Life sciencebolag gör rekordnoteringar

Life sciencebolagen rör sig mellan ytterligheterna på börsen. Active Biotech gjorde sin högsta notering sedan år 2000 och Diamyd nådde toppnoteringen 199 kronor nu i veckan. Samtidigt har exempelvis Biovitrum tappat stort.

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Ny medicinteknik hittar bröstcancer bättre

Den nya röntgentekniken gör det 50 procent lättare att hitta bröstcancertumörer, eller så kan tekniken användas för att minska stråldosen. Det visar forskning från Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, KTH.

Vinnmerpengar till fler

Vinnovas program Vinnmer betalar halva lönen för forskare som beviljas stöd inom programmet. Nu får ytterligare 15 kvinnor, både i Sverige och utomlands, bidrag.

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

Hey there Summer Eriksson......

.....biomedical analysist at Akademsika sjukhuset in Uppsala. Why are you here at Biotech Forum and Scanlab?

Positiva fas II-resultat för Biovitrum

Preparatet Kiobrina påvisar en förbättring av tillväxthastigheten hos för tidigt födda barn när det ges i modersmjölkersättning, jämfört med placebo.

New partnering platform

EBD Group's Partnering One is the new partnering platform for Biotech Forum 2009.

Partnering offer for scientists and medics

For the first time in the history of Biotech Forum, scientists and medics are invited to join the partnering event. I

Definite answer with new cancerous gene

A newly discovered cancer gene is enabling the diagnosis of adenoid cystic caranoima using a genetic test.

New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move over on to the skin.

Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell division in several cancers.

Relax at the After Fair

Round off the first day of the fair by visiting the After Fair. You can reload with entertainment from talented artists such as Patrik Isaksson, The Gentlemen and Ellinor Asp and take the opportunity to mingle with old and new aquaintances.

Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability

The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at improving assay performance and sensitivity for scientists working with primary cells or stem

Rapid and thorough homogenization of samples

MP Biomedicals presents the Fasprep-24 instrument, a new high-throughput model of the earlier Bio 101 Systems Fastprep homogenizer.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

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

Hey Klementina Österberg ...

... CEO at GU Holding, which awards SEK 120, 000 to three female entrepreneurs.

Platform for high security virus purification

Millipore Corporation has introduced the Viresolve Pro Solution system, a new system for purification of viruses. The technology in the new platform includes a novel patent pending membrane.