Will the industry follow the economic revival?

Welcome to the eleventh Biotech Forum + Scanlab Fair!

Novozymeschef blir professor

Det danska bioteknik-företaget Novozymes forskningschef Per Falholt blir hedersprofessor i systembiologi vid Danmarks tekniska universitet.

Hallå där Ulf Boberg...

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

Phrmas nya vd

John Castellani blir ny vd för den amerikanska branschorganisationen för forskande läkemedelsföretag.

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.

Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park

Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continue to invest in further development.

Chemel tillsätter ny vd

Margareta Krook lämnar plats för en ny, marknadsorienterad vd.

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.

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.

Chef för entreprenörskap blir docent

Boo Edgar, chef för Göteborg International Bioscience Business School, GIBBS, har fått en docentur vid Sahlgrenska Akademin. Han forskar kring entreprenörskap inom life science-sektorn.

Danskt vetenskapsråd får nya medlemmar

Birgitte Brinch Madsen och Eva Berneke är de nya namnen i Rådet för Teknologi och Innovation.

Sverige patenterar och Danmark gör business

Sverige har det största antalet patent och vetenskapliga publikationer i Skandinavien, medan danskarna är bättre på att skapa en bra pipeline från sin grundforskning. - Danmark är mer framgångsrikt på att ta innovationer hela vägen, säger Jacob Ehnfors, Swedenbio.

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.

Mingling do's and don'ts

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 at Begriplig.

A crash course in IP strategy

"Publish, publish, publish!" Sound familiar? So to meet the researcher's wishes, do you scribble a patent application with lipstick on a napkin and send it in? At the seminar Patent Strategies in the Biotech Company, you will have the chance to find out why this might not be the best idea.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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How to get the most out of the fair

Martin Willner, Manager Lab, Nordic Service Manager, Mettler-Toledo AB

Why are you going to Scanlab+Biotech Forum?

Life science in Stockholm

Sweden has the fourth-largest biotech market in Europe. More than half of its biotechnology enterprise, some 460 companies, is located in the Stockholm region.

Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be back after living in Geneva for four years. On November 10 she will take a big career leap, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.