Nytt system hanterar sekvenseringsdata

Dagens avancerade tekniker för sekvensering av DNA gör att det behövs nya system för att lagra de enorma mängder data som samlas. På Uppmax i Uppsala finns ett resurscentrum som hanterar merparten genetiska data från Uppsala universitet.

Integrerat optiskt svepelektronmikroskop

Jeol lanserar ett hybridmikroskop som kombinerar ljusmikroskopi med atmosfärisk svepelektronmikroskopi.

Skola i folkhälsovetenskap får ny ledare

Anders Foldspang efterträder Göran Bondjers som rektor för Nordiska skolan i folkhälsovetenskap i Göteborg. Han har tidigare bland annat varit president för Association of Schools of Public Health in the European region, ASPHER.

Två steg framåt för Bioinvent

Bioinvent och partnern Trombogneics har avslutat fas I studien av cancersubstansen TB-403. Resultaten visar att substansen tolereras väl och endast ger ett fåtal biverkningar. Nyligen slöt också det svenska bolaget ett licensavtal med japanska Daiichi.

Safe and economic dispensing of powders

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

How to get the most out of the fair

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.

USB recycler for liquid chromatography

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

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.

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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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.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

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

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.

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.

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

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

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

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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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Annika Garnås, LAB

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Einar Pontén, Managing Director, Merck Sequant

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De letar bakterier i Antarktis

En grupp forskare från Uppsala universitet, ledd av Björn Olsen, ska undersöka om influensavirus och antibiotikaresistenta bakterier har fått fäste i Antarktis. Om de resistenta stammarna finns i obefolkade områden står vi inför ett nytt