A growing industry in Denmark: “One new life science company a week”

The life science sector in eastern Denmark continues to grow in the number of employees, as well as the number of companies. An emerging problem is the shortage of labour, a new report reveals.

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.

When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend

Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct site in the gastrontestinal tract are two of them.

Smile rekryterar ny affärscoach

Smile Incubator på Medicon Village i Lund utökar affärsutvecklingsteamet.

Swedish Healthtech Company 1928 Pushing Forward

The full service analytics platform is expanding the business.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Coordination of world-class research facilities

Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and research could become a reality. Kajsa M Paulsson is the project leader for HALOS, driving the idea forward.

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life science village is home to over 150 organisations, employing more than 2,200 people.

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.

Engage with your CMO early

Gordon Hutton is Materials Science Lead at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s, formerly GSK, small molecule API site in Cork, Ireland.

Immunovia etablerar huvudkontor i USA

Immunovia har valt Boston som etableringsort för sitt amerikanska huvudkontor.

Immunovia träffar rätt med test för SLE

En ny studie visar att Immunovias biomarkörer kan särskilja SLE från tre andra vanliga autoimmuna sjukdomar, något som kan bli viktigt för SLE-patienter i framtiden.

Unikt program för doktorander

Ämnesinriktningen för doktorandprogrammet i Lund är cancerforskning men här står även entreprenörskap och förståelse för klinisk praxis på schemat.

Pengaregn över inkubatorer

Vinnova delar ut 55 miljoner till inkubatorer i olika delar av landet.

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.