Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

Biotech goes white and bright

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

EU grants project on toxicity of nanomaterials

A multinational research project has have been awarded EUR 3 358 500 from the European Commission to study the hazardous effects of engineered nanomaterials on ...

Cancer cells cheat suicide call

Cancer cells cheat death by reversing a process which causes normal cells to commit suicide at the end of their natural life, researchers from the University of...

Index Pharmaceuticals i jätteaffär

UPPDATERAD: Tecknar mångmiljonavtal med Almirall för Kappaproct och planerar börsnotering.

Lundbeck divests companies

The company sells all shares in one listed company plus divests four small private equity funds, for a three-figured million sum.

Focusing on Medicon Valley

Copenhagen Capacity and Invest in Skåne are hosting a seminar to promote the geographical area known as Medicon Valley. Some of the 350 life science companies f...

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are relatives

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have the same genetic causes, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet.

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...

Vitrolife wants to acquire Medicult

The Swedish company Vitrolife intends to make en exchange offer to the shareholders of the Danish company Medicult to acquire all outstanding shares in the company.

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.

Norwegian cancer therapy leaves phase II

New clinical results from Algeta highlights the potential of Alpharadin to treat bone metastases in major cancer indications.

Changeable proteins cause nerve disease

An incorrectly folded protein is one of the reasons behind the nerve disease ALS, according to new research. But the protein does not have structural errors all...

Academia - a strong player on the lab market

While the industry was short of money during the financial crisis, government incentives were in full swing in Sweden during 2009. - Our sales to academia incre...

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...

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...

Metabolomiken ger tydliga svar

En ögonblicksbild av en cell, vävnad eller organism - det är vad metabolomik kan åstadkomma. Det relativt nya forskningsfältet stärks nu med anslag från Wallenb...

Upp och ner för medtechbolagen under 2014

Bactiguard, Aerocrine och Episurf Medical är tre medtechbolag som redovisar ett minskat resultat från det fjärde kvartalet 2014. Bättre har det gått för Allenex...

Trettio nya företag på gång

Runt 70 av de anställda på Astra Zeneca i Lund har valt att starta egna företag. De flesta är inriktade på någon form av tjänster och konsultverksamhet. Ingen h...

Early stage research and low turnaround dominates

Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performer...

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? ...

Rör inte mitt patent - så hanterar du patentintrång

För de flesta är patent en förebyggande åtgärd och oftast respekterar branschen patenterade uppfinningar. Men när du patenterar din uppfinning bör du från börja...

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Patientfientlig namngivning av läkemedel

Krångliga regler försvårar namngivningsprocessen för läkemedel och gör läkemedelsföretagen alltmer desperata. - Systemet med generiska namn håller på att havere...