Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability

The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at...

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...

New CEO to Promedvi

Sigrun Axelsson has taken on the leadership of the Lund-based medtech company.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Vitamin D is mental health aid

Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests.

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

The dean of the Department of Biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy has appointed a new assistant prefect.

Apoteket gets new vice CEO

The Swedish government company Apoteket has recently appointed a vice CEO.

IRW Consulting is seeking Clinical Research Managers

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 ...

Mingling types - who to aim for and who to avoid:

Read about different mingling types - who are you?

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are relatives

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

Forskningsproppen: Sjätte förslaget

Utöka och permanenta Nationella plattformen för life science inkubation. Så lyder SwedenBios sjätte förslag till regeringen inför forskningsproppen nästa höst.

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

Qiagen recently presented a method of dry blood sample storage as an alternative to storage in freezers.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and on...

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.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

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

Swedish cancer therapy granted

Pledpharma, Linköping University and Ryhov County Hospital receive a research grant from the Research Council FORSS to conduct clinical studies in cancer patients.

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...

An industry emerging from crisis

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

9 steps to perfect partnering

Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to ...

Enkel eliminering av DNA utan att skada RNA

Det värmekänsliga DNase-enzymet i Heat and Run kitet från Arcticzymes gör att DNA kan elimineras utan att RNA skadas.

Medicult disclaims Swedish offer

The Norwegian company Medicult's Board is highly sceptical to the yesterday announced Vitrolife offer.

Novo och Astra ligger bra till i internationell kraftmätning

Patentutgångar kommer under de närmaste åren att drabba flera stora läkemedelsbolag, men Astrazeneca och Novo Nordisk hör till de som skymtar ljusglimtar enligt en analys.

Respiratorius hunts millions

The biopharmaceutical company Respiratorius has got a new CEO, who starts a public new share issue to catch almost SEK ten million.