Welcome to wonderful Copenhagen

Strategically located, the Danish capital is the focal point of one of the most dynamic regions in Northern Europe. Here are some tips on where to spend your time, if you want to venture outside of the Bella Center fair venue!!

Bioreactor features disposable sensors

The Biostat Cultibag STR line of bioreactors from Sartorius-Stedim features disposable components to reduce risk of contamination.

Ny regionchef på BMS

Bristol-Myers Squibb slår ihop flera regioner under nya vd:n Antonio Pratto.

Early stage research and low turnaround dominates

Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performers have companies in phase III, according to Biotech Scandinavia's survey.

International models among science parks

Science parks have become a part of modern communities. With science parks in Oxford, Cambridge and Nice setting good examples, a special potential emerged. Countries with a clear research goal are investing in new parks, and in China, the number is growing exponentially.

EU-stöd till svenska forskare

Tolv svenska forskare får stöd från det Europeiska forskningsrådet, ERC.

Fortfarande ont om kvinnor

Av de 236 beviljade projekten i europeiska forskningsrådets ERCs satsning är endast 15 procent kvinnor.

Här är hela listan med de svenska ERC-miljonerna

Totalt har 236 forskare fått pengar från det europeiska forskningsrådet ERC. Tolv av dem kommer att arbeta med sina projekt i Sverige.

Ökat söktryck hos Emea

Stockholm-Uppsala life science cluster in brief

Stockholm-Uppsala evolves around the research at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University. Typical areas of research are protein research, neuroscience and cancer.

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.

Antikropp mot p53 i zebrafisk.

Anaspec lanserar en ny antikropp specifik för p53 från zebrafisk.

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.

Prestigepris till norsk cancerforskare

Tilldelas ett femårigt mångmiljonstöd från det europeiska forskningsrådet ERC.

Kliniskt diagnostest för sjukhussjukan

LightCycler MRSA Advanced Test från Roche testar förekomsten av MRSA, som orsakar det som allmänt kallas för sjukhussjukan.

Tigran får fransk order

Genom partnerbolaget Advanced Medical Products har Tigran tagit i sin hittills största order sedan försäljningsstarten ifjol.

AMO får nya ägare

Abbott köper Advanced Medical Optics som byter namn till Abbott Medical Optics.

Success fee to Bioinvent and partner

The cancer collaboration started last year. After successful technology transfer the two partner companies now receives 5 million euro from pharma giant Roche.

Orexo opens doors eastwards

The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.

Finnish-Dutch engineering cooperation continues

The University of Helsinki and ASM International renew a fice year research agreement on Atomic Layer Deposition.

Eli Lilly writes biotech fine history

The American biotech company Eli Lilly will pay US 1.415 billion to resolve allegations of off-label promotion of a dementia drug.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Abbott expands by acquisition

An acquisition gives Abbott a leadership position in another large and growing medical device segment.

Dupont gets new business manager

The Swedish API manufacturer Dupont Chemoswed has appointed a new business development manager.