Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

Qiagen recently presented a method of dry blood sample storage as an alternative to storage in freezers.

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

Hey Johannes Hedman...

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

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

375 miljoner till cancerforskare

Cancerfonden ger Ruth Palmer pengar för forskning på signalöverföring och ett av de största anslagen går till forskning om genexpression. Även projekt inom bland annat farmakologi, cellsignalering och strålning får tillskott.

820 miljoner till medicinsk forskning

359 projekt inom området för medicin får pengar från Vetenskapsrådet i år. I snitt kammar varje projekt hem 670 000 kronor i årets runda.

Nytt webbverktyg ger koll på gener

Hur kombinerar man ihop all information om uttryck av gener, interaktioner mellan proteiner, signaleringskaskader, proteiners intracellulära lokalisering och så vidare? Forskare vid Stockholm Bioinformatics Center presenterar nu en möjlig lösning i form av ett offentligt tillgängligt webbverktyg.

Sambandet insulin och cancer studeras

Sanofi-Aventis inleder en studie för att utvärdera och jämföra effekter av olika varianter av insulin. De kommer också att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan insulinanvändning och bröstcancer.

Vinnova ger miljoner till svensk-indiska projekt

Tillsammans med indiska Department of Biotechnology kommer Vinnova att satsa pengar på tuberkulosforskning. Vinnova räknar med att bidra med 16 miljoner till den svenska delen av projekten.

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.

Han ger råd till Gothia Forum

Det nya samarbetet kring kliniska studier i väst har fått en ordförande till sin advisory board.

Stor och liten i lovande samarbete

Ökad kunskap och bättre behandling av åderförkalkning. Effekter på flera plan är förhoppningen hos ett litet svenskt forskningsföretag som startar ett samarbete med en läkemedelsjätte.

Två nya krafter till LUAB

Lunds universitets utvecklingsbolag rekryterar två nyckelpersoner som bland annat ska ansvara för riskkapital och affärsutveckling.

Nya rön kring Alzheimers

Alzheimers sjukdom orsakas av en fosterutvecklingsprocess som får nervceller att dö i den vuxna hjärnan enligt en ny studie.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

First ever study of human stem cell treatment

The FDA says yes to the world's first study in man of a human embryonic stem cell based therapy to treat spinal injury.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

Go ahead for leg wound study

Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.

Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

New study of toxins and heart disease

Is there a correlation between exposure to hormone interfering environmental toxins and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease? A new patient study will try to evaluate this, and one thousand people are to be included.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $68 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have said yes to the deal that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

Success fee to Bioinvent and partner

The cancer collaboration started last year. After successful technology transfer the two partner companies now receives 5 million euro from pharma giant Roche.