In a new job - August 28, 2014
Moberg Pharma US manager leaves post
Moberg Pharma’s head of US operations, Steve Cagle, will resign by the end of January 2015. Steve Cagle has been part of the management team at Moberg Pharma since November 2012. “I am proud of the achievements during the last two years. We have almost doubled the net sales in the U.S. market and made […]
Uncategorized - August 28, 2014
Test can show Alzheimer risk
A simple test to indicate risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease could become a possibility in the future. Researchers at Lund University have previously found Alzheimer related biomarkers in the spinal fluid among people with mild memory difficulties. They have shown that a low level of beta-amyloid increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In the group […]
MedTech Business - August 28, 2014
Good returns for Raysearch
During the first six months several more installations of RayStation were made than during the first six months last year, which have led to substantially increased revenues from RayStation, states the company. In total, the revenues increased by 40 percent to SEK 106 million during the first six months and the operating profit thus rose […]
Funding - August 27, 2014
NordForsk opens funding call for research to improve health
The organization has opened a funding call for research into the distribution of health and welfare. The call on the distribution of health and welfare is implemented under the Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare and aims to increase the understanding of how demographic, social, environmental and biological factors affect the distribution of health and wellbeing […]
Uncategorized - August 27, 2014
Treating cancer with botox
Botox could become a new cancer treatment. In laboratory tests at The Faculty of medicine, NTNU University in Trondheim, Botox proved highly effective at suppressing gastric cancer in mice. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Columbia University and MIT, along with researchers from Japan and Germany have now shown that the vagal […]
Uncategorized - August 26, 2014
Patient power at Digital Health Days
Going from big data to big value and patient focus were some of the topics and features of this year’s Digital Health Days in Stockholm. This year’s conference had three main themes. The patient in focus was the first and involved the role of the modern patient in healthcare. The second theme Big Data to Big […]
