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Därför är det så svårt
15 life science-kändisar berättar i en ny bok om svårigheterna att få ut medicinska innovationer på marknaden och vad som krävs för att det ska bli lättare.
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Medtronic köper skånska Jolife
Den amerikanska medtechjätten köper upp Ideonbolaget Jolife. Köpeskillingen är hemlig, men enligt uppgifter till nyhetsbyrån Rapidus handlar affären om flera hundra miljoner kronor.
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Nytt hopp för håravfall
Forskare i USA har av en händelse hittat en substans som ger stressade möss pälsen tillbaka. Nu hoppas de att substansen har samma effekt på människor.
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Academia - a strong player on the lab market
While the industry was short of money during the financial crisis, government incentives were in full swing in Sweden during 2009. - Our sales to academia increased ten percent last year, says Håkan Hjortsmark, sales manager at Perkin Elmer.
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Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park
Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continue to invest in further development.
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We are poor lobbyists
I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.
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De värsta spökskrivarna i läkemedelshistorien
Tre av de värsta fallen listas där stora läkemedelsföretag använder spökskrivare för att promota sina läkemedel.
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14 nyvalda ledamöter till IVA
Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, IVA, har utsett 14 nya ledamöter. Elva av dem finns vid svenska företag och lärosäten medan de andra tre är knutna till utländska institutioner.
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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
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VTT in brief
VTT is a broad science cluster with research within applied materials, chemical and biochemical processes, energy, industrial systems management, information and communication technologies, microtechnology and electronics.
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De får uppfinningsstipendium
Årets innovationsstipendiater från Stockholms stad är nu utsedda. Sju projekt får stöd i år, varav fyra inom life science-området.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Elektorsvalen till VR blir kvar
Vid årsskiftet skall Vetenskapsrådet få en ny styrelse. Vetenskapsrådet har lobbat för att få behålla elektorsvalen och nu är förslaget klart för hur valen ska gå till.
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The winner of the race
She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is focus according to Yvonne Mårtensson.
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Oklart om ny VR-styrelse
Vid årsskiftet ska Vetenskapsrådet få en ny styrelse, men det är oklart hur den kommer att utses.
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SLU under luppen
Mer än hundra internationella experter samlas i Uppsala denna vecka för att utvärdera den forskning som bedrivs vid lantbruksuniversitetet.
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Faster sales but less profits for Probi
The probiotic company increases its turnover, and the net results are twice as large as last year.
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Go ahead for leg wound study
Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.
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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.
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Lundbeck divests companies
The company sells all shares in one listed company plus divests four small private equity funds, for a three-figured million sum.
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Grant for development projects in Gothenburg
Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.
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New CEO to Promedvi
Sigrun Axelsson has taken on the leadership of the Lund-based medtech company.