Swedish life science in political focus

It feels like 2017 will be a good year for Swedish life science, says Anders Blanck, CEO at LIF.

Stopp för falska läkemedel

Senast om tre år, 2019, ska ett EU-gemensamt märkningssystem som garanterar säkra, receptbelagda läkemedel till patient finnas på plats. Arbetet pågår nu för fullt.

Product Specialist at Gradientech AB, Uppsala

Astrazeneca säljer lokaler

Efter de senaste omorganisationerna minskar behovet av kontoret.

Nya regler ökar transportsäkerheten

Spridningen av falska läkemedel och en allt mer global läkemedelsmarknad har fått EU-kommissionen att styra upp regelverket kring distributionen av läkemedel. Med ett nytt GDP-direktiv hoppas nu kommissionen att vägen mellan läkemedelsbolag och användare ska bli säkrare.

Patienterna bör involveras tidigt

KRÖNIKA: "Konstaterandet att alla tjänar på att patienterna involveras i fler delar av processen känns rätt självklart, men det finns en del kvar att göra rent praktiskt."

Bevakning av Nobelpris fick sajt på fall

Livesändningen gick ned strax innan årets Nobelpristagare skulle tillkännages.

Agendan: Innovation och skatter

Årets life science-bidrag i Almedalen fokuserar på innovationsstrategier och skattereformer.

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

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.

Printing sensors for biological samples

Acreo develops technologies for printed electronics. Using organic printers, Acreo can print a transistor where biological samples can be placed.

"An open mind is the key to successful meetings"

Meeting in person is irreplaceble when it comes to finding a new partner. Johan Ohlsson at Venture Valuation is happy with his meetings at Biotech Forum so far and encourages Scandinavian companies to put themselves in the spotlight.

How to get visitors to your booth

Food, ball throwing and laser engraved pens. There are many tricks to attract visitors to the stands at Scanlab.

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.

Life science management for hire

Do you need help getting your biotech company off and running? Camoleon is a new type of consultant that offers help with business and innovation management and sourcing of resources.

This is Sweden's largest life science region

About 60 percent of all jobs within swedish life science are found in the Stockholm-Uppsala area. This was stated in a report presented at Scanlab & Biotech Forum today.

Laboratory food

VWR exhibits laboratory tools with molecular gastronomy Rotary evaporators and magnetic stirrers - for making food. VWR tries out new ways for the exhibition at the Scanlab fair.

Focusing on Medicon Valley

Copenhagen Capacity and Invest in Skåne are hosting a seminar to promote the geographical area known as Medicon Valley. Some of the 350 life science companies from there will give short presentations to attract partners and investors.

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.

An industry emerging from crisis

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

How to be a perfect mingler

Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, networking is about meeting and talking to people face-to-face," says mingling expert Mia Forsgren.

Mingling types - who to aim for and who to avoid:

Read about different mingling types - who are you?

Will the industry follow the economic revival?

Welcome to the eleventh Biotech Forum + Scanlab Fair!

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.