New firm based on SLU research

Four researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, has recently founded a new nanotech company.

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 ...

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Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize

At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.

Go ahead for leg wound study

Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.

Plenadren säljs vidare

Duocort Pharmas preparat tas upp i irländska Shires portfölj med specialläkemedel.

Reidar Rasmussen, Labmodul

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Measure blood sugar without finger pricking

The Danish entrepreneurial firm RSP Systems has developed a method to measure the blood sugar level in diabetes patients, simply by placing a fingertip on a sma...

Richard Bergström blir hedersdoktor vid Uppsala universitet

Uppsala universitet har utsett fem hedersdoktorer vid den medicinska och vid den farmaceutiska fakulteten. Bland de nya hedersdoktorerna finns, förutom den nati...

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.

New Nordic nutrition collaboration

Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition has recently signed a unique Nordic distribution agreement.

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...

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

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

KI:s nya rektor: "Vi måste jobba mer ihop"

En tätare koppling mellan forskning och utbildning, och starkare "vi-känsla" – det är något av vad Annika Östman Wernerson vill åstadkomma som ny rektor på Karo...

Karin Meyer blir vd för CTR

I maj tillträder Karin Meyer som vd för Center for Translational Research Sweden, CTR.

Control of blood vessels can treat obesity

Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

Astra-nej får blandat mottagande av aktieägarna

Efter att Astrazenecas ledning tackat nej till Pfizers budpropåer för fjärde gången har missnöje väckts hos några av aktieägarna.

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is fo...

Avtal sluts mellan stora svenska och nederländska aktörer

Fyra överenskommelser mellan svenska och nederländska life science-aktörer ska skrivas idag. Avtalen signeras i samband med det pågående statsbesöket från Neder...

Mingling do's and don'ts

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, ...

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.

Nya standarder för effektiv utveckling

- För effektivare läkemedelsutveckling

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...

Think outside the... brain

Riitta Hari from the Brain Research Unit at the Helsinki University of Technology has recently stated that the mind is more than just the brain.