Ny life science-chef på GE healthcare

Kieran Murphy kommer att axla rollen som vd för GE Healthcares verksamhet inom life science då nuvarande vd:n Peter Ehrenheim går i pension till sommaren.

Akademisk forskning får 843 miljoner

Nu är Vetenskapsrådets stora bidragsutlysning klar. Var femte ansökan beviljades inom medicin och hälsa.

De får högst forskningsbidrag av Vetenskapsrådet

Jan Nilsson, Leif Groop och Jonas Frisén ska driva de projekt som fick högst bidrag i årets bidragsutdelning inom medicin och hälsa.

Laboratory food

VWR exhibits laboratory tools with molecular gastronomy Rotary evaporators and magnetic stirrers - for making food. VWR tries out new ways for the exhibition at the Scanlab fair.

9 steps to perfect partnering

Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to perfect partnering.

Phrmas nya vd

John Castellani blir ny vd för den amerikanska branschorganisationen för forskande läkemedelsföretag.

Gen bakom hiv-resistens hittad

Forskare har hittat en gen bakom hiv-resistens. Upptäckten kan leda till ett vaccin som härmar processen hos de som är naturligt immuna mot aids.

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 million each over five years.

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.

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.

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

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.

En NMR-probe för både kol- och protondetektion

400 MHz OneNMR-proberna från Varian kombinerar kol- och protondetektion.

Nobelpriset i medicin klart

Årets pris går till Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider och Jack W. Szostak för upptäckter kring hur telomererna skyddar cellernas kromosomer.

Nobelpristagare blir doktor i Lund

Under högtidliga former promoverar Lunds universitet idag 233 nya doktorer, 18 hedersdoktorer och 14 jubeldoktorer. Bland dem finns en Nobelpristagare och en världsledande stamcellsforskare.

Nobelpristagare blir hedersdoktor

Den 29 maj promoveras två nya hedersdoktorer vid Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet.

Nya rön kring blåbär och cancer

Möss som fick blåbärsextrakt fördubblade sin livslängd och hade hälften så stora tumörer som möss i en kontrollgrupp. Det visar en ny amerikansk studie.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

Hormones make children fat

A new Danish million project will define the connection between hormons and obesity amongst children.

New head of Vinnova

While waiting for a new gerenal-director, Vinnova has got a substitute general-director.

A platform for dialogue

As a step towards connecting the life science industry in Denmark, Biologue was founded three years ago with 10 member companies. Today, the network has 40 members and a very busy event calender.