Proteiner i ryggmärgsvätskan kartlagda

Kartläggningen av de proteiner som finns i frisk ryggmärgsvätska öppnar dörrar för forskningen kring neurologiska sjukdomar.

Happy exhibitors!

There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.

Svampämne kan bli ny prostatamedicin

Svenska forskare har fått positiva resultat med en ny typ av läkemedel mot svårbehandlad prostatacancer.

Re-painting the big pig-ture

Why do tame pigs show such variety in colouring, when their wild relatives are so plain? Swedish researchers know who is to blame. But the big question is why.

Placebo och akupunktur bättre än läkemedel

Både riktig och fejkad nålbehandling hjälpte bättre än läkemedel mot illamående hos strålningsbehandlade cancerpatienter, visar ny forskning.

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...

This is Sweden's largest life science region

About 60 percent of all jobs within swedish life science are found in the Stockholm-Uppsala area. This was stated in a report presented at Scanlab & Biotech Forum today.

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Nytt hopp för håravfall

Forskare i USA har av en händelse hittat en substans som ger stressade möss pälsen tillbaka. Nu hoppas de att substansen har samma effekt på människor.

Uppsala förser forskarvärlden med nytt verktyg

Med en ny multimetod kan forskare studera cellernas signalsystem i detalj. Metoden kan visa effekter av läkemedel och hur cancer uppstår.

Seminar program Biotech Forum

Here is the entire seminar program at Biotech Forum September 28-29th

Nytt hopp om att behandla blodcancer

Forskare vid Uppsala universitet har gjort en upptäckt om blodcancertypen multipelt myelom som ger hopp om nya behandlingsmetoder.

DKK 1,3 billion for grand research

Danish Councils for Independent Research, DFF, will grant DKK 1,3 billion during 2009. Now has the application period started.

Lund honours milieu enthusiast

Four professors at the University of Lund has appointed the milieu chief of the university as honorary doctor.

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is fo...

Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be bac...

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.

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.

Printing sensors for biological samples

Acreo develops technologies for printed electronics. Using organic printers, Acreo can print a transistor where biological samples can be placed.

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? ...

Orexo opens doors eastwards

The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.

New NO product reduces diabetic pain

The Swedish medtech company Nolabs has announced that it has achieved an important milestone in the development of a new line of products.

"An open mind is the key to successful meetings"

Meeting in person is irreplaceble when it comes to finding a new partner. Johan Ohlsson at Venture Valuation is happy with his meetings at Biotech Forum so far ...

Ny leveransteknik vinner mark

Uppsalabolaget Disruptive Materials blev världskända över en natt när publikationen om deras porösa nanomaterial Upsalite kom ut förra sommaren. Nu diskuterar b...