Hon blir ny professor i Uppsala

Elna-Marie Larsson ska leda forskaningen i neuroradiologi vid Uppsala universitet.

Fullt hus på Risky Business

Över 160 beslutsfattare från olika sektorer av life scienceindustrin kom för att få inspiration och se nya möjligheter för sina företag. Dagens tema var risk, och på talarlistan fanns bland andra handelsministern.

Tunga branschnamn till IVA

Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien väljer in 24 nya ledamöter. Bland dem finns ett antal välkända ansikten från den svenska life scienceindustrin.

Hallå där, Christel Fenge !

...VD i nya bolaget Recipharm Biologics, som nu i eftermiddag har ovanligt många gäster i lokalerna i Södertälje.

Nätspel lär idrottare vägra doping

En forskare vid Köpenhamns universitet får pengar från internationell antidopingkommitté, för ett nytt grepp att stoppa idrottsfusk.

Danska elitforskare belönas

Totalt 45 forskare får dela på 12 miljoner vid årets utdelning av det danska Eliteforskpriset. Ett av årets stora EliteForskpris går till en ung hjärnforskare som forskar kring Alzheimers sjukdom och hjärnskador.

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.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

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

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.

Swedish nanotech crosses the Atlantic

Genovis signs distribution agreement Finnzymes in US.

Future drugs from Amaryllis

A Danish research team has discovered possibolities to extract drugs fro Amaryllis.

Biotech goes white and bright

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

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.

Medicult disclaims Swedish offer

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

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

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.

Biogaia's advance goes on

In December Biogaia reached China and North America. Now, the Swedish probiotic company has entered the Mexican market.

Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing

Recently a Swedish biomanufacturing facility transfers from Astrazeneca to Recipharm Biologics.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

EU grants project on toxicity of nanomaterials

A multinational research project has have been awarded EUR 3 358 500 from the European Commission to study the hazardous effects of engineered nanomaterials on the immune system.

Control of blood vessels can treat obesity

Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

New influenza vaccine to EU

The Astrazeneca subsidary Medimmune submits marketing authorisationapplication in EU for an new intranasal vaccine against influenza.