Sverige patenterar och Danmark gör business

Sverige har det största antalet patent och vetenskapliga publikationer i Skandinavien, medan danskarna är bättre på att skapa en bra pipeline från sin grundforskning. - Danmark är mer framgångsrikt på att ta innovationer hela vägen, säger Jacob Ehnfors, Swedenbio.

Pharmakunnig ny på Isconova

Idag är han projektledare på Pharmadule och i januari börjar Karl-Åke Malmelöv som ny teknisk chef på vaccinbolaget Isconova.

Hedersutmärkelse till ESS-personer

Colin Carlile och Allan Larsson har utsetts att få Lunds stads särskilda förtjänsttecken för sitt arbete med ESS och ansträngningarna för att få anläggningen placerad i Lund.

Både svart och vitt på årets mässor

Årets mässor, Biotech Forum+Scanlab och Medicinska riksstämman, minskade i besök. 8 700 besökare under onsdagen och torsdagen att jämföra med 11 900 under 2007. Bland utställarna är uppfattningen delad, många är nöjda medan andra är besvikna.

Filter tips for safer pipetting and better accuracy

Biohit has launched new Safetyspace Filter Tips that have more space between the sample and the filter than conventional filter tips usually have.

Clinical trials in large scale to Stockholm

Karolinska Trial Alliance, KTA, will open a medical clinical for clinical trials in Phases II-IV. The clinic will be able to accommodate up to 150 patients per study, so that companies do not have to go abroad for clinical trials.

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.

A crash course in IP strategy

"Publish, publish, publish!" Sound familiar? So to meet the researcher's wishes, do you scribble a patent application with lipstick on a napkin and send it in? At the seminar Patent Strategies in the Biotech Company, you will have the chance to find out why this might not be the best idea.

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.

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 Forsgren at Begriplig.

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 it here!

Diagnostics for personalized medicine

Per Matsson from Phadia anticipates changes in the standards for health care. Accordiing to him, expensive new drugs will create a market for more extensive diagnostics.

300 miljoner tar Karolinska Development till börsen

Karolinska Development genomför en nyemission på 300 miljoner som vänder sig till både existerande och nya utländska investerare. Målet är en ägarspridning inför en börsintroduktion som kan ske redan till våren.

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

Per Hammargren, Sales Director, ICU Scandinavia AB

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

USB recycler for liquid chromatography

The Smartsaver recycler from Biotech AB is designed to recycle the uncontaminated mobile phase in isocratic liquid chromatography.

Diagnostics to deal with new diseases

Maria Brytting at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SMI, will share her experiences from April 2009 when the new influenza A virus, H1N1, was first reported globally.

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.

Age essential when testing drugs

Anders Rane has been arguing that genes and age are both important factors in understanding how medicines affect individuals. Only last year, the EU established regulations stating that pharmaceuticals must be tested for children as well as for adults.

Medicon Valley cluster in brief

The Medicon Valley covers the Öresund region (Skåne and Sjaelland).

Scheelepriset till cancerforskare

Dennis J Slamon har lyckats utveckla sin forskning på bröstcancer till patientnytta och nu belönar Apotekarsociteten honom med 200 000 kronor.

Umeåforskare prisas för ALS-rön

Stefan Marklund har tilldelats 200 000 kronor från Ulla-Carin Lindquist stiftelse för ALS-forskning. Han och hans kollegor har identifierat en mutation som gör ett visst protein klumpar ihop sig. Forskarna tror att proteinklumparna kan vara orsaken till att motorneuron dör.

Diamyd fick rätt mot Apoteket

Bolagets kliniska studie ogiltigförklarades på grund av slarv från Apoteket, som nu får betala 11 miljoner till Diamyd.