Less scars with new product

A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

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

Faster sales but less profits for Probi

The probiotic company increases its turnover, and the net results are twice as large as last year.

An industry emerging from crisis

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

Success fee to Bioinvent and partner

The cancer collaboration started last year. After successful technology transfer the two partner companies now receives 5 million euro from pharma giant Roche.

Floppat diabetesvaccin visar positiv effekt

Nya forskningsresultat visar att Diamyd-vaccinets immunologiska effekt håller i sig fyra år efter behandling.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Flödescytometrar att använda på labbänken

Flödescytometri. Tillgängligheten till flödescytometrar är ofta begränsad.

Diagnostics to deal with new diseases

Maria Brytting at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, SMI, will share her experiences from April 2009 when the new influenza A virus, H1N1, wa...

Ny metod för att jämföra texter och genom

Textanalysmetoder som tidigare använts till att upptäcka litterära plagiat och tentafusk har inspirerat en ny metod för att ordna organismer evolutionärt i evolutionära träd.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at app...

Glucose facilitates the use of indigo

The Finnish researcher Anne Vuorema oat the MTT Agrifood Research Finland proves in her new doctoral dissertation that glucose can serve as a reducing agent of indigo.

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...

Mer pengar till forskningssamarbete

Identitetskris i intresseorganisationer?

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.

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

Branschröster: "Värdefull kompetens riskerar att gå förlorad"

Hur påverkas den svensk life science av Astrazenecas nedläggning i Lund? Några av branschens företrädare tycker till.

How to be a perfect mingler

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, ...

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...

Medtechföretag anklagas för bluff

Blankarbolag sågar medicinteknikbolaget Nano X Imaging.

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 betwee...

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, ...

Personliga läkemedel öppnar för nya företag

Vi har hört om det, läst om det, hört om det igen och läst om genombrotten som ska komma, men än är vi inte riktigt där.