Swedish Institute for Food and
Biotechnology (SIK)

Sweden is in a prime position for the biotechnology revolution. [Read more->]

Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet)
One of the major benefits is that we can provide companies with a much greater presence.[Read more->]

Medicon Valley Academy

Thirty-four new biotech companies were set up in Medicon Valley between 1998 and 2000. [Read more->]
Contents
EDITORIAL: "We try to establish platforms that the companies themselves can use."
- Ulf Dinkenspiel, Managing Director of the Swedish Trade Council

Bringing Sweden together through SIK
- Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology
BioThema exploits firefly enzyme for bright analysis
- BioThema AB
Reacting quicker to a demanding World

- Personal Chemistry

Giving small business a global voice
- Swedish Trade Council
The Rapid PCR Company
- Alpha Helix AB
Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
At the heart of the gene economy

- Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
Pursuing excellence in research
- Biacore International AB
Introduction of a Life Saver
- Biophausia AB
A new vision of research
- CellaVision AB
Boule Diagnostics Intl. ready to capitalise
- Boule Diagnostics International AB
Biovitrum - Not just any new kid on the block
- Biovitrum
Protein engineering leads the quest for better drugs
- Affibody
Giving hope to Parkinson’s disease sufferers
- Neopharma
Swedish Biotech Center
integrates pharmaceutical production

- Swedish Biotech Center AB
Lightning the way forward in medical treatment
- Biolight International AB
Medicon Valley -
at the heart of human life sciences research

- Medicon Valley Academy
Dynamic integration of Biotech know-how
in Medicon Valley

- Region Skåne Trade & Industry
Dedicated to Better Veterinary Diagnostics

- Svanova Biotech AB
A New Beginning, a New Approach
- Newpharmaresearch Sweden AB
Nanolaboratories cut costs, save time
- Åmic AB
A Nano-Science Future
- Gyros AB
Developing the next generation of drugs
- Diabact
Drug Discovery or Viral Load - Cavidi Assays All
- Cavidi Tech
Biotech Agenda 2001-2002

Biotechnology Congress & Exhibition Milan 2-6 Oct. 2001
BioTechnica Hannover 9-11 Oct. 2001-08-08
China Hi- Tech Fair - Biotech Shenzhen 12-17 Oct. 2001
The Biotech & Finance Forum Paris 24-26 Oct. 2001
Biotech Start-up Funding A-Z Boston 29-30 Oct. 2001
MEDICA 2001 Düsseldorf 21-24 Nov. 2001
BioTech Forum Stockholm 28-30 Nov. 2001-08-08
Biotechnology Exhibition Padova 29 Nov – 1 Dec. 2001
8th Netherlands Biotechnology Congress Ede 16-17 March 2002
Chemical Engineering & Biotech Mexico City 19-22 March 2002
BIO2002 Toronto 9-12 June, 2002
Scandinavian Biotech Arena Malmö, 8-10 Oct 2002