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...

Ministermöte ska ge forskningsavtal

När Sverige gästas av Kinas forskningsminister signeras ett avtal om samarbete inom forskningen.

SDS rekryterar chef för RWE

Susanne Kihlblom blir ny affärsområdeschef för Real World Evidence, RWE, på SDS Life Science.

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organizatio...

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.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

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.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

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Immunicum byter vd

Carlos de Sousa tar över rodret på biotechbolaget efter Jamal El-Mosleh.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Nytt preparat utmanar ”fetmamedicinernas King Kong”

Slaget om marknaden för obesitasläkemedel fortsätter. Danska Novo Nordisk tar nu upp kampen mot medicinen som jämförts med en gastric bypass.

New automated solution for flexible molecular assays

The fully integrated Qiasymphony is a new automated platform for flexible molecular testing.

Lorviqua EU-godkänns som första linjens behandling mot avancerad lungcancer

Pfizers läkemedel Lorviqua har fått ett utvidgat godkännande i EU och ges nu grönt ljus som en första linjens behandling för ALK-positiv avancerad lungcancer.

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Lovande resultat för atogepant som förebyggande behandling mot migrän

Behandling med läkemedelskandidaten atogepant gav en signifikant minskning av antalet dagar med migrän eller huvudvärk hos patienter i en fas III-studie.

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New tools to fight bacteria

Better guidelines for doctors, detailed patient journals, and national monitoring systems are some of the tools needed to combat the increasing problem of antib...

Acadia drug awarded

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

New type of stem cell discovered

The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move ov...

Han blir vd för Stockholm Business Region

Staffan Ingvarsson, tidigare vd på Stokab, tillträder den 1 april som vd för Stockholm Business Region.

New Nordic nutrition collaboration

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

New CEO to Medivir

The Board of the Swedish biotech company Medivir has appointed the successor to the current CEO Lars Adlersson.

Apoteket gets new vice CEO

The Swedish government company Apoteket has recently appointed a vice CEO.

Vitrolife wants to acquire Medicult

The Swedish company Vitrolife intends to make en exchange offer to the shareholders of the Danish company Medicult to acquire all outstanding shares in the company.