Fewer visitors but satisfied exhibitors

Biotech Forum Scanlab attracted fewer visitors than in 2008. Exhibition manager Bo Rasmussen is content, claiming that the exhibitors are very satisfied.

Happy exhibitors!

There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

"An open mind is the key to successful meetings"

Meeting in person is irreplaceble when it comes to finding a new partner. Johan Ohlsson at Venture Valuation is happy with his meetings at Biotech Forum so far and encourages Scandinavian companies to put themselves in the spotlight.

Showroom for free

The latest equipment with trained staff. Sci Life Lab in Stockholm want to offer top conditions at the new imaging laboratory. But some vendors are skeptical to the idea of supplying test equipment for free.

Will the industry follow the economic revival?

Welcome to the eleventh Biotech Forum + Scanlab Fair!

9 steps to perfect partnering

Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to perfect partnering.

Inmedic såld för 21 miljoner

Hammarplast Medical har köpt medtech-företaget Inmedic för 21 miljoner och stärker därmed sin produktionskapacitet.

Early stage research and low turnaround dominates

Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performers have companies in phase III, according to Biotech Scandinavia's survey.

We are poor lobbyists

I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.

Sverige har flest prövningar per antal invånare

Svenskar starka inom FP7

Sverige ligger på åttonde plats när det gäller att kamma hem pengar från EUs sjunde ramprogram, FP7. Men fördelningen i landet är ojämn, både geografiskt och mellan olika forskningsområden, visar siffror från Vinnova.

Diamydägare köper Neuroviveaktier

Neurovives nyemission om 40 miljoner finansieras till stor del av läkemedelsinvesteraren Bertil Lindkvist.

Tydlighet ska ge kvalitet

Regelverket kring medicintekniska produkter skärps i vår. De nya föreskrifterna ska komplettera och förtydliga de gamla reglerna som visat sig vara alltför oklara. En punkt som särskilt lyfts fram är hur den kliniska utväderingen av medicintekniska produkter bör utföras och dokumenteras.

Hallå där Per Janson...

...analytiker på Vetenskapsådet som har studerat hur forskningspengar inom medicin fördelas mellan män och kvinnor. Vad har du kommit fram till?

Svenskar tongivande i EUs expertgrupp

Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, vd för Swedish Medtech, representerar industrin i EU-kommissionens grupp för klassificering av mjukvara. Lennart Philipson, Läkemedelsverket, är ordförande.

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 why this might not be the best idea.

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 Johannes Hedman...

... graduate of SKL and LTH, who has improved a method of forensic analysis

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.

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

Ny professor startskott för LiU-satsning

May Griffith är ny professor i regenerativ medicin på Linköpings universitet och hennes kompetens blir startskottet för universitetets satsning på området.

180 miljoner till nanoforskning

En stor satsning från det europeiska programmet Euro Nano Med ska finansiera två svenska nanoforskningsprojekt. Chalmers tekniska högskola, Linköpings universitet, Umeå universitet och Vironova får vara med och dela på pengarna.