2012-02-23 16:59 GöteborgBIO 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 GöteborgBIO 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 GöteborgBIO 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 GöteborgBIO 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.
2011-12-16 13:49 Netigate
2011-12-05 14:14 GöteborgBIO 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 GöteborgBIO 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 GöteborgBIO 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.
2011-02-19 08:30 Timbro För tredje året i rad anordnar Timbro ”Sommarsmedjan”, en unik kombination av utbildning och arbete. Under några intensiva sommarveckor får en handfull talangfulla skribenter möjlighet att utveckla sina färdigheter som researchers, producera rapporter och pröva vingarna som opinionsbildare. Sista ansökningsdatum är den 31 mars!
2011-02-17 15:31 Paxymer AB A recent article highlights the issues of industry-funded research and the possible bias of results that is introduced because of the sponsorship. Transparency is vital in these situations and failing on that criterion might cast doubt on the whole research project.