Regelkrångel hindrar industrin

42 procent av läkemedelsindustrin menar att regler och restriktioner är det största hotet mot framgångar på den svenska läkemedelsmarknaden.

Happy exhibitors!

There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.

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.

An industry emerging from crisis

"Scanlab is normally indicative of the status of investment incentives in the laboratory industry "

Focusing on Medicon Valley

Copenhagen Capacity and Invest in Skåne are hosting a seminar to promote the geographical area known as Medicon Valley. Some of the 350 life science companies from there will give short presentations to attract partners and investors.

Higher performance UV-Vis spectrophotometry with double beams

The Biochrom Libra series of UV-Vis spectrophotometers now features double beams and variable bandwidths.

Seminar program Biotech Forum

Here is the entire seminar program at Biotech Forum September 28-29th

Will the industry follow the economic revival?

Welcome to the eleventh Biotech Forum + Scanlab Fair!

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.

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.

Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park

Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continue to invest in further development.

We are poor lobbyists

I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.

Identitetskris i intresseorganisationer?

Här är hela listan med de svenska ERC-miljonerna

Totalt har 236 forskare fått pengar från det europeiska forskningsrådet ERC. Tolv av dem kommer att arbeta med sina projekt i Sverige.

24,8 miljoner från ERC till nya material

Chalmersforskaren Jens Nielsen är en av dem, som får del av de nästan 25 miljonerna till projektet Industrial Systems Biology of Yeast and A. oryzae. I förlängningen kan hans forskning nå tillämpningar för nya läkemedel.