Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organizatio...

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.

"Utan konkreta förslag blir åtgärderna diffusa"

”Det är synd att det många gånger tar stopp i mejlkorgen.”

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Medivir rusar efter nyhet från USA

Amerikanska Gileads preparat behöver en antiviral substans för att vara effektiv mot hepatit C. "För oss är det bra", säger Rein Piir på Medivir.

We are poor lobbyists

I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.

Bio-Linux goes global

Recently the NEBC Bio-Linux Version 5.0 was released, a one-stop shop for bioinformatics tools in a Linux context.

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 at...

An industry emerging from crisis

"Scanlab is normally indicative of the status of investment incentives in the laboratory industry "

Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing

Recently a Swedish biomanufacturing facility transfers from Astrazeneca to Recipharm Biologics.

System för bildtagning anpassat för life science

Bildåtergivning. Gel logic 4000 pro är en helautomatiserad plattform för luminiscent, fluorescent, ultraviolett och radioisotop bildtagning som utvecklats speci...

Så vill branschen rädda branschen

Sweden Bio, Lif och Swedish Medtech presenterar i dag en plan på hur life science-branschen i Sverige ska räddas.

Ökade vårdkostnader i Europa kräver långsiktiga satsningar på innovation

Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd, Generalsekreterare på Forska Sverige.

A platform for dialogue

As a step towards connecting the life science industry in Denmark, Biologue was founded three years ago with 10 member companies. Today, the network has 40 memb...

How to get the most out of the fair

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 ...

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 antib...

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recogniz...

Hallå där Mary-Rose Hoja ...

... ny ansvarig för finansiering och anslag på Sweden Bio. Vad innebär det?

Mediciner i svenska vatten en hälsofara

Även de låga halter av olika läkemedel som finns i svenska vattendrag ökar inflammationen i mänskliga celler.

Biologer blir hedersdoktorer

Till vardags har de tre världsledande forskarna sin hemmabas i Tokyo, San Diego och vid Sahlgrenska Instutet. I maj blir blir de promoverade till hedersdoktorer...

”Det ska inte bli ett dokument med floskler”

Intervjun: Som riksdagspolitiker har hon många kollegors öron. Men när Penilla Gunther, KD, nyligen samlade stora delar av life science-branschen för att ta fra...

Ambassador program makes MVA big in Japan

The first ambassadors of the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme have only worked in each other's countries for six months. But they have already made a signifi...

Bäst effekt om datorn får bestämma

Individanpassade läkemedel helt utvecklade i datorn, det är en verklighet som kan vara sann om tio år, tror Jens Nielsen, professor i systembiologi på Chalmers i Göteborg.