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...

De förlänger läkemedels livslängd

I samarbete med Affibody har KTH-forskarna Torbjörn Gräslund och Johan Seijsing utvecklat en ny teknik för att förlänga halveringstiden för proteinläkemedel.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and on...

Biotage is regrouping

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

Many rotor options for refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Blood type decide resistance to HIV

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

Stockholm-Uppsala life science cluster in brief

Stockholm-Uppsala evolves around the research at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University. Typical areas of research are protein research, neuroscience and cancer.

Våra dåliga matvanor kostar miljardbelopp

Svenskarnas dåliga matvanor kostar inte bara tusentals liv i hjärt-kärlsjukdomar varje år. Nu har forskare lyckats sätta en prislapp på de dåliga matvanorna: 53...

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing

Recently a Swedish biomanufacturing facility transfers from Astrazeneca to Recipharm Biologics.

View pathology images in your iPhone

The Institute for Medical Informatics in Oslo announces a brand new iPhone application for virtual microscopy.

Apoteket gets new vice CEO

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

Meda gets access to Asia

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

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.

Engelsk biobank öppnas för forskning

Inriktas speciellt på hjärt-kärlsjukdomar, cancer och diabetes.

Medtech companies find new beam technique

The medtech companies Raysearch and Nucletron expand collaboration with two new solutions for radiation treatment planning.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

Cytos Biotechnology presents promising results in a study of a new therapy against allergy and asthma.

Nya fynd kring diabetes

Genom att använda experimentella tekniker har forskare vid Karolinska Institutet kunnat visa hur de så kallade deltacellerna i en del av bukspottkörteln – de La...

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

Oasmia gets a confirmation

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

Pharma is a safe market

Pharma is the best industry to invest in. That states leaders from risk capital companies, interviewed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Positive combined cancer therapy

Topotarget announces positive data with new treatment against colorectal cancer.

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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.