Uncategorized - January 5, 2015
Finland Tops for Biobank Research
Finland is one of the best countries in the world for conducting biobank research, according to Olli Carpén, Professor of Pathology at the University of Turku. It offers the opportunity to collect population-based, comprehensive samples for many disease groups, notes Carpén. “Finnish people have a very positive attitude towards medical research. Consenting to give a […]
Drug Development Pharma - April 4, 2014
Diamyd to open cord blood bank
The company will invest SEK 11.5 million for the establishment of a commercial cord blood bank in Sweden for private family saving of umbilical cord blood and other sources of stem cells.
Uncategorized - June 24, 2013
The age of big data
Managing big data is becoming increasingly important in the life science industry. The field of life science is rapidly changing. For example, genomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized the research field. Genomes are being sequenced in a jiffy,sequencing costs are steadily plummeting,and the data generated continues to grow faster and faster. Tailored treatments […]
Clinical Trials - April 28, 2013
Finnish pharmaceutical research sector could double by 2020
According to new report, produced Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland’s private pharmaceutical research sector could more than double in size by the year 2020. For a long time, Finland has been a popular location for pharmaceutical research. However, in recent years the number of clinical research projects has fallen as companies have moved […]
