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.

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.

Hey Johannes Hedman...

... graduate of SKL and LTH, who has improved a method of forensic analysis

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.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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

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How to get the most out of the fair

Per Norstedt, Regional Manager, AH Diagnostics

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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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Safe and economic dispensing of powders

Mettler Toledo is showcasing Quantos, an automated dispenser for laboratory use.

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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Medicon Valley cluster in brief

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

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

375 miljoner till cancerforskare

Cancerfonden ger Ruth Palmer pengar för forskning på signalöverföring och ett av de största anslagen går till forskning om genexpression. Även projekt inom bland annat farmakologi, cellsignalering och strålning får tillskott.

Hallå där Karin Aase...

...projektledare för Swedenbios CSO Summit som hölls för första gången 18 september. Hur gick det?

Synkrotronljus viktigt för life science

- Utvecklingen är ändå bara i sin början. Nya synkrotronljusanläggningar poppar upp som svampar i Europa, säger Olof Hallonsten som nyligen har disputerat i ämnet.

Kvarts miljon att hämta

Scanbalt delar i höst ut Scanbalt Bridge Award i samarbete med Lunds och Greifswalds universitet.

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.

Ny produkt hittar antibiotika i mat

Under året kommer MIP Technologies att lansera flera produkter för att upptäcka små doser av bland annat antibiotikaliknande ämnen i mat.

Ny direktör till danska Opus

Det danska projektet för att optimera välbefinnandet hos danska barn genom förändrade kostvanor, får en ny direktör.

Kattforskare får pris

Jonas Wensman belönas för sin forskning kring en neurologisk sjukdom som främst drabbar utekatter.