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Orsak till fetma studeras

Catharina Lavebratt vid KI får pengar av Vinnova för att studera virusinducerad fetma och diabetes.

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.

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.

Flexibel analys av cellmigration

Flexibiliteten betonas hos Platypus nya tillskott i sin serie cellmigrations-kit, Oris cell migration assembly kit - Flex.

Visualisering får forskningsstöd

Pengarna ska användas för att testa en ny metod som kan ge bättre och säkrare magnetkameraundersökningar. Forskningen ska bedrivas i Linköping.

Ny metod för att jämföra texter och genom

Textanalysmetoder som tidigare använts till att upptäcka litterära plagiat och tentafusk har inspirerat en ny metod för att ordna organismer evolutionärt i evolutionära träd.

In-vivo bilder av små djur med ny plattform

The Pearl Imager är ett nytt bildåtergivningssystem från Li-Cor Biosciences, speciellt utvecklat för att titta på små djur.

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.

Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

Re-painting the big pig-ture

Why do tame pigs show such variety in colouring, when their wild relatives are so plain? Swedish researchers know who is to blame. But the big question is why.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $68 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have said yes to the deal that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

New CEO to Promedvi

Sigrun Axelsson has taken on the leadership of the Lund-based medtech company.

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

ALK Abelló has signed an agreement to invest EUR 2 million in the French biotechnology company DBV Technologies.

Almost 150 will leave Coloplast

The Danish medtech company Coloplast negotiates headcount reductions, with a total number of almost 150 employees.

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.

Vitamin D is mental health aid

Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests.

EU says yes to Roche drug

EU approves a first in class therapy for treatment of patients with moderate to severe form of rheumatoid arthritis.

Danisco first with green emulsifier

A new sustainable emulsifier from Danisco meets the increasing consumer demand for ethically correct consumer goods.

Oasmia gets a confirmation

FDA has granted Oasmia an expedited review status for Paclical Vet.

Respiratorius hunts millions

The biopharmaceutical company Respiratorius has got a new CEO, who starts a public new share issue to catch almost SEK ten million.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Harmony prevents dementia

People who are active, outgoing and relaxed may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

Woman deficit in Swedish research

The IP firm Awapatent will soon launch its Innovation Barometer 2009. This year Awapatent reveals that the statistics is even worse, compared to last year.