Umeåforskare ger nytt hopp åt barnlösa

Brist av en molekyl gör att sovande äggceller blir aktiverade. Upptäckten, gjord av docent Kui Liu, vid institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och biofysik, Umeå universitet, kan ge nytt hopp åt barnlösa

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.

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.

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

Viktigt steg framåt för europeisk forskning

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

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 webbverktyg ger koll på gener

Hur kombinerar man ihop all information om uttryck av gener, interaktioner mellan proteiner, signaleringskaskader, proteiners intracellulära lokalisering och så vidare? Forskare vid Stockholm Bioinformatics Center presenterar nu en möjlig lösning i form av ett offentligt tillgängligt webbverktyg.

KI-profil får IVAs guldmedalj

Professor Hans Wigzell belönas med Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, IVAs, guldmedalj för sitt engagemang för kommersialisering av bioteknikforskning. Tack vare hans entusiasm och satsningen på Karolinska Holding finns i dag flera företag som har sina rötter vid KI.

Gamla gubbar luktar godast

Fjärilshonor använder sig av doftämnen för att hitta den perfekta partnern och kan avgöra både ålder och geografiskt ursprung genom att lukta på hannarna.

IVF ökar inte risk för cancer

En ny dansk studie visar att fertilitetsbehandling inte ökar risken för äggstockscancer. Över femtiotusen kvinnor deltog i studien som är den största hittills av sitt slag.

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.

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.

Medicult needs a word of advice

Medicult Board retains advisers, regarding the previous offer from Vitrolife.

Think outside the... brain

Riitta Hari from the Brain Research Unit at the Helsinki University of Technology has recently stated that the mind is more than just the brain.

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.

Medicult acquires embryo scanner

The Danish company Medicult signs an agreement with Novocellus to gain access to embryo selection technology.

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.