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.

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.

Ytterligare förbud mot självtest av covid-19

Läkemedelsverket ger marknadsförbud till tre självtester för covid-19. Totalt har fem självtester förbjudits av myndigheten.

Helena Strigård: The rise of the community

Sweden Bio´s CEO is looking back at the last decade of development in the industry. Something has shifted in the interdependence between small and larger companies.

Hälften av dödsfallen i covid-19 har skett på vårdboenden

Av alla dödsfall som det nya coronaviruset skördat i Europa har omkring hälften drabbat personer som bott på vårdboenden. Detta enligt en ny rapport som The Guradian rapporterar om.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

With the increasing developments in life sciences over the past decade and strong support for the sector’s strategic importance from both the Sweden and Danish governments, the timing of The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science conference could not be better. A one-day conference on ongoing collaborations, new directions and required future investment will held on April 2nd at Medicon Village in Lund.

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.

Before you choose a CRO

– We are a small company and it is very important for us to maintain our core competence within development of novel nanomaterials, Tove Sivik Sonne, Head of Development at Spago Nanomedical says.

Orsaker och prevention på möte om demens

Drottning Silvia bjöd nyligen in till det 3:e internationella stormötet Dementia Forum X 2019. Mötet samlade verksamhetsledare, beslutsfattare, forskare och kungligheter från hela världen i biblioteket på Stockholms kungliga slott.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

They’re all doing it – buying drug research

December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as the biggest CRMO of the country.

Nästa generations sekvensering

Kommer nästa generations sekvensering och genterapi att kunna förbättra hälsa och öka livslängd lika dramatiskt under 2000-talet som förbättringen vi såg under förra århundradet?

Baxter flyttar produktionen från Lund

Det amerikanska medicinteknikbolaget Baxter International flyttar all produktion från Lund till Italien och drar även ned på forskning och utveckling.

Årets Salss handlar om hjärnan

Årets toppmöte för företagare, världsledande forskare och läkare samlas nu för ett tre dagars konvent i Stockholm. Arrangören Barbro Ehnbom har ett tydligt mål med sitt möte: - Här ska det göras affärer, säger hon till Life Science Sweden.

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.

Stopp för falska läkemedel

Senast om tre år, 2019, ska ett EU-gemensamt märkningssystem som garanterar säkra, receptbelagda läkemedel till patient finnas på plats. Arbetet pågår nu för fullt.

Diamyd går in i klinik igen

Diabetesvaccinet många tappat hoppet om gör nu come back.

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

Happy exhibitors!

There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.

Changing e-solutions for clinical trials

Social media and personalized medicine are two factors that will have a great impact on the design and IT-solutions for clinical trials. Unithink is an upcoming, e-solutions company for clinical trials, eager to thrive on this development.

"An open mind is the key to successful meetings"

Meeting in person is irreplaceble when it comes to finding a new partner. Johan Ohlsson at Venture Valuation is happy with his meetings at Biotech Forum so far and encourages Scandinavian companies to put themselves in the spotlight.

Showroom for free

The latest equipment with trained staff. Sci Life Lab in Stockholm want to offer top conditions at the new imaging laboratory. But some vendors are skeptical to the idea of supplying test equipment for free.

Welcome to wonderful Copenhagen

Strategically located, the Danish capital is the focal point of one of the most dynamic regions in Northern Europe. Here are some tips on where to spend your time, if you want to venture outside of the Bella Center fair venue!!