2012-02-23 16:59 The biggest research study of heart, lung and blood diseases ever to have been carried out in Sweden - SCAPIS - Swedish Cardiopulmonary Bioimage Study - was recently initiated in Gothenburg. A number of regional medical and healthcare operators are going to try and identify individual risk factors for heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrests and other heart diseases.

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.

2012-01-13 07:30 Recently employed as Investment Manager for Life Science at Business Region Göteborg, Iris Öhrn works for making the Göteborg region and specifically our Life Science resources and competences better known abroad. "I will work for making our Life Science Industry clearer on the investors´ map," explains Iris Öhrn.

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.

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.

2011-11-03 08:49 Vitrolife´s CEO Magnus Nilsson goes from group responsibility to the transplantation business. Magnus Nilsson will focus on leading Xvivo Perfusion AB, a more independent operating unit within the Vitrolife Group.

2011-09-13 15:02 Fourteen Firefighter/Paramedics received an engraved “S-Cut”, a tool from the Swedish Göteborg-based company ES Equipment used for cutting off clothes in an emergency situation. This new annual award called “A Cut Above” was launched as part of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, US. ES Equipment is an alumni company of Sahlgrenska Science Park.

2010-12-29 15:34 Artificial blood vessels, diagnosis of respiratory diseases, vaccines against genital herpes and diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Four exciting research projects and companies in Göteborg have now been granted 1.5 million kronor in verification support from GöteborgBIO and Sahlgrenska Science Park; Simplexia, Arterion AB, Anna-Carin Olin and MIVAC Development AB.

2010-11-03 09:29 Mats Brittberg is Associate Professor at the orthopaedic department of the Sahlgrenska Academy. He recently received The ICRS Genzyme Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the field of cartilage research.