MVAs vice vd på plats

Nu har Charlotte Ahlgren, ny vice vd för Medicon Valley Alliance tillträtt sin post.

Hallå där Bengt Lövdén

som har utsetts till tillförordnad VD för forskningsparken Medeon Science Park i Malmö, en post som han tillträder omedelbart.

Nytt samarbete ska locka hem forskare

Turku Science Park och Nordic-Baltic Expats Forum har tecknat ett avtal för att locka fler partners till webbcommunityn. Ett av målen är att stärka yrkesnätverken inom och utanför Öresundsregionen.

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.

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.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

New CEO to Promedvi

Sigrun Axelsson has taken on the leadership of the Lund-based medtech company.

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.

Medicult needs a word of advice

Medicult Board retains advisers, regarding the previous offer from Vitrolife.

Danisco first with green emulsifier

A new sustainable emulsifier from Danisco meets the increasing consumer demand for ethically correct consumer goods.

Biotech goes white and bright

White biotech could become Denmark's next blossoming business area.

Top modern lab to Sahlgrenska

The Sahlgrenska Science Park will soon open the doors to a brand new wet laboratory.

Positive combined cancer therapy

Topotarget announces positive data with new treatment against colorectal cancer.

Woman deficit in Swedish research

The IP firm Awapatent will soon launch its Innovation Barometer 2009. This year Awapatent reveals that the statistics is even worse, compared to last year.

Eli Lilly writes biotech fine history

The American biotech company Eli Lilly will pay US 1.415 billion to resolve allegations of off-label promotion of a dementia drug.

Swedish multi competent machine soon launched

The Swedish company Biosensor will launch new equipment able to detect twelve different narcotics and explosives simultaneously.

Medicult disclaims Swedish offer

The Norwegian company Medicult's Board is highly sceptical to the yesterday announced Vitrolife offer.

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.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

View pathology images in your iPhone

The Institute for Medical Informatics in Oslo announces a brand new iPhone application for virtual microscopy.

Norwegian cancer therapy leaves phase II

New clinical results from Algeta highlights the potential of Alpharadin to treat bone metastases in major cancer indications.

Vitrolife wants to acquire Medicult

The Swedish company Vitrolife intends to make en exchange offer to the shareholders of the Danish company Medicult to acquire all outstanding shares in the company.

Trio goes in for high tech medicines

The Swedish drug discovery company Beactica announces fragment-based drug discovery research collaboration with GE Healthcare and the University of Uppsala.