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

Tikomed får gräddfil

Amerikanska FDA har beviljat särläkemedelsstaus, Orphan drug designation, för Tikomeds preparat Ibsolvmir. Beslutet innebär att utvecklingen av substansen kommer att skyndas på och företaget får också sju års marknadsexklusivitet i USA.

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 why this might not be the best idea.

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.

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.

Enjoy Stockholm - the capital of Scandinavia

Welcome to Stockholm! Built on 14 islands, you are never far from the water in the capital of Sweden. Stockholm offers a wide range of museums, theaters, and attractions. Whatever your interest might be: history, art, music or design, you can find it here!

300 miljoner tar Karolinska Development till börsen

Karolinska Development genomför en nyemission på 300 miljoner som vänder sig till både existerande och nya utländska investerare. Målet är en ägarspridning inför en börsintroduktion som kan ske redan till våren.

How to get the most out of the fair

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.

Young, bright and committed to labtech

, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

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.

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.

Hey Johannes Hedman...

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

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

Why are you going to Scanlab+Biotech Forum?

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

USB recycler for liquid chromatography

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

Belönad för lång och trogen nyfikenhet

Utan plan, driven av nyfikenhet och lust att upptäcka något nytt. Carol Greider är forskare ut i fingerspetsarna och kan inte tänka sig någon annan karriär.

Leukemipreprat kan stoppa tarmcancer

En grupp forskare vid Karolinska Institutet ledd av Jonas Frisén har identifierat en substans som specifikt slår ut den ena av två signalvägar som styrs av samma protein. Förhoppningen är att substansen ska kunna användas för att behandla tjocktarmscancer.

Fyra miljoner till biomaterialforskning

Kristina Nilsson-Ekdahl har beviljats 4,1 miljoner kronor av Vetenskapsrådet. Pengarna ska bland annat användas till att ta fram material till hjärtklaffar som inte angrips av kroppens immunförsvar.

Urvattnat sjukvårdsförslag i USA

Novo Nordisk drar ner på personal

Bolaget lägger ner sin insulinproduktion i Kalundaborg, Danmark, och satsar istället på tillverkning i Sydamerika.