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.

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.

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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How to get the most out of the fair

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.

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.

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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Per Norstedt, Regional Manager, AH Diagnostics

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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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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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.

Renare analys av proteininteraktioner

Thermo scientific/Pierce lanserar en ny version av deras kit för koimmunoprecipitering.

Tikomed får särläkemedelsstatus

EU:s kommitté för särläkemedel har beviljat särläkemedelsstatus för preparatet Ibsolvmir. Substansen utvecklas för att förhindra avstötning vid transplantation av insulinproducerande celler. Statusen ger bolaget minskade kostnader för regulatoriska ansökningar inför kommersialisering och 10 års marknadsexklusivitet inom EU.

En NMR-probe för både kol- och protondetektion

400 MHz OneNMR-proberna från Varian kombinerar kol- och protondetektion.

Chatt inspirerade till bättre molnberäkningar

En grupp forskare har byggt en ny teknik för molnberäkningar. Istället för fråga-svar principen bygger programmet på omvänd kommunikation mellan server och dator. - Webbtjänster används mycket i biovetenskaper, säger en av forskarna, Ola Spjuth.

UHPLC-resultat på en HPLC-plattform?

Kolonnserien Kinetex lanseras av Phenomenex och är deras variant av fused core-kolonner.

Addbio populärt hos Accelerator

Genom en nyemission hos Addbio ökar Accelerator sin ägarandel i bolaget och sitter nu på 63 procent av medtechbolagets aktier. - Ett lovande bolag, säger Accelerators vd Andreas Bunge.

Mer mobila blodplättar

En ny upptäckt kan innebära möjligheter för hanteringen av blodplättar. - Vi ska testa den nya tekniken på människor och om det lyckas kommer det helt att revolutionera hur vi förvarar blodplättar idag, säger Hans Wandall vid KU.