Biotech Swedens chefredaktör gör DNA-test

Några spottloskor i en kopp, 3 500 kronor och du får resultatet två veckor senare. Häng med när Biotech Swedens chefredaktör testar sitt DNA.

Samarbetsdags för Big Pharma

Patientkontakt via sociala medier, mobilstödd övervakning av dosering eller datastödd läkemedelsutveckling. Framtidens big pharma-bolag måste vidga vyerna och leverera hälsoresultat i stället för läkemedel, enligt Ernst&Youngs senaste rapport Progressions, Pharma 3.0.

Kapitalet flödar åter till biotekniksektorn

Finansieringen till biotekniksektorn gick upp som en raket under förra året.

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Forskarutbildning för kliniska forskare

Nästan ett år efter förslaget om att starta kliniska forskarskolor för att stärka svensk medicinsk klinisk forskning har fem utbildningar beviljats statliga medel. Det är hälften så många som professor Olle Stendahl föreslog i sin åtgärdsplan till regeringen. Men det är en bra start, anser han.

Här är hela listan med de svenska ERC-miljonerna

Totalt har 236 forskare fått pengar från det europeiska forskningsrådet ERC. Tolv av dem kommer att arbeta med sina projekt i Sverige.

Biotech halkade efter under 2009

Samtidigt som Nasdaq steg med 44 procent under 2009 halkade biotechbolagen efter och den totala värdeökningen i den globala life science-branschen var bara 17 procent.

Blottning i automatiserat system

iBlot Dry Blotting System från Invitrogen används tilsammans med engångskassetter och fungerar helt utan separata buffertar för att blotta proteiner på 7 minuter.

Nytt infärgningsreagens för immunohistokemi

Histofine Immunohistochemical Staining Reagents är nya infärgningsreagenset från B-Bridge International som istället för att använda hela antikroppar använder sig av ett Fab fragment.

Hey there Summer Eriksson......

.....biomedical analysist at Akademsika sjukhuset in Uppsala. Why are you here at Biotech Forum and Scanlab?

Clinical trials in large scale to Stockholm

Karolinska Trial Alliance, KTA, will open a medical clinical for clinical trials in Phases II-IV. The clinic will be able to accommodate up to 150 patients per study, so that companies do not have to go abroad for clinical trials.

Changeable proteins cause nerve disease

An incorrectly folded protein is one of the reasons behind the nerve disease ALS, according to new research. But the protein does not have structural errors all the time and only certain types contribute to the harmful protein accumulations that cause the ALS disease.

Rapid and thorough homogenization of samples

MP Biomedicals presents the Fasprep-24 instrument, a new high-throughput model of the earlier Bio 101 Systems Fastprep homogenizer.

Partnering offer for scientists and medics

For the first time in the history of Biotech Forum, scientists and medics are invited to join the partnering event. I

Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell division in several cancers.

Filter tips for safer pipetting and better accuracy

Biohit has launched new Safetyspace Filter Tips that have more space between the sample and the filter than conventional filter tips usually have.

Relax at the After Fair

Round off the first day of the fair by visiting the After Fair. You can reload with entertainment from talented artists such as Patrik Isaksson, The Gentlemen and Ellinor Asp and take the opportunity to mingle with old and new aquaintances.

New partnering platform

EBD Group's Partnering One is the new partnering platform for Biotech Forum 2009.

Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability

The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at improving assay performance and sensitivity for scientists working with primary cells or stem cells in cancer and neuropharmacology research.

Cell incubator with built-in microscope

InCu-view live is an incubator from Sanyo for cell or embryo culture with documentation functionality.

New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move over on to the skin.

Oslo Cancer Cluster

Cancer is, of course, the focus for this Oslo-based cluster, which is solely dedicated to cancer treatment and diagnostics. Oslo cancer cluster is also a part of Medcoast, a Swedish and Norwegian cluster.

75 million for research schools

Gothenburg University, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University and Umeå University have received SEK 75 million from the Research Council. The money will be used to build five national clinical research schools. The research schools will receive 15 million each over five years.

Anything is measurable

At the seminar "Du är vad jag mäter - hjärnans kemi i ett provrör", Jonas Bergquist, professor of analytical chemistry and neurochemistry, will dig deep into the research of analyzing markers in body fluids.