Studie: AI-system lika bra som patologer på diagnos av prostatacancer

AI-system kan identifiera och gradera prostatacancer i vävnadsprover lika bra som patologer. Det menar forskare på bland annat Karolinska institutet som genomfört en omfattande internationell validering.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Nya life science-navet – "Väldigt positivt för regionen"

Beskedet i förra veckan om att en vaccin- och läkemedelsfabrik utanför Sundsvall ska bli Sveriges nya innovationshubb för avancerade läkemedel fick förmodligen somliga att klia sig i huvudet. – Ja, det är nog många som har sökt "Matfors" på Google Maps i

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

CDC varnar för stigmatisering vid postcovid

Den amerikanska smittskyddsmyndigheten, CDC, uppmanar läkare att ha ett empatiskt förhållningssätt vid behandling av patienter med postcovid.

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Science Sweden´s Editor-in-Chief, in an editorial.

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

KI Innovations tar in sex nya bolag

Precisionsmedicin, läkemedel mot amyloidsjukdomar och hållbara lösningar mot infektionsbärande skadedjur – de nya bolagen har helt olika profiler.

Analysverktyg för sociala nätverk hittar nya celltyper

Ny metod analyserar genuttrycket i vävnader utan tidigare kunskap om celltyper.

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

Danish researchers hope to increase the bioavailability of low solubility drugs.

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct site in the gastrontestinal tract are two of them.

Stockholmsföretag får dela på 11 miljoner

Fem mindre företag inom life science-sektorn får 11 miljoner kronor efter en utlysning av Region Stockholm och KI Innovations.

Ny definition av smärta välkomnas

Den nya definitionen kan enligt en smärtläkare bidra till att patienter slipper mötas av okunniga utlåtanden.

Marie Gårdmark: Do EMA and FDA talk to each other?

Of course they do! The collaboration started already in 2003, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.