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Hög aktivitet på Precisionsmedicinskt centrum
För två år sedan meddelade Karolinska institutet och Karolinska universitetssjukhuset att de tillsammans skulle sjösätta Precisionsmedicinskt centrum. Medtech Magazine ringde upp Anna Wedell, som leder arbetet, för att ta reda på…
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"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"
Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.
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Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap
From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Gradientech tar in Elisabet Nielsen som vetenskaplig rådgivare
Diagnostikbolaget Gradientech rekryterar Elisabet Nielsen som vetenskaplig rådgivare i bolagets internationella vetenskapliga råd. Hon är universitetslektor och docent i klinisk farmakologi vid Uppsala universitet.
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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.
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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.
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Petter Hartman: Det räcker inte att samverka för samverkandets skull
I glädjen över vår egen förträfflighet får vi inte glömma bort att stanna upp och reflektera, skriver Petter Hartman i en krönika.
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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.
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Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”
The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.
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Glöm inte den 12 december!
Tredje gången gillt för Pharma Outsourcing, en dag för Sveriges växande, läkemedelsutvecklande företag. En dag för nätverkande och möten.
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SciBase stärker ledningsgruppen
Marko Päivärinne tar plats i ledningsgruppen på medtechbolaget, som nyligen lanserat en ny produkt.
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Cykel till Silviahemmet
Brighter inleder samarbete med Silviahemmet genom att erbjuda sin innovation jDome BikeAround till demenshemmets patienter.
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Stärker analysen med virtual reality
Brighters nya dotterbolag var ett oförskämt kap, enligt vd Truls Sjöstedt.
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Synliggör Stockholmsbolag utomlands
Stockholm Business Region utökar sin lista över heta life science-bolag i regionen.
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Köper virtual reality-teknik
Brighter köper e-hälsoföretaget Division By Zero.
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RNA extraktion från FFPE vävnad
Extraktion. Expressart FFPE Quick RNAready Kit innehåller buffertar för att ge speciella lyseringsförhållanden för optimal utvinning av intakt RNA från formalinfixerad och paraffininsluten (FFPE) vävnad.
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Life science management for hire
Do you need help getting your biotech company off and running? Camoleon is a new type of consultant that offers help with business and innovation management and sourcing of resources.
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Laboratory food
VWR exhibits laboratory tools with molecular gastronomy Rotary evaporators and magnetic stirrers - for making food. VWR tries out new ways for the exhibition at the Scanlab fair.
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Your partnering tool - step by step
Profile, agenda and requests. Those are the basic steps to follow to use the partnering tool for Biotech Forum. Follow our guide to successful partnering!
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9 steps to perfect partnering
Rigorous planning and a focus on your business plan is essential for successful partnering, accoring to Camilla Huse Bondeson at Conlega. Follow her 9 steps to perfect partnering.
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Cell incubator with built-in microscope
InCu-view live is an incubator from Sanyo for cell or embryo culture with documentation functionality.
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New type of stem cell discovered
The earlier view of the scientific community was that melanocytes, the pigment cells, derive from the spinal cord during the early fetal period and then move over on to the skin.