Agreement - June 4, 2014
AstraZeneca and Episentec in research agreement
The two companies have signed a research collaboration agreement for the development and implementation of improved methodology for early screening of potential new drug molecules. The research project will be aimed at an undisclosed drug target protein and will be utilizing the proprietary Label-Enhanced SPR biosensor technology of Episentec. Under the agreement, AstraZeneca will supply target protein and […]
MedTech Business - June 4, 2014
Sectra gets multi-million order
Region Skåne, one of Sweden’s largest care providers, has signed a six-year agreement with IT and medical technology company Sectra. The agreement includes development, maintenance and support for the region-wide IT solution for imaging and functional medicine, Sectra PACS. The system is used by, for example, the radiology, nuclear medicine, clinical physiology, endoscopy, dermatology and […]
Regulatory compliance - June 4, 2014
Fine for Ortivus
Ortivus has been ordered to pay a penalty equivalent of two annual fees for breaching the stock market’s regulations regarding provision of information. On June 10 2013 sent out a shorter press release where it was announced that the company had won a large European public procurement and had received a letter of allotment. The […]
Uncategorized - June 3, 2014
Sweden invests in research in Södertälje
On June 2 the Swedish Minister for Education, Jan Björklund, presented a new drive for research and education in Södertälje, south of Stockholm. With a mutual investment, the Swedish government – through KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, the municipality of Södertälje – and AstraZeneca and Scania, the aim is to create a base of competence […]
Clinical Trials Medtech - June 3, 2014
SciBase presents results from melanoma study
Swedish SciBase AB has announced the British Journal of Dermatology publication of a multi-centre international study for its point-of-care device Nevisense. According to SciBase the study shows that Nevisense provides an accurate and important new tool for the detection of malignant melanoma. Nevisense is a non-visual melanoma detection system, using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to objectively analyze lesions with […]
Science Award - June 2, 2014
Kavli prize to pioneer neuropsychologists
Nine pioneering scientists have been named this year’s recipients of the Kavli Prizes. The prizes recognize scientists for their seminal advances in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. This year’s laureates were selected for pioneering the theory of cosmic inflation, for transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics and for the discovery of specialized brain networks for […]
