De sägs upp från Linkmed

Lars Martin, Agneta Edberg och Stan Mikulowski får gå då Linkmeds nya fokus på transplantation kräver nedskärningar i portföljbolag utanför området.

Changing e-solutions for clinical trials

Social media and personalized medicine are two factors that will have a great impact on the design and IT-solutions for clinical trials. Unithink is an upcoming, e-solutions company for clinical trials, eager to thrive on this development.

Take off for this year's fair

More visitors than previously were preregistered when Scanlab and Biotech Forum opened today. But the future of the exhibitions and their design is uncertain.

An industry emerging from crisis

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

Showroom for free

The latest equipment with trained staff. Sci Life Lab in Stockholm want to offer top conditions at the new imaging laboratory. But some vendors are skeptical to the idea of supplying test equipment for free.

New automated solution for flexible molecular assays

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

Next generation sequencer in an accessible format

The GS Junior System is a new benchtop-sized next generation sequencing platform.

Bioreactor features disposable sensors

The Biostat Cultibag STR line of bioreactors from Sartorius-Stedim features disposable components to reduce risk of contamination.

Rapid system for surface hygiene monitoring

The Clean-Trace Surface Testing Instruments are a rapid solution to monitor biological contamination on surfaces in real time to help customers manage their cleaning and protect their samples.

Density meters with six-digit precision

The new instruments from Krüss Optronic offer high sensitivity for density measurements.

Exhibitors

Register of exhibitors and where they can be found.

High hopes for future partnering - the solution for struggling fairs

Business fairs are struggling but the concept of partnering is hotter than ever. By using social media, participants can prepare themselves for the perfect meeting.

Academia - a strong player on the lab market

While the industry was short of money during the financial crisis, government incentives were in full swing in Sweden during 2009. - Our sales to academia increased ten percent last year, says Håkan Hjortsmark, sales manager at Perkin Elmer.

Early stage research and low turnaround dominates

Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performers have companies in phase III, according to Biotech Scandinavia's survey.

International models among science parks

Science parks have become a part of modern communities. With science parks in Oxford, Cambridge and Nice setting good examples, a special potential emerged. Countries with a clear research goal are investing in new parks, and in China, the number is growing exponentially.

Sweden Bio erbjuder juridisk hjälp

Sweden Bio har lanserat Legal Coaching Services, ett samarbete med advokatbyrån Mannheimer Swartling, som ska hjälpa medlemsföretagen i affärsjuridiska frågor.

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Vitrolife redo för klinstudie i USA

Bolaget har nu rekryterat 22 patienter till en studie som ska ligga till grund för FDA:s utvärdering.

18 miljoner till fyra danska biotechforskare

Fyra life science-forskare delar på pengarna från Eliteforsk-priset från Köpenhamns universitet.

Precisa hål på förslutna mikroplattor

Med Microplate Seal Piercer från Agilent Automation Solutions gör man snabbt hål i skyddshöljet på 96- och 384-brunnsplattor.

New partnering platform

EBD Group's Partnering One is the new partnering platform for Biotech Forum 2009.

Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability

The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at improving assay performance and sensitivity for scientists working with primary cells or stem

Clinical trials in large scale to Stockholm

Karolinska Trial Alliance, KTA, will open a medical clinical for clinical trials in Phases II-IV. The clinic will be able to accommodate up to 150 patients per study, so that companies do not have to go abroad for clinical trials.

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.