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Positiv vändning för Q-Med

Q-Med gick plus 62 miljoner kronor under fjärde kvartalet 2009.

Fem bolag får stöd från Göteborgbio

Av 48 sökanden uppfyllde fem bolag kriterierna och delar på två miljoner kronor, men inte alla fick det maximala stödet på 500 000 kronor.

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.

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Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

Qiagen recently presented a method of dry blood sample storage as an alternative to storage in freezers.

Novo Nordisk drar ner på personal

Bolaget lägger ner sin insulinproduktion i Kalundaborg, Danmark, och satsar istället på tillverkning i Sydamerika.

Kit mäter metylering av genomiskt DNA

Supersense är ett kit från Epigentek, till för att undersöka förändringar i övergripande metyleringsgrad av DNA.

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.

Orexo köper brittisk konkurrent

Pharmakodex har ett antal program redo att licensieras ut och de båda bolagens teknologier ska tillsammans snabba på produktutvecklingen. En nyemission ska finansiera köpet.

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.

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.

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.

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organization TNO Quality of Life.