Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be back after living in Geneva for four years. On November 10 she will take a big career leap, 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.

Hey Johannes Hedman...

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

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.

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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How to get the most out of the fair

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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USB recycler for liquid chromatography

The Smartsaver recycler from Biotech AB is designed to recycle the uncontaminated mobile phase in isocratic liquid chromatography.

Annika Garnås, LAB

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Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Medicon Valley cluster in brief

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

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

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Gabor Fischer, Distribution Sales Manager Europe, Ismatec

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Per Norstedt, Regional Manager, AH Diagnostics

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Safe and economic dispensing of powders

Mettler Toledo is showcasing Quantos, an automated dispenser for laboratory use.

Life science in Stockholm

Sweden has the fourth-largest biotech market in Europe. More than half of its biotechnology enterprise, some 460 companies, is located in the Stockholm region.

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.

Renare analys av proteininteraktioner

Thermo scientific/Pierce lanserar en ny version av deras kit för koimmunoprecipitering.

Studie av fetmamedicin på paus

Ett läkemedel som Novo Nordisk tagit fram för behandling av diabetes typ II fungerar även som bantingsmedel. Det visar en fas II studie av preparatet. Men Novo Nordisk har lagt fortsatta studier på is.

"Det är ett viktigt framsteg för Biovitrum"

Säkerhet och effektivitet ska utvärderas för Biovitrums och Biogens gemensamma preparat mot blödarsjuka typ B. - Att vi nu initierar vårt första registrerings- grundande program är en viktig milstolpe, säger Biovitrums vd Martin Nicklasson.

Se upp för konsulten!

Kliniska prövningar blir allt dyrare i Sverige och många företag vänder sig utomlands för att gör sina studier. Men företagen måste vara klara över vad de behöver hjälp med och se igenom CRO-företagens säljarfloskler, annars riskerar outsouringaffären att bli allt annat än lyckad.

Nya utmaningar för vaccinbolag

Sedan 2006 har den globala kapaciteten för att tillverka influensavaccin ökat från 400 miljoner doser per år till 900 miljoner. -Det här är ingen business as usual för vaccinbolagen, säger Albert Osterhaus, chef för institutionen för virologi på Rotterdams universitet.