VTT in brief

VTT is a broad science cluster with research within applied materials, chemical and biochemical processes, energy, industrial systems management, information and communication technologies, microtechnology and electronics.

Energiansvarig bland neutroner

Thomas Parker kommer att ansvara för arbetet med att energieffektivisera synkrotronljusanläggningen ESS Scandinavia.

Här blir innovationer business

Som en del i regeringens strategi för entreprenörskap startas två spetsutbildningar inom entreprenörskap och innovation. Utbildningarna hamnar i Göteborg och i Lund.

Biopharma vinner pris

- En enastående affärsmodell har resulterat i starka bedrifter, säger Shrikanth S, arbetsledare för affärer och finans på Frost & Sullivan.

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.

Ledarbyte på Biotech Sweden

Chefredaktören för Nordens största nyhetstjänst inom life science går vidare till en helt ny bransch.

En affärsmodell på väg att dö

"Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together. I've got some real estate here in my bag", Det luspanka unga bussluffarparet i Simon & Garfunkels "America" lovar varandra dyrt och heligt vad som idag är i princip ingenting, men som man hoppas ska

Symphogenchef får toppuppdrag

Den danske vetenskapsministern Helge Sander har utnämnt fyra nya ledamöter till Højteknologifondens styrelse. Alla är kvinnor och tre har ledande life scienceposter.

Hon leder Semcons nya satsning

Semcon breddar sin verksamhet till att också erbjuda tjänster inom FoU. Kvinnan som basar för verksamheten kommer närmast från Biovitrum.

Novo Seeds förstärker

Bobby Soni är ny medarbetare vid den danska investeraren, som satsar på väldigt tidiga utvecklingsprojekt.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

Swedish nanotech crosses the Atlantic

Genovis signs distribution agreement Finnzymes in US.

Dako appoints new CEO

The Danish cancer therapeutic company Dako has appointed a new CEO after Patrik Dahlén.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Pharma is a safe market

Pharma is the best industry to invest in. That states leaders from risk capital companies, interviewed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

SDU professor helps EU

Mette Præst Knudsen from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, has been appointed as an expert member in an EU politics group.

New CEO to Swedish Tillotts Pharma

The Swiss company Tillotts Pharma's newly established Swedish organisation has appointed a CEO from Bayer Scandinavia.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

New Nordic biotech company

The Swiss biotech company Tillots Pharma opens a office in Stockholm, which will be run under private management.

New management at Øresund

The Øresund University has recently appointed a new director and a new Chairman.

Bring talent to those in need

Ho ho ho, Christmas time is here again. So get busy decking the halls, perhaps not with assorted greenery, but with something of a more lasting value.

A platform for dialogue

As a step towards connecting the life science industry in Denmark, Biologue was founded three years ago with 10 member companies. Today, the network has 40 members and a very busy event calender.

Time to save for survival

The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.