Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

The merger of two pharma giants is the largest industry deal so far this year. Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at app...

Systemfokus hos AxFlow

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Biden utser coronateam – hans rådgivare kritiserar Tegnell

USA:s nya president Joe Biden intar en helt ny hållning i bekämpningen av covid-19 än sin företrädare. Hans rådgivare Andy Slavitt kritiserade nyligen Anders Te...

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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.

Biotage is regrouping

The Swedish company Biotage takes yet another step in streamlining efforts, by outsourcing all instrument production to contract manufacturers.

Cancer cells cheat suicide call

Cancer cells cheat death by reversing a process which causes normal cells to commit suicide at the end of their natural life, researchers from the University of...

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Bio-Linux goes global

Recently the NEBC Bio-Linux Version 5.0 was released, a one-stop shop for bioinformatics tools in a Linux context.

Vd-byte på Abliva

Ellen K. Donnelly tar över vd-posten i Abliva efter Erik Kinnman.

Vattenfall is firing with biomass

Vattenfall will provide Denmark with electricity by means of biomass.

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.

Age essential when testing drugs

Anders Rane has been arguing that genes and age are both important factors in understanding how medicines affect individuals. Only last year, the EU established...

Blood type decide resistance to HIV

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

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.

Acadia drug awarded

Acadia Pharmaceutical has got an award for a new treatment against Parkinson's disease.

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.

Norwegian cancer therapy leaves phase II

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

Smile får ny styrelseordförande

Pia Kinhult blir ny styrelseordförande för Smile Incubator i Lund.

Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd om upptäckten som bör få Nobelpriset

Favoriten till årets Nobelpris för Anna Nilsson Vindefjärd, Forska Sverige, är en teknik som fått avgörande betydelse under pandemin, men som också används till...

Top modern lab to Sahlgrenska

The Sahlgrenska Science Park will soon open the doors to a brand new wet laboratory.

Orexo opens doors eastwards

The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.

Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell d...