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.

Digitalisering och kliniska prövningar

Effektivare kliniska prövningar och ny teknologi för dokumentation av behandlingar - Digitaliseringen öppnar många möjligheter. Ola Björkman rapporterar från BIO i San Diego.

Grape extract kills cancer cells

Grapes contain potentially beneficial chemicals that can destroy cancer cells, a new research proves.

Teams up with leading dermatologist

Tripep has signed a letter of intent with a major Japanese specialty pharma company to bring their wound healing treatment to a big market.

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.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Pronova Biopharma grows

Recently, Norway's Pronova Biopharma announced the creation of new jobs in Denmark

Söker nyckeln till långt liv i släktforskningsdatabas

Googles dotterbolag Calico ska leta efter gener som kan kopplas till långt liv genom Ancestry.com.

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 ...

New CEO to Promedvi

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

Analytisk kemi nytt ben för Recipharm

CDMO Recipharm lanserar en fristående tjänst inom analytisk kemi.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.

Lytix calls in cash

Norwegian company Lytix Biopharma closes a USD 1.4 million funding round to finance new antimicrobial and oncology lead compounds.

Ny vd på Klaria

Kommer närmast från Oberland Capital.

Welcome to wonderful Copenhagen

Strategically located, the Danish capital is the focal point of one of the most dynamic regions in Northern Europe. Here are some tips on where to spend your ti...

Avtalet med Almirall sägs upp

Index får tillbaka de europeiska rättigheterna för läkemedelskandidaten Kappaproct mot ulcerös kolit.

Ny metod förutser lovande läkemedel

Enligt en ny studie kan forskningsbolaget Attanas teknik förbättra lyckandegraden för kliniska studier.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

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...

Ambassador program makes MVA big in Japan

The first ambassadors of the Medicon Valley Ambassador Programme have only worked in each other's countries for six months. But they have already made a signifi...

“Register och journalsystem borde vara samma sak”

Sverige ett framgångsrikt land inom medicinsk forskning, men hur ser det ut i dag och hur blir vi världsbäst?

Ny teknik kan upptäcka alzheimer tidigare

Detektion av specifika former av proteinet tau i blodprover kan ge tidigare diagnostik av personer med alzheimer, redan innan de första symptomen uppstår.

Tar in 250 miljoner

- Klinisk utveckling i sen fas kostar mycket pengar och därför väljer vi att noteras just nu, säger Peter Zerhouni, vd på Index Pharmaceuticals som genomför en ...

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.