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Helena Strigård: The rise of the community
Sweden Bio´s CEO is looking back at the last decade of development in the industry. Something has shifted in the interdependence between small and larger companies.
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Brexit looking back and looking forward
More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards an exit early 2020.
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From spin-off to phase II
”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.
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Opinion: Where do all the cool Swedish life science companies go?
It’s puzzling why Swedish life science companies hardly get a mention alongside Spotify, Skype, Klarna, King, iZettle, and other cool, innovative and successful ‘startups’ founded in Sweden.
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Academia - a strong player on the lab market
While the industry was short of money during the financial crisis, government incentives were in full swing in Sweden during 2009. - Our sales to academia increased ten percent last year, says Håkan Hjortsmark, sales manager at Perkin Elmer.
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9 steps to perfect partnering
Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to perfect partnering.
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Diagnostics to deal with new diseases
Maria Brytting at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SMI, will share her experiences from April 2009 when the new influenza A virus, H1N1, was first reported globally.
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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.
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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.
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Biovitrum sells UK part
Biovitrum will soon spin-out a British subsidary
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Top modern lab to Sahlgrenska
The Sahlgrenska Science Park will soon open the doors to a brand new wet laboratory.
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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.
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Swedish multi competent machine soon launched
The Swedish company Biosensor will launch new equipment able to detect twelve different narcotics and explosives simultaneously.
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Acadia drug awarded
Acadia Pharmaceutical has got an award for a new treatment against Parkinson's disease.
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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.
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Time to save for survival
The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.