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 the ALS disease.

Definite answer with new cancerous gene

A newly discovered cancer gene is enabling the diagnosis of adenoid cystic caranoima using a genetic test.

Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell division in several cancers.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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.

KI-profil får IVAs guldmedalj

Professor Hans Wigzell belönas med Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, IVAs, guldmedalj för sitt engagemang för kommersialisering av bioteknikforskning. Tack vare hans entusiasm och satsningen på Karolinska Holding finns i dag flera företag som har sina rötter vid KI.

Han ska leda MRA

Det nystartade initiativet Medical Research Academy, MRA, har fått en ledare i dansken Flemming Steen Jørgensen.

Alla satsar på läkemedel

Medicines Research Academy, MRA, heter en ny svensk-dansk satsning på läkemedelsutveckling. I styrgruppen för projektet sitter representanter från fyra universitet, medtech- och biotechindustrin och från nationella forskningsfinansiärer.

Pengar och support på önskelistan

I senaste Scanbaltrapporten identifierar organisationen fem huvudområden för att förbättra förutsättningarna inom life scienceindustrin i länderna kringa Baltikum. -Självklart siktar vi högt, säger Scanbalts generaldirektör Peter Frank.

Vinnmerpengar till fler

Ytterligare 21 kvinnliga disputerade forskare har beviljats stöd från Vinnovas program Vinnmer. Målet med programmet är att skapa fler kvinnliga förebilder inom forskningen och uppnå en jämnare könsfördelning.

Gentest kan ge bättre cancerbehandling

Forskare vid DTU har upptäckt ett kromosomfel som förekommer systematiskt hos cancerpatienter. Kunskapen ge bättre behandling med färre biverkningar.

Virtuell bro i Öresund

Snart öppnar ett nytt nätverk som ska knyta samman lärare från näringslivet med blivande entreprenörer.

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.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and one is from the University of Uppsala.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

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.

Researchers goes to the bottom of the brain

Swedish researchers have recently got new and deeper knowledge about the smallest part of the brain, the granule cells.

Top modern lab to Sahlgrenska

The Sahlgrenska Science Park will soon open the doors to a brand new wet laboratory.

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

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

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.