2012-05-16 14:09 CYTO365 won the “Best business plan"-award, at the Venture Cup Väst (West) regional final held in Gothenburg on 10 May. The company has patented a safe new valve, “CYTO365", which prevents thrombosis and air embolism in patients during chemotherapy treatment.Velit Biologics, develops SB101, a new cancer drug which chokes tumours by cutting off their nutrients via blood vessels.

2012-03-16 14:29 The widely used diabetes medicine metformin can have protective effects on the heart, reveals a new study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have shown in a preliminary study in rats that one of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, also has a protective effect on the heart.

2012-03-12 09:27 Immunicum develops vaccines for the therapeutic treatment of cancer. The Gothenburg-based company now includes the first patients in phase l/ll of cancer vaccine study. In total, 12 patients with metastasis cancer of the kidney are being treated in order to investigate possible side effects and the antitumour effect of the vaccine.

2012-02-10 13:55 Premune is based on world-leading research in bacteriology and immunology, with 15 years of clinical studies at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska Academy. Serendipity Innovations AB has initiated an exciting collaboration with Encubator AB regarding the startup company Premune AB, a company that is expected to revolutionize the market with its new approach to allergy prevention.

2012-01-23 15:53 Hjärnfonden collects donations and supports research about the whole brain and nervous system. Charlotta Lindwall, at the University of Gothenburg, receives SEK 280,000 for her research into stem cells.

2012-01-03 12:17 Transplantation related research is being organised in a completely new way within Transplantation Biology & Regenerative Medicine at the Transplantation Centre at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Göteborg. The new concept is based on the purpose of transferring knowledge from research to patient as quickly as possible. The center now moves to Sahlgrenska Science Park offering ideal premises.

2012-01-02 10:25 Internet service improves care for newborns and the chronically ill. Using a new Internet service, Care@Distance, developed and tested at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, patients may stay at home and receive better monitoring by and dialogue with health care professionals.

2011-12-19 13:40 "Five Clusters" is a collaboration between Chalmers University of Technology, The City of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland and West Sweden Chamber of Commerce and describes five strong clusters in West Sweden that have been identified jointly by leading representatives from the academia and the public and private sector. Life Science in one of the clusters.

2011-12-05 14:14 The S-CUT emergency cutting tool was developed in response to a request by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, which wished to replace its existing scissors for removing chemically polluted clothing in situations with many victims. The tool is today used by ambulance personnel, fire services, the police, military, the offshore industry and others the world over. From ES Equipment AB, Sweden.

2011-11-18 11:55 Göteborg based Medfield Diagnostics is winner of National Instruments yearly "NI Graphical Systems Design Awards" in Sweden 2011. Medfield's first product, Strokefinder R10, is an instrument for researchers within stroke and neurological research and can be used both for snapshot measurements to differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke as well as to monitor changes over time.