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

Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be back after living in Geneva for four years. On November 10 she will take a big career leap, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

Why are you going to Scanlab+Biotech Forum?

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

Why are you going to Scanlab+Biotech Forum?

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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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

The Medicon Valley covers the Öresund region (Skåne and Sjaelland).

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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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

Nu blir labbet snyggt och trendigt

Glöm gråa kantiga maskiner med obegripliga instrumentpaneler och knappar. Morgondagens apparatur är både snygg och användarvänlig precis som dagens mobiltelefoner och datorer.

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.

Bioinvent klart för fas-I i USA

FDA har godkänt ett av bolagets orphan drug-klassade preparat för kliniska studier i USA.

Ny virusmekanism upptäckt

Uppsalaforskare och en grupp från Pasteurinstitutet i Paris har visat hur virus i heta källor tar sig ur värdceller med en tidigare okänd metod.

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.

Pia Keyser

Pia Keyser, vice vd Innate Pharmaceuticals är en av årets talare på Sweden Bios årsmöte

Hon vet hur olika världar ska mötas

- Mitt tema blir att prata om de överbryggande forskningsstrategierna mellan industri och akademi, säger Pia Keyser, vice vd Innate Pharmaceuticals, en av talarna.