Hey Kurt Berndt...

... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.

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.

Finding your way at the fairs

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

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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.

Young, bright and committed to labtech

, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

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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.

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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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.

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.

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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Urvattnat sjukvårdsförslag i USA

Nya namn som gynnar forskning

Danska Det Frie Forskningsråd har fått fem nya styrelsemedlemmar utsedda och flera av dem är plockade från life science-branschen.

Fyra nya ägare - 5,9 miljarder

Den nionde november blev det offentligt vilka som köper upp de åtta kluster med apotek, som OAB har bestämt ska säljas.

Hallå där Johannes Hedman...

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

KI-profil får IVAs guldmedalj

Professor Hans Wigzell belönas med Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, IVAs, guldmedalj för sitt engagemang för kommersialisering av bioteknikforskning. Tack vare hans entusiasm och satsningen på Karolinska Holding finns i dag flera företag som har sina rötter vid KI.

Industrin stödjer Barack Obama

Nya marknader och tillåten stamcellsforskning gör att den amerikanska bioteknik- och läkemedelsindustrin väljer att stödja Obamas hälsoreform. Trots Vita Husets ambitioner att ta kontroll över prissättningen på läkemedel.

Nobelpriset i medicin klart

Årets pris går till Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider och Jack W. Szostak för upptäckter kring hur telomererna skyddar cellernas kromosomer.