Läkemedelsindustrin inför en avgrund

Industrin är utan framtid om inte en snabb förändring sker. Jakten på storsäljarna riskerar att slå ut hela branschen, hävdade Jonathan Knowles, forskningschef på Roche, på Swedenbios CEO summit.

Changeable proteins cause nerve disease

An incorrectly folded protein is one of the reasons behind the nerve disease ALS, according to new research. But the protein does not have structural errors all the time and only certain types contribute to the harmful protein accumulations that cause the ALS disease.

75 million for research schools

Gothenburg University, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University and Umeå University have received SEK 75 million from the Research Council. The money will be used to build five national clinical research schools. The research schools will receive 15

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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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.

Elektronisk ishink ger smart kylning

N ICE är en elektronisk ishink från Bibby Scientific Limited som förvarar dina prover i rätt temperatur under hela arbetsdagen.

Prisvärd gelavläsning

MiniLumi är en ny produkt från DNR Bio-Imaging Systems som ger pålitlig geldokumentation till ett vettigt pris.

Pengar och support på önskelistan

I senaste Scanbaltrapporten identifierar organisationen fem huvudområden för att förbättra förutsättningarna inom life scienceindustrin i länderna kringa Baltikum. -Självklart siktar vi högt, säger Scanbalts generaldirektör Peter Frank.

Pipetteringsrobot för smarta spädningar

Zinesser Analytic har lanserat Lissy, en pipetteringsrobot som tar bort det manuella arbetet med spädningar.

Här är kameran som du kan äta upp

På vägen genom kroppen kan den både diagnosticera och behandla svåra sjukdomar som ulcerös kolit och tjocktarmscancer. Nu lanseras det nya intelligenta kamerapillret.

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.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and one is from the University of Uppsala.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

Lundbeck divests companies

The company sells all shares in one listed company plus divests four small private equity funds, for a three-figured million sum.

A smart company takes care of its best

Lundbeck didn't have to look far to find it's new international Director of Marketing. The talent was already in the house.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Researchers goes to the bottom of the brain

Swedish researchers have recently got new and deeper knowledge about the smallest part of the brain, the granule cells.

Transatlantic cooperation for healthier food

Danish and American scientists are going to work together to find ways to fight malnutrition and life style disease like obesity in the western world.

Transatlantic cooperation for healthier food

Danish and American scientists are going to work together to find ways to fight malnutrition and life style disease like obesity in the western world.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.