Klippt hos Pfizer

- Vi valde Sverige eftersom ni har ett väldigt gynnsamt företagsklimat här, sade Pfizers globala marknadschef när näringsminister Maud Olofsson invigde den nya fabriken i Strängnäs i går.

Hälsoinnovationer ska kommersialiseras

Vinnova ger 100 000 kronor vardera till nio svenska landsting för att planera hur de kan utveckla personalens idéer till företag.

Lund plockar chef från Sony Ericsson

Innovationssystemet vid Lunds universitet ska bli bättre, och en toppchef från telekombranschen ska leda arbetet

En miljard till Karolinskas groddbolag

Av runt 40 bolag tar de första klivet ut kuvösen redan i år. I skuggan av den bygg- arbetsplats som ska bli Karolinska Instiutet Science Park ligger en liten anspråkslös byggnad i gult tegel. Den ser ut som en landsortsskola från femtiotalet men inrymmer en del administration, en grupp unga företag och riskkapitalbolaget Karolinska Development.

Orexo vill belöna personalen

Styrelsen föreslår ett optionsprogram och vill även ha årsmötets klartecken för nyemissioner.

Sämre än ifjol för Q-Med

Resultatet vänder neråt, men verksamheten går fortfarande med vinst. Under fjolåret minskade bolaget också personalen rejält.

Svenska chefer stryper forskningen

Färre forskare nyanställs och den befintliga forskningsstyrkan kan minskas. Det visar en ny rapport som bygger på svar från knappt trehundra chefer i svenska innovationsföretag.

Carl Borrebaeck blir vicerektor i Lund

Universitetsledningen i Lund förstärks med tre nya vicerektorer. Dessutom blir det en extra satsning på ledarskap, lärarskap och innovationer.

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.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and one is from the University of Uppsala.

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.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Researchers goes to the bottom of the brain

Swedish researchers have recently got new and deeper knowledge about the smallest part of the brain, the granule cells.

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

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.

Academy for a new turn at work

Are you qualified within life science, but unemployed? Here is your chance for a new career, in high demand.

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organization TNO Quality of Life.

New tools to fight bacteria

Better guidelines for doctors, detailed patient journals, and national monitoring systems are some of the tools needed to combat the increasing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. That is stated in a report commissioned by the Swedish government.

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recognized as good ones: in 2008, he was awarded the Eric K. Fernström Foundation's Prize for young researchers. It isn't the first award for the Associate Professor at Gothenburg University's Sahlgrenska Academy. In 2007, he received a grant award of 16 million SEK from the European Research Council for his pioneering work.

Ambassador program makes MVA big in Japan

The first ambassadors of the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme have only worked in each other's countries for six months. But they have already made a significant difference for their sister clusters.