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.

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Medicon Valley cluster in brief

The Medicon Valley covers the Öresund region (Skåne and Sjaelland).

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

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Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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Age essential when testing drugs

Anders Rane has been arguing that genes and age are both important factors in understanding how medicines affect individuals. Only last year, the EU established regulations stating that pharmaceuticals must be tested for children as well as for adults.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Diagnostics to deal with new diseases

Maria Brytting at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SMI, will share her experiences from April 2009 when the new influenza A virus, H1N1, was first reported globally.

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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Gabor Fischer, Distribution Sales Manager Europe, Ismatec

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Per Norstedt, Regional Manager, AH Diagnostics

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Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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Natumin Pharma köper för 32 miljoner

Det småländska bolaget köper Ambria Dermatology med en teknikplattform för att utveckla produkter inom hud- och hygien.

Hallå där Johannes Hedman...

...doktorand på SKL och LTH som har förbättrat en metod för kriminaltekniska analyser

Rekombinanta, humanproteiner från 293-celler

Origene saluför en katalog med mer än 5 000 fullängdsproteiner uttryckta i HEK 293-celler.

FDA förordar svensk analysteknik

Melamin i läkemedel ska spåras med en metod som har utvecklats av Umeåföretaget Merck Sequant. - Det här beslutet kommer definitivt ha en positiv inverkan på vår försäljning, säger bolagets vd Einar Pontén.

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.

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.

Lund och Chalmers får mest statliga medel

Förslaget till fördelning av medel för strategisk forksning är nu klar.

En affärsmodell på väg att dö

"Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together. I've got some real estate here in my bag", Det luspanka unga bussluffarparet i Simon & Garfunkels "America" lovar varandra dyrt och heligt vad som idag är i princip ingenting, men som man hoppas ska

Hon kommunicerar bäst i Danmark

Vetenskapsministeriets Forskningskommunikationspris för 2009 går till en lektor vid Copenhagen Business School. Hon belönas för sitt sätt att berätta om och skapa engagemang för kontroversiella frågor.