Biovitrum sells UK part

Biovitrum will soon spin-out a British subsidary

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

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

Biotech goes white and bright

White biotech could become Denmark's next blossoming business area.

Dako appoints new CEO

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

Woman deficit in Swedish research

The IP firm Awapatent will soon launch its Innovation Barometer 2009. This year Awapatent reveals that the statistics is even worse, compared to last year.

Infidelity produces faster sperms

Until now, it has been difficult to prove that fast-swimming sperms have an advantage when it comes to fertilizing an egg.

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.

New nanotech professor to DTU

The Danish University of Technology, DTU, has appointed Kristoffer Almdal as professor to DTU Nanotech.

Abbott expands by acquisition

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

Swedish multi competent machine soon launched

The Swedish company Biosensor will launch new equipment able to detect twelve different narcotics and explosives simultaneously.

Polymer guru new dean at DTU

The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has appointed a well-known profile from the Polymer Center as a new dean.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

Travelling scholarship to DTU professor

The Vera og Carl Johan Michaelsens Rejselegat has the founder of the Medicine and Technology program at DTU with a scholarship.

New map of eye proteins

A new mapping of proteins in the eye opens the door for new treatments of eye diseases in the future.

Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize

At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.

New CEO to Medivir

The Board of the Swedish biotech company Medivir has appointed the successor to the current CEO Lars Adlersson.

Lund honours milieu enthusiast

Four professors at the University of Lund has appointed the milieu chief of the university as honorary doctor.

Norwegian describes scrapie gene

Intestinal lymphatic tissue is important for the absorption and spread of the scrapie prion, suggests a Norwegian researcher.

Elekta gets ok from China

The Swedish medtech comapny Elekta has received approval from the Chinese authority State Food and Drug Administration, SFDA, to sell its linear accelerator in China.

Acadia drug awarded

Acadia Pharmaceutical has got an award for a new treatment against Parkinson's disease.

Mathematician new dean at DTU

On January 1st the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, got a new dean, recruited from the department of Mathematics.

New nano professor in Denmark

The Technical University of Denmark has appointed a recognized physicist as a new professor of miniaturized sensors.

Orion cuts 205 jobs

The Finnish company Orion has completed its statutory negotiations. By this, personnel will be reduced by about 205 in Finland.