantic

Genovis signs distribution agreement Finnzymes in US.

New head of Vinnova

While waiting for a new gerenal-director, Vinnova has got a substitute general-director.

Sales Representative, Applied Biosystems

Bring talent to those in need

Ho ho ho, Christmas time is here again. So get busy decking the halls, perhaps not with assorted greenery, but with something of a more lasting value.

A platform for dialogue

As a step towards connecting the life science industry in Denmark, Biologue was founded three years ago with 10 member companies. Today, the network has 40 members and a very busy event calender.

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.