Relax at the After Fair

Round off the first day of the fair by visiting the After Fair. You can reload with entertainment from talented artists such as Patrik Isaksson, The Gentlemen and Ellinor Asp and take the opportunity to mingle with old and new aquaintances.

Filter tips for safer pipetting and better accuracy

Biohit has launched new Safetyspace Filter Tips that have more space between the sample and the filter than conventional filter tips usually have.

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.

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.

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

Safe and economic dispensing of powders

Mettler Toledo is showcasing Quantos, an automated dispenser for laboratory use.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

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

Danskt-svenskt samarbete belönas med pris

Nils Brünner vid Köpenhamns universitet får det nyinstiftade priset Cross-Border Award från Medicon Valley Alliance, MVA, för sitt framgångsrika samarbete med svenska forskare.

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

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.

Hon blev ny IVA-ledamot

Med koll på forskningspolitik blir hon ny ledamot på IVA.

Barns bakterier skydd mot allergi

Barn som växer upp med äldre syskon och bakterierika hem har fler nyttiga tarmbakterier. - En slutsats är att vi kanske borde tänka till lite innan vi använder starka rengöringsmedel i vår vardag, säger avhandlingens författare Ylva Sjögren.

Björkpollen fungerar som virus

Allergiska personer uttrycker gener som tillåter pollen att ta sig igenom andningsvägarnas vävnader på samma sätt som virus.

Stjärnregn över Norge

Ett norskt samarbetsprojekt har utsetts till det tredje främsta i Europa och får nu finansiering av EU-programmet Eurostars.

Faster sales but less profits for Probi

The probiotic company increases its turnover, and the net results are twice as large as last year.

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.

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.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $68 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have said yes to the deal that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

A smart company takes care of its best

Lundbeck didn't have to look far to find it's new international Director of Marketing. The talent was already in the house.

Less scars with new product

A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.

Almost 150 will leave Coloplast

The Danish medtech company Coloplast negotiates headcount reductions, with a total number of almost 150 employees.