Fusion between pharma giants?

It is rumoured that a fusion between Pfizer and Wyeth is in the process of happening.

Danisco first with green emulsifier

A new sustainable emulsifier from Danisco meets the increasing consumer demand for ethically correct consumer goods.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are relatives

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

View pathology images in your iPhone

The Institute for Medical Informatics in Oslo announces a brand new iPhone application for virtual microscopy.

Medicult acquires embryo scanner

The Danish company Medicult signs an agreement with Novocellus to gain access to embryo selection technology.

Danish discovery could help cardiac patients

The Danish researchers have developed a component that could make live easier forpatients with heart failure.

New CEO to Swedish Tillotts Pharma

The Swiss company Tillotts Pharma's newly established Swedish organisation has appointed a CEO from Bayer Scandinavia.

New influenza vaccine to EU

The Astrazeneca subsidary Medimmune submits marketing authorisationapplication in EU for an new intranasal vaccine against influenza.

Life science i Sverige behöver en renässans!

Helena Strigård, vice vd Swedenbio, om hur Sverige ska få ta del av life science-kakan i världen.

"Det handlar ju om liv, även efter corona"

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, ...

Så funkar det på molekylär nivå

Forskare vid bl a kemiska institutionen, Umeå universitet, har lyckats simulera hur kolhydrater tas upp från cellens utsida av transportproteinet LacY.

SenzaGen till prestigemöte

Lundabolaget SenzaGen utvecklar djurfria allergitester för kemi- och läkemedelsbranschen. Nu ska bolaget tala på amerikanska organisationen ICCVAMs kommittémöte i USA.

”Remdesivir är knappast ett genombrott”

Trots att all data från den amerikanska studien om remdesivir inte är offentliggjord konstaterar professor Anders Sönnerborg från Karolinska instututet att resu...

Finnish-Dutch engineering cooperation continues

The University of Helsinki and ASM International renew a fice year research agreement on Atomic Layer Deposition.

Swedish multi competent machine soon launched

The Swedish company Biosensor will launch new equipment able to detect twelve different narcotics and explosives simultaneously.

Smuggling för miljarder

Läkemedel för 200 miljarder dollar - så stort är värdet på förfalskningsmarknaden visar en ny undersökning.

New nano professor in Denmark

The Technical University of Denmark has appointed a recognized physicist as a new professor of miniaturized sensors.

New firm based on SLU research

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

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

ALK Abelló has signed an agreement to invest EUR 2 million in the French biotechnology company DBV Technologies.

Norwegian cancer therapy leaves phase II

New clinical results from Algeta highlights the potential of Alpharadin to treat bone metastases in major cancer indications.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

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

Blood type decide resistance to HIV

A Canadian-Swedish research team has found a blood type molecule that increases the resistance to HIV-infections.