Time to save for survival

The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.

Apoteket gets new vice CEO

The Swedish government company Apoteket has recently appointed a vice CEO.

Orexo mot nya marknader

Smärtbehandlingen Abstral har godkänts för försäljning i Frankrike och Spanien. Det ger Orexo rätt till en milstolpeutbetalning.

Life science in Stockholm

Sweden has the fourth-largest biotech market in Europe. More than half of its biotechnology enterprise, some 460 companies, is located in the Stockholm region.

Go ahead for leg wound study

Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.

Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing

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

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

ALK Abelló has signed an agreement to invest EUR 2 million in the French biotechnology company DBV Technologies.

Think outside the... brain

Riitta Hari from the Brain Research Unit at the Helsinki University of Technology has recently stated that the mind is more than just the brain.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

Cytos Biotechnology presents promising results in a study of a new therapy against allergy and asthma.

Tikomed får särläkemedelsstatus

EU:s kommitté för särläkemedel har beviljat särläkemedelsstatus för preparatet Ibsolvmir. Substansen utvecklas för att förhindra avstötning vid transplantation ...

How to get visitors to your booth

Food, ball throwing and laser engraved pens. There are many tricks to attract visitors to the stands at Scanlab.

Biotage is regrouping

The Swedish company Biotage takes yet another step in streamlining efforts, by outsourcing all instrument production to contract manufacturers.

Medicult disclaims Swedish offer

The Norwegian company Medicult's Board is highly sceptical to the yesterday announced Vitrolife offer.

Meda gets access to Asia

The biotech giant Meda has recently acquires world-wide rights to the cancer breakthrough pain drug Onsolis.

Life science management for hire

Do you need help getting your biotech company off and running? Camoleon is a new type of consultant that offers help with business and innovation management and...

Biotech goes white and bright

White biotech could become Denmark's next blossoming business area.

Vart tog ljuset i tunneln vägen?

Det är mycket svårt att utveckla läkemedel mot de stora volymsjukdomarna

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.

Bio engineering breakthrough in Denmark

Brand new research makes BioGasol's cellulosic ethanol process even more competitive.

Hårdare krav på godkännanden i EU än i USA?

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.

How to get the most out of the fair

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

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? ...