Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell division in several cancers.

75 million for research schools

Gothenburg University, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University and Umeå University have received SEK 75 million from the Research Council. The money will be used to build five national clinical research schools. The research schools will receive 15 million each over five years.

New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move over on to the skin.

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

Diagnostics for personalized medicine

Per Matsson from Phadia anticipates changes in the standards for health care. Accordiing to him, expensive new drugs will create a market for more extensive diagnostics.

Hey Klementina Österberg ...

... CEO at GU Holding, which awards SEK 120, 000 to three female entrepreneurs.

A crash course in IP strategy

"Publish, publish, publish!" Sound familiar? So to meet the researcher's wishes, do you scribble a patent application with lipstick on a napkin and send it in? At the seminar Patent Strategies in the Biotech Company, you will have the chance to find out

BMAs: Run your own business

After graduation you must decide: be an employee or start your own business. This is not really the situation for BMAs today, but a collaborative project between Swedish public actors and some companies aims to change that and make entrepreneurs of BMAs.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

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

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!

Many rotor options for refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

Anything is measurable

At the seminar "Du är vad jag mäter - hjärnans kemi i ett provrör", Jonas Bergquist, professor of analytical chemistry and neurochemistry, will dig deep into the research of analyzing markers in body fluids.

Platform for high security virus purification

Millipore Corporation has introduced the Viresolve Pro Solution system, a new system for purification of viruses. The technology in the new platform includes a novel patent pending membrane.

Viktigt steg framåt för europeisk forskning

Mest pengar till bioteknik och läkemedel

Företagens satsningar på forskning och utveckling, FoU, fortsätter att öka trots den ekonomiska krisen. Life science-sektorn är det område som attraherar mest FoU-investeringar globalt sett visar EU-kommissionens årliga industrirapport.

Finding your way at the fairs

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Skola i folkhälsovetenskap får ny ledare

Anders Foldspang efterträder Göran Bondjers som rektor för Nordiska skolan i folkhälsovetenskap i Göteborg. Han har tidigare bland annat varit president för Association of Schools of Public Health in the European region, ASPHER.

Young, bright and committed to labtech

, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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.

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

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