Mingling do's and don'ts

Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, networking is about meeting and talking to people face-to-face," says mingling expert Mia Forsgren at Begriplig.

Enjoy Stockholm - the capital of Scandinavia

Welcome to Stockholm! Built on 14 islands, you are never far from the water in the capital of Sweden. Stockholm offers a wide range of museums, theaters, and attractions. Whatever your interest might be: history, art, music or design, you can find it here!

Finding your way at the fairs

For details on exhibitors, booths, seminars and the fair map we have gathered the important sites for you.

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.

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

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

Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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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.

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

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

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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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

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

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Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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Leukemipreprat kan stoppa tarmcancer

En grupp forskare vid Karolinska Institutet ledd av Jonas Frisén har identifierat en substans som specifikt slår ut den ena av två signalvägar som styrs av samma protein. Förhoppningen är att substansen ska kunna användas för att behandla tjocktarmscancer.

Urvattnat sjukvårdsförslag i USA

Hur stoppa vaccinskräcken?

Aminosyra indikerar Alzheimers åratal i förväg

Dimitri Zylberstein vid Göteborgs universitet har använt blodprover från 1 500 kvinnor för sin studie. De högsta nivåerna av aminosyran innebar mer än dubbelt så stor risk att utveckla Alzheimers, jämfört med de kvinnor som hade lägst nivåer.

Cancer behandlas med kontrastvätska

Ett projekt som leds av Skolan för teknik och hälsa vid KTH har fått 60 miljoner kronor från EUs sjunde program. Syftet med projektet, som leds av Lars-Åke Brodin, är att utveckla ett nytt sätt för leverans av läkemedel i kroppen.

Pfizer-Wyeths miljardaffär har gått i lås

Nio månader efter att Pfizers köp av Wyeth tillkännagavs har amerikanska och kanadensiska konkurrensmyndigheter nu godkänt förvärvet som är värt 68 miljader dollar.