Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which has recently broadened its programme for leading innovators in medical research to apply to the entire Nordic region.

Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation

A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

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.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.

Brexit looking back and looking forward

More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards an exit early 2020.

Opinion: Where do all the cool Swedish life science companies go?

It’s puzzling why Swedish life science companies hardly get a mention alongside Spotify, Skype, Klarna, King, iZettle, and other cool, innovative and successful ‘startups’ founded in Sweden.

Bayer lägger bud på Algeta

Tysk-norsk storaffär ger bränsle i biotech-branschen. I Sverige stiger aktiekursen i bolag som Active Biotech.

pH-mätare för mobil användning

PH-1 från Sensorex är en högst portabel pH-meter som kopplas direkt in i en iPhone och visar och registrerar data via en nedladdningsbar app.

Ny serie lättanvända ultracentrifuger

Optima X serien av ultracentrifuger från Beckman Coulter är enkla att använda genom sitt tydliga touch-screen gränssnitt.

Acadia drug awarded

Acadia Pharmaceutical has got an award for a new treatment against Parkinson's disease.