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Safe and economic dispensing of powders
Mettler Toledo is showcasing Quantos, an automated dispenser for laboratory use.
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Konkurrensen tätnar bland de kyvettlösa spektrofotometrarna
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments lanserar en spektrofotometer där man med en eller två mikroliter enkelt kan mäta DNA-halten i ett prov.
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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.
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Go ahead for leg wound study
Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.
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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 that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.
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Less scars with new product
A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.
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EU says yes to Roche drug
EU approves a first in class therapy for treatment of patients with moderate to severe form of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Oasmia gets a confirmation
FDA has granted Oasmia an expedited review status for Paclical Vet.
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Parnevik firm in Swiss osteoporosis deal
The golf legend Jesper Parnevik's drug delivery firm EffRx has signed a license agreement with Nycomed for a new drug against osteoporosis.
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Elekta gets ok from China
The Swedish medtech comapny Elekta has received approval from the Chinese authority State Food and Drug Administration, SFDA, to sell its linear accelerator in China.
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Meda gets access to Asia
The biotech giant Meda has recently acquires world-wide rights to the cancer breakthrough pain drug Onsolis.
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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.