Medtech giant separates

Due to the global economic situation, the medtech companies Q-Med and the Palomar Medical Technologies has terminated its international agreement.

De ska bli framtidens ledare i global hälsa

Åtta forskare har antagits som Sight fellows hos Swedish institute for global health transformation. De ska utvecklas till ledare i FN:s anda.

New Nordic nutrition collaboration

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

NIH-pengar till Umeåforskning

Fredrik Almqvist, Umeå universitet, och hans amerikanska forskarkollega får 24 miljoner kronor från National institutes of health, NIH, till tuberkulosforskning.

EU says yes to Roche drug

EU approves a first in class therapy for treatment of patients with moderate to severe form of rheumatoid arthritis.

Danisco strengthens its IP team

Danisco's division Genencor has appointed a new Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP Counsel.

New firm based on SLU research

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

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Finnish-Dutch engineering cooperation continues

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

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Ämne från äppelträdets bark gav bättre dialys i djurstudie

Ett paradigmskifte i dialysbehandlingen är under uppsegling, enligt forskaren Carl Öberg, som har upptäckt att ett ämne från äppelträdets bark blockerar cellern...

Go ahead for leg wound study

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

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

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

Harmony prevents dementia

People who are active, outgoing and relaxed may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

SDU professor helps EU

Mette Præst Knudsen from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, has been appointed as an expert member in an EU politics group.

Elekta gets ok from China

The Swedish medtech comapny Elekta has received approval from the Chinese authority State Food and Drug Administration, SFDA, to sell its linear accelerator in China.

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, ...

Biomarkörer, salivprov och patientnära tester

Salivprov som kan ersätta urinprov vid spårning av droger, biomarkörer vid bröstcancer och patientnära diagnostiska tester – detta och mycket annat tas upp unde...

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Future drugs from Amaryllis

A Danish research team has discovered possibolities to extract drugs fro Amaryllis.

30 miljoner till malariaforskning

Oliver Billker, Umeå universitet, får 30 miljoner kronor under sex år för att studera genfunktion hos parasiter.

New study of toxins and heart disease

Is there a correlation between exposure to hormone interfering environmental toxins and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease? A new patient study...

Google ger sig in i biotech-branschen

Sökmotorjättens nystartade bolag Calico ska fokusera på åldrande och åldersrelaterade sjukdomar.