Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment

A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.

Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way

A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimension. But what if the leading life science nations, Denmark and Sweden, joined forces, took the lead and pioneered Nordic life science collaboration? Wouldn´t we then be able to "bake a bigger cake?", writes Anette Steenberg and Ulf G. Andersson in a debate article.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.

Pharmiva stärker sin organisation

Pharmiva tillsätter Karolina Akerjordet som ny vice vd och Andrea Mildner som Head of Marketing and Sales.

Genterapier och vaccin dryftas på branschmötet

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Uppsving för Pandemifonden: ”Förut ville ingen lyssna”

Virologiprofessorn Niklas Arnberg pratar om smittspridning, punk och vaccinskepticism med Life Science Sweden, men framförallt om Pandemifonden som ska få Sverige att förstå vikten av att forska fram läkemedel mot virus för att klara nästa pandemi, och helt vanliga förkylningar.

Vertex får ny Nordenchef

Det globala bioteknikbolaget Vertex har anställt Eric Gillberg som ny Senior Country Manager för Norden.

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.

Index Pharmaceuticals rekryterar inför fas III-studie

Anställer Anders Bröijersén och Johan Levin till den kliniska utvecklingsorganisationen.

Link Medical värvar från KI

Det norska kontraktsforskningsföretaget Link Medical har rekryterat Maria Hortlund som RWE Manager.

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.

”Vi hanterar morgondagens problem”

Samarbeten mellan akademi och företag kan tydliggöra värdet av att arbeta inom labtech och diagnostik för studenter, enligt en av deltagarna i en paneldiskussion.

BMS satsar på mer samarbete – inrättar ny funktion

Mer innovativa samarbeten och partnerskap är framtiden inom life science-sektorn, och för att främja det inrättar nu Bristol Myers Squibb, BMS, en helt ny funktion. Ann Atlas är företagets nya Strategic Partnerships and Innovation Senior Manager Sweden.

CSL Behring utvecklar ny genterapi mot blödarsjuka

Den nya behandlingen som är i fas III har potential att bli den första genterapin mot hemofili B.

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.