Poppis med doktorshatt

Allt fler väljer att doktorera efter grundutbildningen visar en rapport från Högskoleverket och SCB.

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is focus according to Yvonne Mårtensson.

Vinnmerpengar till fler

Ytterligare 21 kvinnliga disputerade forskare har beviljats stöd från Vinnovas program Vinnmer. Målet med programmet är att skapa fler kvinnliga förebilder inom forskningen och uppnå en jämnare könsfördelning.

Ny storägare i Biovitrum

Med 21 procent av kapitalet och rösterna blir ett nordiskt investmentbolag den största ägaren i läkemedelsbolaget.

Blått ljus räddar blåsan

Undersökning av urinblåsan med fluorescenscystoskopi minskar risken för återfall med 21 procent visar en ny studie.

Han är flitigast i världen

Världens mest produktive Alzheimersforskare finns på Karolinska Institutet. En internationell bibliometrisk studie rankar honom högst bland 135 000 kollegor.

Ny hövding till Roche

Roche har utsett en efterträdare till nypensionerade Curt Collin på posten som chef för External Affairs.

Stamceller kan stoppa svår MS

Forskare vid Uppsala universitet visar att det är möjligt att stoppa sjukdomen multipel skleros. Genom att behandla patienter med blodstamceller har man lyckats stoppa sjukdomsförloppet.

Roche sänker budet på Genentech

I juli ifjol var budet 89 dollar per aktie. Då sa Genentechs styrelse nej tack. Nu meddelar läkemedelsjätten att man sänker budet och vänder sig direkt till småägarna.

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.

Re-painting the big pig-ture

Why do tame pigs show such variety in colouring, when their wild relatives are so plain? Swedish researchers know who is to blame. But the big question is why.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

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.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

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

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.

Fusion between pharma giants?

It is rumoured that a fusion between Pfizer and Wyeth is in the process of happening.

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

ALK Abelló has signed an agreement to invest EUR 2 million in the French biotechnology company DBV Technologies.

Vattenfall is firing with biomass

Vattenfall will provide Denmark with electricity by means of biomass.

Harmony prevents dementia

People who are active, outgoing and relaxed may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

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.

Laboratorieassistent till Olink

Collaboration brings next generation drugs

Wyeth and Santaris Pharma announce a new alliance to develop RNA-based medicines.

Norwegian describes scrapie gene

Intestinal lymphatic tissue is important for the absorption and spread of the scrapie prion, suggests a Norwegian researcher.