New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move ov...

Länder enas mot resistensen

Igår onsdag anordnade FN en generalförsamling om det växande hotet med antibiotikaresistens och om hur medlemsländerna kan samarbeta mot problemet.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be ...

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...

Novozymes tar annorlunda grepp

- Att ändra folks uppfattning om hur man bäst tvättar sina kläder är mycket svårt, säger Novozymes vd Steen Riisgaard om kampanjen I do 30.

Symphogen buys tumor blocking technology

The seller is a pioneer in developing ligand traps to treat cancer and other diseases. "An excellent fit with our scientific and strategic focus," said Kirsten ...

Bevakning av Nobelpris fick sajt på fall

Livesändningen gick ned strax innan årets Nobelpristagare skulle tillkännages.

Per Norstedt, Regional Manager, AH Diagnostics

Why are you going to Scanlab+Biotech Forum?

IRW Consulting is seeking Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) on positions located in Stockholm

Enas mot resistensen

I en ny deklaration går branschen samman kring tre fokusområden där åtgärder krävs för att motarbeta den ökande antibiotikaresistensen i världen.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Fewer visitors but satisfied exhibitors

Biotech Forum Scanlab attracted fewer visitors than in 2008. Exhibition manager Bo Rasmussen is content, claiming that the exhibitors are very satisfied.

Anything is measurable

At the seminar "Du är vad jag mäter - hjärnans kemi i ett provrör", Jonas Bergquist, professor of analytical chemistry and neurochemistry, will dig deep into th...

Showroom for free

The latest equipment with trained staff. Sci Life Lab in Stockholm want to offer top conditions at the new imaging laboratory. But some vendors are skeptical to...

Diagnostics for personalized medicine

Per Matsson from Phadia anticipates changes in the standards for health care. Accordiing to him, expensive new drugs will create a market for more extensive diagnostics.

Hey Johannes Hedman...

... graduate of SKL and LTH, who has improved a method of forensic analysis

Bakom de gröna ambitionerna

Många läkemedelsföretag inkluderar i dag ett miljötänk i tillverkningen av läkemedel. Men få är villiga att redovisa faktiska siffror i Life Science Swedens enk...

Positiva resultat från Medivir på vift

Förhandsdata för TMC435 sprids som löpeld.

Snedfördelning av Europeiska forskningsrådets anslag

Risk för "brain drain" inom Europa enligt polsk professor.

Ny design på klinstudie

I ett samarbete mellan FDA, NIH och läkemedelsindustrin utvärderas ett flertal behandlingar i samma studie.

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organizatio...

Umeå hedrar läkare med etiktänk

Hon blev sjuksköterska 1982 och idag är hon läkare, ordförande i Sveriges läkarförbund och nyligen utsedd att bli en av två hedersdoktorer vid Umeå universitet.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.