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Take off for this year's fair
More visitors than previously were preregistered when Scanlab and Biotech Forum opened today. But the future of the exhibitions and their design is uncertain.
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An industry emerging from crisis
"Scanlab is normally indicative of the status of investment incentives in the laboratory industry "
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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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Early stage research and low turnaround dominates
Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performers have companies in phase III, according to Biotech Scandinavia's survey.
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International models among science parks
Science parks have become a part of modern communities. With science parks in Oxford, Cambridge and Nice setting good examples, a special potential emerged. Countries with a clear research goal are investing in new parks, and in China, the number is growing exponentially.
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Försiktig optimism för life science
Trots det tuffa ekonomiska läget var de flesta investerarna som presenterade sig på Sweden Bios Life Science Investment Day i måndags försiktigt positiva.