Nätsatsning på friska hjärtan

Nu lanseras en av de största hjärthälsosatsningarna någonsin i Sverige, och den finns på internet. Målet är att nå en halv miljon patienter redan i år.

Hon leder Semcons nya satsning

Semcon breddar sin verksamhet till att också erbjuda tjänster inom FoU. Kvinnan som basar för verksamheten kommer närmast från Biovitrum.

C-Rad mot ny marknad

En del av Harvard Medical School ska testa bolagets system för avancerad strålterapi.

C-vitamin förebygger gikt

Citroner eller brustabletter spelar ingen roll. Den som får i sig stora mängder av c-vitamin minskar risken för smärtframkallande kristaller i lederna.

Novo Seeds förstärker

Bobby Soni är ny medarbetare vid den danska investeraren, som satsar på väldigt tidiga utvecklingsprojekt.

Livräddande mätteknik får pris

Tre studerande från danska DTU Nanotech har vunnit en prestigefylld tävling med en teknisk lösning som skulle kunna rädda liv i en akut situation.

Ny skola for global hälsa

Sjukdom och hälsa i utvecklingsländer blir ett nytt insatsområde för Köpenhamns universitet. Idag invigs ett nytt centrum som bland annat ska arbeta med malaria och hiv.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Vitamin D is mental health aid

Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

Apoteket gets new vice CEO

The Swedish government company Apoteket has recently appointed a vice CEO.

Dako appoints new CEO

The Danish cancer therapeutic company Dako has appointed a new CEO after Patrik Dahlén.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Polymer guru new dean at DTU

The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has appointed a well-known profile from the Polymer Center as a new dean.

Pharma is a safe market

Pharma is the best industry to invest in. That states leaders from risk capital companies, interviewed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize

At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

SDU professor helps EU

Mette Præst Knudsen from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, has been appointed as an expert member in an EU politics group.

Lund honours milieu enthusiast

Four professors at the University of Lund has appointed the milieu chief of the university as honorary doctor.

Norwegian describes scrapie gene

Intestinal lymphatic tissue is important for the absorption and spread of the scrapie prion, suggests a Norwegian researcher.

New CEO to Swedish Tillotts Pharma

The Swiss company Tillotts Pharma's newly established Swedish organisation has appointed a CEO from Bayer Scandinavia.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

New Nordic biotech company

The Swiss biotech company Tillots Pharma opens a office in Stockholm, which will be run under private management.