The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite...

Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter o...

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work agains...

The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the ...

Tredje gästprofessorn för klimatet

Klimatforskaren Keri Facer blir Uppsala universitets tredje gästprofessor på Zennströms klimatprofessur med inriktning klimatledarskap.

Vad händer på Pharma Outsourcing i år?

På onsdag är det dags för årets bästa event om att lägga ut forskning och tillverkning av läkemedel.

Outsourcing viktigare för läkemedelsutveckling

Hur har andra bolag gjort och vilka möjligheter finns det? Det är några av frågorna man kan får svar på vid årets upplaga av Pharrma Outsourcing, säger Maria Er...

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.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

Studie: Munskydd av tyg effektivt mot virus

”Dessa bevis bör vara mer än tillräckliga för att rekommendera användningen av munskydd”, säger en av forskarna bakom studien.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

Automatiserad sortering av celler för rutinapplikationer

Med S3 cell sorter kan användaren automatiskt sortera celler med hjälp av upp till två lasrar i en hastighet på 30 000 celler per sekund.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Cellisolering utan magnetkulor och centrifugering

Pluribead är ett nytt kit för isolering av celler från en rad olika startmaterial som blod, vävnad eller buffy-coat.

Känslig bildtagning för krävande applikationer

Den nya Rolera bolt scientific CMOS camera har designats för krävande bildtagning i hög hastighet och vid dåliga ljusförhållanden.

Continuous sampling allows for instantaneous microbial detection

Biovigilant's IMD-A instruments employ an optical technology to continuously sample the air and immediately warn when microbial contamination is detected.

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, ...

Opinion: Where do all the cool Swedish life science companies go?

It’s puzzling why Swedish life science companies hardly get a mention alongside Spotify, Skype, Klarna, King, iZettle, and other cool, innovative and successful...

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, ...

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

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.

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

High hopes for future partnering - the solution for struggling fairs

Business fairs are struggling but the concept of partnering is hotter than ever. By using social media, participants can prepare themselves for the perfect meeting.