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.

IVI’s Director General on establishing in Sweden: Will need up to 40 employees

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, hopes to have its first staff on-site in Stockholm within a couple of months, says the institute’s Director General Jerome Kim in an interview with Life Science Sweden.

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of exciting results and perhaps a publication in a high-impact journal,” she writes in a column.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to deceive the immune system by forming new variants that are mixtures of different strains.

Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”

A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.

Han ska sammanfläta svensk och nederländsk life science

Björn Ursing har tillträtt en nyinrättad tjänst som Senior Project Manager for Life Science & Health vid Nederländernas ambassad i Stockholm.

Miljonstöd till 14 life science-projekt för bättre hälsa

Nya tekniker för fixering av handfrakturer, AI-prediktion av blodtrycksfall och tidig detektion av bukspottkörtelcancer finns bland de 14 projekt för bättre hälsa som får miljonstöd av innovationsprogrammen Swelife och Medtech4health.

Så försvarar du företaget mot årets säkerhetshot

Det globala tekniktjänstföretaget NTT Ltd. har identifierat fem cybersäkerhetshot som kan komma att prägla 2022 och hur man skyddar sig mot dem.

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.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Index Pharmaceuticals rekryterar inför fas III-studie

Anställer Anders Bröijersén och Johan Levin till den kliniska utvecklingsorganisationen.

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.

Samlar krafterna kring mikrobiomforskning

Ett projekt i Skåne och Köpenhamnsregionen syftar till att göra området till världsledande inom mikrobiomforskning.

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.

”Det vi investerar i ska förbättra människors vardag”

Förra veckan mottog Medicon Valley Alliance Malmö stads utmärkelse Greater Copenhagen Business Award. Life Science Sweden har intervjuat organisationens vd Petter Hartman.

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.

Nya rekryteringar hos Enzymatica

Utöver de nya rekryteringarna sker även organisationsförändringar i bolaget.

Elektas vd avgår med omedelbar verkan

Under onsdagen avgick Richard Hausmann som Elektas vd och koncerchef.

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.

Vinnova finansierar innovation i spåren av corona

Sjuk verksamheter inom vårdsektorn tilldelas sju miljoner kronor för bland annat studier om covid-19-behandling med stamceller och framtagning av återanvändingsbara andningsskydd.