Roche backar från Genmab

Läkemedelsjätten drar sig ur utvecklingen av Genmabs monoklonala antikropp mot cancer, ett projekt som Genmabs vd tidigare i år har pekat ut som viktigt för bolaget.

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.

New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move over on to the skin.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

How to get the most out of the fair

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?

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.

USB recycler for liquid chromatography

The Smartsaver recycler from Biotech AB is designed to recycle the uncontaminated mobile phase in isocratic liquid chromatography.

Genmabs delårsrapport: minus en halv miljard

Årets första nio månader blev en förlust för danska Genmab. Omstruktureringar och ett driftsunderskott på 1, 6 miljarder svenska kronor för hela året gör att företaget gick back 560 miljoner.

38 nya professorer på Karolinska

I morgon håller Karolinska Institutet sin årliga installationshögtid i Stockholm. Då installeras 38 nya professorer vid lärosätet.

Dåliga siffror för Bioinvent

Bioinvent gjorde en förlust på 130 miljoner kronor under de första nio månaderna i år. Men bolagets vd är inte bekymrad. -Vi har intäkter att vänta framöver, säger Svein Mathisen.

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.

Stanfordprofessor till Lunds universitet

Marilyn Winkleby kommer att under tre år att vara gästprofessor vid Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper i Malmö, Centrum för primärvårdsforskning.

OpenMM ny standard för molekylsimuleringar på grafikkort

Vijay Pandes grupp på Stanford University har nu utvecklat Open Molecular Modeling (OpenMM), en ny standard för molekylsimuleringar på grafikkort.

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.

Faster sales but less profits for Probi

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

Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

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.