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.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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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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.

Gabor Fischer, Distribution Sales Manager Europe, Ismatec

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Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

Annika Garnås, LAB

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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.

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

How to get the most out of the fair

Scheelepriset till cancerforskare

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

Umeåforskare prisas för ALS-rön

Stefan Marklund har tilldelats 200 000 kronor från Ulla-Carin Lindquist stiftelse för ALS-forskning. Han och hans kollegor har identifierat en mutation som gör ett visst protein klumpar ihop sig. Forskarna tror att proteinklumparna kan vara orsaken till att motorneuron dör.

Diamyd fick rätt mot Apoteket

Bolagets kliniska studie ogiltigförklarades på grund av slarv från Apoteket, som nu får betala 11 miljoner till Diamyd.

Datorn som matchmaker

Datorbaserade modeller kan användas för att förstå interaktioner mellan två läkemedel eller förutsäga biverkningar. - Det blir också möjligt att identifiera problemläkemedel tidigare i utvecklingsprocessen, säger Gustav Ahlin om sin forskning.

Mer internationellt för Hansa Medical

Bolaget inleder ännu ett internationellt partnerskap, den här gången med ett amerikanskt bolag.

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.

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.