Faster development of reliable sample handling

Festo USA has collaborated with PerkinElmer to develop a compact sample handling solution for a global leader in manufacturing medical devices. Thanks to the cu...

“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees ...

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Reproducibility and handling in focus with new electronic pipette

The Eppendorf Xplorer electronic pipette has been developed with reproducibility in mind.

Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”

Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.

Before you choose a CRO

– We are a small company and it is very important for us to maintain our core competence within development of novel nanomaterials, Tove Sivik Sonne, Head of De...

Hello Jenni Nordborg!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Jenni Nordborg and asks her about her new job, why she became a chemical engineer and who her role model is.

Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the ...

Ny appartur för vanliga mätapplikationer

Med mätarna i Orion Star A210-serien från Thermo fisher scientific kan användaren bland annat bestämma pH, konduktivitet eller mängd upplöst syre i ett prov.

Proteinsekvenserare baserad på degraderingsteknologi

PPSQ-serien är namnet på en ny serie instrument för sekvensering av proteiner genom Edman-degraderingskemi.

Autoklaveringspåsar med individuella indikatorer

Autoklaveringspåsarna från Sterilin kommer med texten "hazardous waste" förtryckt och har även en inbyggd indikator som gör att texten "autoclaved" visas efter ...

Olinks plattform ska användas i stort brittiskt analysprojekt

Genom att analysera proteinplasma från 53 000 britter hoppas de tio deltagande biofarmabolagen utveckla bättre läkemedel.

Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”

The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.

Elekta säljer del av företaget

Gör sig av med mjukvara för anatomisk patologi.

“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas ...

Säkra provrörslock för hela plattor

Med Capcluster caps från Micronic kan provrör förslutas på ett säkert sätt, antingen individuella rör eller hela plattor eller rader av rör åt gånger.

Kemipris för upptäckt av kvasikristaller

Kristallerna är en komponent i ett av världens starkaste stål.

Ny serie lättanvända ultracentrifuger

Optima X serien av ultracentrifuger från Beckman Coulter är enkla att använda genom sitt tydliga touch-screen gränssnitt.

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...

The best wealth is Health

We are living in a world where wealth more and more is measured in being able to do the things you like and enjoy in life. As the wealth increases in terms of e...

Flexibel hub för förvaring av plattor av standardformat

Förvaring. Labware Minihub är en roterande ställning för förvarning av laboratoriemateriel, i synnerhet mikrotiterplattor.