Continuous sampling allows for instantaneous microbial detection

Biovigilant's IMD-A instruments employ an optical technology to continuously sample the air and immediately warn when microbial contamination is detected.

Density meters with six-digit precision

The new instruments from Krüss Optronic offer high sensitivity for density measurements.

How to get the most out of the fair

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, ...

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

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

Låt inte vinden mojna

Med ett bra år bakom oss får vi inte tappa fokus och glömma bort framtiden, skriver Life Science Swedens chefredaktör Ingrid Helander.

Nådde inte upp till förväntningarna

I sin delårsrapport redovisar Astrazeneca ett rekord i produktgodkännanden – men analytikerna är besvikna.

De hittar mutationer i specifik cell

Mats Nilsson med kollegor har tagit fram metoden som hjälper dem att hitta mutationer i en specifik cell.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.

Pfizer buys Swiss vaccines

Pfizer executes commercial license agreements for novel human vaccines based on the Swiss company Cytos Biotechnology's Immunodrug technology.

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.

Infidelity produces faster sperms

Until now, it has been difficult to prove that fast-swimming sperms have an advantage when it comes to fertilizing an egg.

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...

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.

Go ahead for leg wound study

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

Mathematician new dean at DTU

On January 1st the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, got a new dean, recruited from the department of Mathematics.

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.

Life science management for hire

Do you need help getting your biotech company off and running? Camoleon is a new type of consultant that offers help with business and innovation management and...

Grape extract kills cancer cells

Grapes contain potentially beneficial chemicals that can destroy cancer cells, a new research proves.

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.

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.

Time to save for survival

The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.

De får Forska och Väx-pengar

59 företag får dela på 66 miljoner kronor i senaste Vinnova-utdelningen. 20 är life science-företag.

Ljus som styr hjärnan

Med optogenetik öppnas nya möjligheter att förstå hur hjärnan fungerar. Den ljuskänsliga tekniken kan kontrollera aktiviteten i specifika nervceller, något som ...