Many rotor options for refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

BMAs: Run your own business

After graduation you must decide: be an employee or start your own business. This is not really the situation for BMAs today, but a collaborative project between Swedish public actors and some companies aims to change that and make entrepreneurs of BMAs.

Mingling do's and don'ts

Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, networking is about meeting and talking to people face-to-face," says mingling expert Mia Forsgren at Begriplig.

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.

Finding your way at the fairs

For details on exhibitors, booths, seminars and the fair map we have gathered the important sites for you.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

Qiagen recently presented a method of dry blood sample storage as an alternative to storage in freezers.

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

The Medicon Valley covers the Öresund region (Skåne and Sjaelland).

Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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Hey Johannes Hedman...

... graduate of SKL and LTH, who has improved a method of forensic analysis

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Young, bright and committed to labtech

, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

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.

Age essential when testing drugs

Anders Rane has been arguing that genes and age are both important factors in understanding how medicines affect individuals. Only last year, the EU established regulations stating that pharmaceuticals must be tested for children as well as for adults.

Martin Willner, Manager Lab, Nordic Service Manager, Mettler-Toledo AB

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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.

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

375 miljoner till cancerforskare

Cancerfonden ger Ruth Palmer pengar för forskning på signalöverföring och ett av de största anslagen går till forskning om genexpression. Även projekt inom bland annat farmakologi, cellsignalering och strålning får tillskott.

Ny utbildningsansvarig i Köpenhamn

Claus Nielsen tar över som utbildningsansvarig på Köpenhamns universitet, KU, efter Jacob Lange.

Nanoforskning svävar fritt

Laboratorier för nanovetenskap är oerhört känsliga för vibrationer och lutningar och placeras helst långt från bullrande lastbilar och skrattande studenter. Men Nanolabbet i Lund ligger mitt i stan.

Pedagogpris för cellmodell

Matti Nikkola får Karolinska Institutets pedagogiska pris 2009 värt 100 000 kronor. Han har bland annat infört moment i undervisningen som innebär att studenterna får bygga fysiska modeller av celler.

Passionerad pionjär

Efter 55 år på institutionen för biokemi i Uppsala har professor emeritus Stellan Hjertén fått den nya utmärkelsen Tiselius Award för sitt arbete inom nobelpristagaren Arne Tiselius område, separation substanser. Han är glad och stolt, men han behöver också forskningspengar. Pensionerade forskare diskrimineras, säger han.

Här blir innovationer business

Som en del i regeringens strategi för entreprenörskap startas två spetsutbildningar inom entreprenörskap och innovation. Utbildningarna hamnar i Göteborg och i Lund.