Årets 10 viktigaste händelser 2009 - här är hela listan

Här är händelserna som skapade life science-året 2009 - affärerna, investeringarna, larmen eller skräcken. Det är dessa händelser som gjort avtryck i branschen och skapat utgångsläget för år 2010. Med det vill vi på Biotech Sweden önska er alla ett Gott Nytt År med förhoppningar om ett ännu bättre och mer framgångsrikt år för vår bransch.

Blottning i automatiserat system

iBlot Dry Blotting System från Invitrogen används tilsammans med engångskassetter och fungerar helt utan separata buffertar för att blotta proteiner på 7 minuter.

Stockholm-Uppsala life science cluster in brief

Stockholm-Uppsala evolves around the research at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University. Typical areas of research are protein research, neuroscience and cancer.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.

Anything is measurable

At the seminar "Du är vad jag mäter - hjärnans kemi i ett provrör", Jonas Bergquist, professor of analytical chemistry and neurochemistry, will dig deep into the research of analyzing markers in body fluids.

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

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.

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, becoming the new CEO of Swedish Labtech.

Pfizer-Wyeths miljardaffär har gått i lås

Nio månader efter att Pfizers köp av Wyeth tillkännagavs har amerikanska och kanadensiska konkurrensmyndigheter nu godkänt förvärvet som är värt 68 miljader dollar.

Hon är ny på Stockholm Science City

Stockholm Science Citys projekt Tools of Science har fått en ny projektansvarig.

Både upp och ner för Probi

Det svenska probiotikaföretaget Probi ökade sin nettoomsättning under 2008 och har också en produktlansering i sikte. Samtidigt sjönk värdet per aktie.

En kvarts miljard till diabetesforskning

Ett Europeiskt konsortium ska särskilt studera komplikationer vid diabetes. Flera svenska lärosäten ingår i gruppen som får en svensk koordinator.

Vetenskapsverktyg växer

Tools of Science omfattar inte längre bara Stockholm-Uppsalaregionen.

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.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $68 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have said yes to the deal

Almost 150 will leave Coloplast

The Danish medtech company Coloplast negotiates headcount reductions, with a total number of almost 150 employees.

Finnish-Dutch engineering cooperation continues

The University of Helsinki and ASM International renew a fice year research agreement on Atomic Layer Deposition.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Dupont gets new business manager

The Swedish API manufacturer Dupont Chemoswed has appointed a new business development manager.

Bio-Linux goes global

Recently the NEBC Bio-Linux Version 5.0 was released, a one-stop shop for bioinformatics tools in a Linux context.

New tools to fight bacteria

Better guidelines for doctors, detailed patient journals, and national monitoring systems are some of the tools needed to combat the increasing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. That is stated in a report commissioned by the Swedish government.

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