Tar roll på Quay Pharmaceuticals

Jörn Mars går in som Business Development Director Scandinavia på företaget SGS Quay Pharmaceuticals.

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients with opioid addiction. However, the opposing party, the Indian company Sun, is not giving up and has filed an appeal.

Han är ny CFO på Peptonic

Medtech-bolaget Peptonic Medical har nu rekryterat Albert Lindgren till Chief Financial Officer (CFO) för företaget.

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Ny vd på Aegirbio

Diagnostikbolaget Aegirbio har rekryterat en ny vd – Marco Witteveen.

This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster

Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.

Valneva-vd kliver in i styrelsen för Alzheimerbolag

Valnevas Sverigechef Janet Hoogstraate har valts in i styrelsen för Alzecure, ett bolag som utvecklar läkemedel inom Alzheimers och smärta.

Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Product Agencies sign an agreement

The Directors-General of the Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Products Agencies have signed a cooperation agreement.

Han tar över vd-posten på Smartcella

Biotech- och medtech-bolaget Smartcella har utsett Niklas Prager till ny vd. I sommar efterträder han Johan Rugfeldt, som går tillbaka till rollen som COO i företaget efter ett drygt år som tillförordnad vd.

Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors

The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.

Han blir ny nordisk chef på Becton Dickinson

Det amerikanska medicinteknikbolaget Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) har anställt en ny nordisk chef, Hans Braunstein.

Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson as the industry’s top selling business.

Han är ny på Navinci Diagnostics

Uppsalabolaget Navinci Diagnostic har nu rekryterat Dr Subham Basu som ny Chief Business Director.

KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”

to maintain a close presence in the business,” she says.

Vinnova is going to establish a new innovation cluster

Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, has been commissioned by the government to establish a national innovation cluster for advanced medicines.

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage during a webcast seminar.

Sydkoreas och Japans life science i fokus på möte

Stora, komplexa och spännande. Så beskriver Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, Japans och Sydkoreas marknader för life science, som stod i centrum under ett webbsänt seminarium.

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

Hello Jenni Nordborg!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Jenni Nordborg and asks her about her new job, why she became a chemical engineer and who her role model is.

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.

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