MVAs vice vd på plats

Nu har Charlotte Ahlgren, ny vice vd för Medicon Valley Alliance tillträtt sin post.

Hallå där Bengt Lövdén

som har utsetts till tillförordnad VD för forskningsparken Medeon Science Park i Malmö, en post som han tillträder omedelbart.

Ny hövding till Roche

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

Hon ska göra högskolan mer jämställd

Män dominerar på högre poster och förändringstakten är oacceptabelt långsam. Regeringen har tillsatt en delegation som ska förbättra jämställdheten i högskolan. Den avgående rektorn för Luleå Tekniska universitet ska leda arbetet.

Gyros får ny vd

Tillförordnade vd Lars Eric Utterman övergår till att bli styrelseledamot när en ordinarie verkställande direktör nu har utsetts.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

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.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

A smart company takes care of its best

Lundbeck didn't have to look far to find it's new international Director of Marketing. The talent was already in the house.

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.

Researchers goes to the bottom of the brain

Swedish researchers have recently got new and deeper knowledge about the smallest part of the brain, the granule cells.

Less scars with new product

A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

The dean of the Department of Biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy has appointed a new assistant prefect.

Dako appoints new CEO

The Danish cancer therapeutic company Dako has appointed a new CEO after Patrik Dahlén.

Medicult disclaims Swedish offer

The Norwegian company Medicult's Board is highly sceptical to the yesterday announced Vitrolife offer.

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

Parnevik firm in Swiss osteoporosis deal

The golf legend Jesper Parnevik's drug delivery firm EffRx has signed a license agreement with Nycomed for a new drug against osteoporosis.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.

Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing

Recently a Swedish biomanufacturing facility transfers from Astrazeneca to Recipharm Biologics.

Bio engineering breakthrough in Denmark

Brand new research makes BioGasol's cellulosic ethanol process even more competitive.

New influenza vaccine to EU

The Astrazeneca subsidary Medimmune submits marketing authorisationapplication in EU for an new intranasal vaccine against influenza.