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Charged with illegal pharmaceutical sales – alleged earnings of 23 million
For at least five years, two men allegedly carried out illegal sales of pharmaceuticals and supplements, amassing millions. They are now facing charges at Södertörn District Court in Huddinge, south of Stockholm.
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Investigations against AstraZeneca: ”Chinese interests may be behind them”
Why are there several investigations against AstraZeneca employees in China right now? Life Science Sweden continues to seek answers.
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Anna Törner: “My quantified life”
“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the more we measure, the more we know,” Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Anna Törner: ”Mitt kvantifierade liv”
”Uttrycket om att man inte ser skogen för alla träd känns nyaktuellt i kontexten wearbales. Det är lätt att fångas av tanken att ju mer vi mäter, desto mer vet vi”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.
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Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”
With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve been in the thick of things and part of the development for so long now, but I’m also looking forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Forskare undersöker samband mellan covid-19 och demens
"Hjärndimma" är ett av de symtom som beskrivits efter infektion med sars-cov-2. Forskare i Indien pekar på att demensrelaterade besvär kan tillta hos patienter med demens, efter infektion med viruset.
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Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies
Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.
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Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now
Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.
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Insplorion ska boosta batterisensor
Statens energimyndighet har beviljat Insplorion två miljoner i stöd för vidareutveckling av Insplorions batterisensor.
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Beslut om open access dåligt för forskarna
I ett debattinlägg skriver två forskare att den europeiska plan för open access som planeras träda ikraft 2020 innebär stora problem.
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Mastermix för omvänd transkription
Genexpression. iScript reverse transcription supermix är en ny mastermix för realtids-kvantitativ PCR (RT-qPCR) som på ett snabbt känsligt sätt ska tillåta förstasträngssyntes av cDNA och genexpressionsanalys i realtid.
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Högkänsliga bilder från ny labkamera
Känslighet. Den nya Ixon X3 EMCCD (electron multiplying charge coupled device) är en kamera utvecklad för labbet.
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Integrerad bildtagning på gel och western blot
Fluorchem E systemet är ett helintegrerat digitalt mörkrum från Cell Biosciences.
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Höghastighetskamera för dokumentation av levande celler
Den digitala mikroskopkameran DFC360FX från Leica kan ta upp till 20 bilder per sekund och passar därför bra för att dokumentera levande celler.
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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.
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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
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Flerfärgad Western för digital detektion
Med Spectraplex, ett nytt Western-kit från Alpha Innotech, kan fler proteiner detekteras i samma blott med hjälp av olika färger.
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In-vivo bilder av små djur med ny plattform
The Pearl Imager är ett nytt bildåtergivningssystem från Li-Cor Biosciences, speciellt utvecklat för att titta på små djur.
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Re-painting the big pig-ture
Why do tame pigs show such variety in colouring, when their wild relatives are so plain? Swedish researchers know who is to blame. But the big question is why.
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Lundbeck divests companies
The company sells all shares in one listed company plus divests four small private equity funds, for a three-figured million sum.
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Eli Lilly writes biotech fine history
The American biotech company Eli Lilly will pay US 1.415 billion to resolve allegations of off-label promotion of a dementia drug.
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Orion cuts 205 jobs
The Finnish company Orion has completed its statutory negotiations. By this, personnel will be reduced by about 205 in Finland.