Orion cuts 205 jobs

The Finnish company Orion has completed its statutory negotiations. By this, personnel will be reduced by about 205 in Finland.

Blood type decide resistance to HIV

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

Svensk-danskt möte på Medicon Village – "En av de viktigaste life science-kongresserna"

För elfte året hölls på onsdagen The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science, och eventet fortsätter att fungera som sammanbindande länk mellan de bägge lände...

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.

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

Bio engineering breakthrough in Denmark

Brand new research makes BioGasol's cellulosic ethanol process even more competitive.

Symphogen buys tumor blocking technology

The seller is a pioneer in developing ligand traps to treat cancer and other diseases. "An excellent fit with our scientific and strategic focus," said Kirsten ...

Oasmia gets a confirmation

FDA has granted Oasmia an expedited review status for Paclical Vet.

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.

Upptäckten av hepatit C-virus belönas med Nobelpriset

Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin går i år till Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton och Charles M. Rice.

Astra Zeneca får EU-godkänt för Lynparza mot bröstcancer

Läkemedlet Lynparza har godkänts för behandling av vuxna patienter med tidig bröstcancer. Godkännandet är baserat på resultat från fas III-studien Olympia.

Fewer visitors but satisfied exhibitors

Biotech Forum Scanlab attracted fewer visitors than in 2008. Exhibition manager Bo Rasmussen is content, claiming that the exhibitors are very satisfied.

Oroliga röster om de nya diagnostikreglerna

Flera röster från akademin och branschen uttryckte oro över omställningen till det nya regelverket för in-vitrodiagnostik, IVDR, i ett panelsamtal. Skillnaderna...

Filter tips for safer pipetting and better accuracy

Biohit has launched new Safetyspace Filter Tips that have more space between the sample and the filter than conventional filter tips usually have.

KI mörkade kritik

- ledningen påverkade oberoende experters utvärdering.

Major changes to the Q-Med board

The nomination committee wants to replace half of the existing board, including the current Chairman. An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on February 4.

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.

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...

Lucka 10 - se efter vem som finns här

Det lackar mot jul och det vill vi uppmärksamma tillsammans med er. Varje dag fram till jul får vi här veta vad profiler i life science-världen har på sin önskelista.

Meda gets access to Asia

The biotech giant Meda has recently acquires world-wide rights to the cancer breakthrough pain drug Onsolis.

Här är de bäst säljande läkemedlen 2023

Läkemedel från MSD, Abbvie och Novo Nordisk toppar när de läkemedel som sålde för mest förra året listas.

Biovian rekryterar från Cobra Biologics

Magnus Gustafsson blir Head of Global Business Development.

Biotage is regrouping

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

Sales Representative, Applied Biosystems