Vaccin mot malaria snart verklighet

Danska forskare har hittat ett sätt att aktivera immunförsvaret mot ett protein som parasiten använder.

Vi står på botten - och kan bara simma uppåt

Ökad vinst för Astras ägare

Astrazeneca går framåt under fjärde kvartalet vilket väntas ge en vinstökning på tolv procent.

Högst lön i svensk biotech

Stora summor ur ett Svenssonperspektiv, medelmåttiga rent statistiskt. Så ser inkomsterna ut för life science-branschens börs-vd:ar.

Säkerhetens väktare

Nya forskningsframsteg, en pandemi och tretton nya medlemsländer i EU. Efter snart ett decennium som chef för den europeiska läkemedelsmyndigheten EMA har Thomas Lönngren hunnit vara med om det mesta.

Tolv genvarianter för diabetes upptäckta

I en stor europeisk studie med data från över 100 000 personer har forskare nu identifierat tolv genvarianter som påverkar socker- och insulinnivåerna. De hittade också en variant som ökar risken för typ 2-diabetes.

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.

Ökat söktryck hos Emea

Hey there Summer Eriksson......

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

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.

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

Definite answer with new cancerous gene

A newly discovered cancer gene is enabling the diagnosis of adenoid cystic caranoima using a genetic test.

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.

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.

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

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

A crash course in IP strategy

"Publish, publish, publish!" Sound familiar? So to meet the researcher's wishes, do you scribble a patent application with lipstick on a napkin and send it in? At the seminar Patent Strategies in the Biotech Company, you will have the chance to find out

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.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.

Diagnostics for personalized medicine

Per Matsson from Phadia anticipates changes in the standards for health care. Accordiing to him, expensive new drugs will create a market for more extensive diagnostics.

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.

Hey Klementina Österberg ...

... CEO at GU Holding, which awards SEK 120, 000 to three female entrepreneurs.

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.