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New nanotech professor to DTU

The Danish University of Technology, DTU, has appointed Kristoffer Almdal as professor to DTU Nanotech.

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...

Metabolic pro heads prefect post

The dean of the Department of Biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy has appointed a new assistant prefect.

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.

Life science in Stockholm

Sweden has the fourth-largest biotech market in Europe. More than half of its biotechnology enterprise, some 460 companies, is located in the Stockholm region.

"An open mind is the key to successful meetings"

Meeting in person is irreplaceble when it comes to finding a new partner. Johan Ohlsson at Venture Valuation is happy with his meetings at Biotech Forum so far ...

Mathematician new dean at DTU

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

Polymer guru new dean at DTU

The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has appointed a well-known profile from the Polymer Center as a new dean.

Success fee to Bioinvent and partner

The cancer collaboration started last year. After successful technology transfer the two partner companies now receives 5 million euro from pharma giant Roche.

Less scars with new product

A new Swedish product for post surgical scar formation enters clinical development.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

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

Faster sales but less profits for Probi

The probiotic company increases its turnover, and the net results are twice as large as last year.

Floppat diabetesvaccin visar positiv effekt

Nya forskningsresultat visar att Diamyd-vaccinets immunologiska effekt håller i sig fyra år efter behandling.

Mingling types - who to aim for and who to avoid:

Read about different mingling types - who are you?

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...

With their hands on the legal levers

It is wonderful news for the Scandinavian scientific community. At the end of May it stood clear that Lund will host to the European Spallation Source.

BMAs: Run your own business

After graduation you must decide: be an employee or start your own business. This is not really the situation for BMAs today, but a collaborative project betwee...

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, ...

Mingling do's and don'ts

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, ...

Early stage research and low turnaround dominates

Nordic science parks are full of advanced research performed by small companies but little research is done in later stages. Only a couple of the best performer...

Young, bright and committed to labtech

Ghazal Voghoui recently bought her first apartment and finally settled in Stockholm again. Last year, she finished her law studies and she is relieved to be bac...

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recogniz...

The winner of the race

She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is fo...