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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

Gabor Fischer, Distribution Sales Manager Europe, Ismatec

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Annika Garnås, LAB

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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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USB recycler for liquid chromatography

The Smartsaver recycler from Biotech AB is designed to recycle the uncontaminated mobile phase in isocratic liquid chromatography.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

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

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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Hey Johannes Hedman...

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

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

Astrazeneca tappar forskningschef

Jan Lundberg lämnar sin tjänst som forskningschef på Astrazeneca med omedelbar verkan. Han blir nu forskningschef på amerikanska Eli Lilly.

Urvattnat sjukvårdsförslag i USA

Scheelepriset till cancerforskare

Dennis J Slamon har lyckats utveckla sin forskning på bröstcancer till patientnytta och nu belönar Apotekarsociteten honom med 200 000 kronor.

Generika och biosimilars dominerar Europa

Antalet ansökningar för nya läkemedel sjunker medan biosimilars och generika upplever ett uppsving, enligt statistik från Emea. Nedgången av nya läkemedel beror främst på minskade ansökningar för biotechprodukter och orphan drugs.

Startskott för avbildningscentrum i Lund

Under fredagen invigdes Lund University Bioimaging Center. Teknikerna som finns på centret ger bland annat möjlighet att avbilda strukturer som är viktiga inom cancer-, hjärta-kärl-, och diabtesforskning.

Santaris Pharma får ny vice vd

Mark Wedel från Isis Pharmaceuticals och Stuart Mackey som kommer från Amgen Ventures ska stärka bolaget inom bland annat affärsutveckling, klinisk utveckling och globala strategier för företagets teknikplattform.