Clinical trials in large scale to Stockholm

Karolinska Trial Alliance, KTA, will open a medical clinical for clinical trials in Phases II-IV. The clinic will be able to accommodate up to 150 patients per study, so that companies do not have to go abroad for clinical trials.

Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability

The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at improving assay performance and sensitivity for scientists working with primary cells or stem cells in cancer and neuropharmacology research.

Hey Klementina Österberg ...

... CEO at GU Holding, which awards SEK 120, 000 to three female entrepreneurs.

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

why this might not be the best idea.

How to get the most out of the fair

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.

Nytt investmentbolag i Mälardalen

Aros Growth Capital heter Uppsalas nya investeringsbolag som fokuserar på bioteknik, medtech och andra teknikbaserade bolag i Mälardalsregionen. Målet är ett investeringskapital på 500 miljoner och investeringar på 5-20 miljoner.

Dyrare klinstudier knäcker biotech-bolag

Mindre biotech-företag sitter i dag i knipa. Minskade budgetar och dyrare klinstudier riskerar att slå ut även goda ideer. Sentoclone utvecklar en metod för att aktivera immunförsvaret för att bekämpa cancer. Företagets första kliniska studier kostar 12 miljoner kronor.

16 miljoner till parkinsonforskning

Deniz Kirik får anslag från Europeiska forskningsrådet, ERC, kring forskning som berör både diagnostik och behandling av Parkinsons sjukdom.

EU-miljoner till life science

Nu är utlysningen för Ideas-programmets Starting Grants offentlig. Europeiska forskningsrådet, ERC, ger drygt 30 procent av pengarna till life science.

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.

Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize

At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.

Academy for a new turn at work

Are you qualified within life science, but unemployed? Here is your chance for a new career, in high demand.

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recognized as good ones: in 2008, he was awarded the Eric K. Fernström Foundation's Prize for young

Ambassador program makes MVA big in Japan

The first ambassadors of the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme have only worked in each other's countries for six months. But they have already made a significant difference for their sister clusters.

New firm based on SLU research

Four researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, has recently founded a new nanotech company.