Parnevik firm in Swiss osteoporosis deal

The golf legend Jesper Parnevik's drug delivery firm EffRx has signed a license agreement with Nycomed for a new drug against osteoporosis.

Lidds får USA-patent

Utökar skyddet för sin behandling mot prostatacancer.

Immunovia i nytt samarbete

Tecknar avtal med andra centret inför en klinisk studie med sitt diagnostiska test för pankreascancer.

Första Crispr-bolaget till börsen

Editas Medicine blir det första bolaget på börsen med fokus på det omtalade genmodifieringsverktyget Crispr/Cas9.

Nytt center tar över där företagen misslyckas

Amerikanska läkemedelsbolag tar inte fram nya mediciner tillräckligt snabbt. Därför inrättar landets regering ett nytt center som tar över olönsamma projekt.

Eli Lilly writes biotech fine history

The American biotech company Eli Lilly will pay US 1.415 billion to resolve allegations of off-label promotion of a dementia drug.

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.

Bring talent to those in need

Ho ho ho, Christmas time is here again. So get busy decking the halls, perhaps not with assorted greenery, but with something of a more lasting value.

KI-professor får pris

Prisas för forskning på kopplingen mellan arv och miljö i samband med reumatoid artrit.

Första patienten transplanterad

Den första njurtransplantationen har nu utförts i en klinisk studie med Hansa Medicals läkemedelskandidat Ides.

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park

Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continu...

New map of eye proteins

A new mapping of proteins in the eye opens the door for new treatments of eye diseases in the future.

Scilifelab får ny site-chef

Utser ny ansvarig för forskningscentrets verksamhet i Stockholm.

Rapid and thorough homogenization of samples

MP Biomedicals presents the Fasprep-24 instrument, a new high-throughput model of the earlier Bio 101 Systems Fastprep homogenizer.

Astrazeneca i unikt samarbete

Astrazeneca, Göteborgs universitet och Chalmers meddelar i dag att man ingått ett nytt unikt samarbete. - Vi har byggt om våra lokaler för att kunna hysa instru...

Almost 150 will leave Coloplast

The Danish medtech company Coloplast negotiates headcount reductions, with a total number of almost 150 employees.

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.

Sverige populärast på BIO2009

Rekordmånga besökare kom for att höra Jonas Frisén från Karolinska Institutet berätta om svensk stamcellsforskning.

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

Immunicum levererar till USA

Förser amerikansk institution med adenovirusvektor för Crispr/Cas9-tekniken.

How to be a perfect mingler

Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, ...

Less scars with new product

A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.