Beslut idag: 17 innovationsprojekt får finansiering

I tuff konkurrens har 17 nya innovationsprojekt inom life science valts ut och får finansiering via Medtech4health och Swelife.

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

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

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.

Genomic Medicine Sweden inleder samarbete med Microsoft

Genomic Medicine Sweden påbörjar nu ett samarbete med Microsoft med syfte att hantera och öka förståelsen av den data som genereras inom precisionsmedicin.

“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.

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden speaks to believe that the results must be taken seriously, and call for action from the Swedish authorities.

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.

Business Sweden i möte med branschen om satsningar på bortglömd jättemarknad

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer side effects if the drug treatment is adapted to their genes.

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech Magazine called Anna Wedell, who is heading the work, to find out…

Patientsimulator ska utveckla prestandan hos artificiellt hjärta

KTH och medicinteknikbolaget Realheart har tillsammans utvecklat en patientsimulator för att kunna testa algoritmen som styr det artificiella hjärta som företaget utvecklar.

Snabbväxare under pandemin – nu tvingas diagnostikbolaget skära ned

Det minskade behovet av testning efter pandemin slår hårt mot diagnostikbolaget Dynamic Code, som nu aviserar ett sparpaket. Ett 20-tal medarbetare berörs, och samtidigt pausas företagets satsning i Tyskland.

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including heading the production of the company’s Covid vaccine, he is now advancing to the absolute top.

Han blir Lif:s nya vd

Det blir Johan Färnstrand, idag chef vid Aleris, som tar över vd-posten för branschorganisationen Lif efter avgående Anders Blanck.

Ny satsning på precisionsmedicin på Karolinska – “Vi vill nå en ny kompetensgrupp“

Ny kompetens krävs inom det snabbt växande området precisionsmedicin. Det uppger Karolinska universitetssjukhuset, som tillsammans med Karolinska institutet öppnar “Sveriges första innovationsmiljö” för utveckling av precisionmedicinska teknologier.

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.