"Transparens är centralt kopplat till hållbarhetsfrågor"

Pauline Göthberg leder regionernas arbete med hållbar upphandling. Trots att många brister har åtgärdats under senaste åren har pandemin förstärkt riskerna med förekomsten av bland annat barnarbete längre ner i leveranskedjorna

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.

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.

Sommar, sol – och mindre smittspridning

Smittkurvan kommer sannolikt att gå ner när sommaren gör sitt intåg. Men det är inte värmen i sig som påverkar viruset, menar experter.

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.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Science Sweden´s Editor-in-Chief, in an editorial.

Anna Kinberg Batra tar plats i Carasents styrelse

Blir styrelseledamot för Carasent, som äger svenska e-hälsoföretaget Evimeria.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

"Imponerande kraftsamling gav vaccin"

Det rekordsnabba framtagandet av nya vaccin under pandemin visar vad läkemedelsindustrin – och mänskligheten – kan åstadkomma när pressen är tillräckligt stor.

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

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.

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.

Han tar plats i Lipums styrelse

Ledde utvecklingen av Lipums huvudkandidat på Scilifelab.

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.

Upcoming event: New updates on drugs

At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

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.

”Kemipriset till en laddningsbar värld”

Årets pris delas av tre forskare för deras arbete med att utveckla litiumjonbatterier – en av dem är den äldsta nobelpristagaren någonsin.

Unik rening av läkemedel i dansk anläggning

Anläggningen är den första i sitt slag i världen, och det fungerar genom att speciella bakterier äter upp rester av medicin innan avloppsvattnet rinner ut i naturen.

Framtidens reningsverk invigt

Med nya processer ska dagens avloppsreningsverk utvecklas och kunna ta hand om mycket mer än i dag. För några dagar sedan invigdes en fullskaleanläggning som förutom fosfor och kväve även ska kunna rena bort läkemedelsrester. Vi deltog tillsammans med 130 personer vid invigningen av Stengårdens avloppsreningsverk i ett blåsigt men soligt Simrishamn.

Meet the governmental life science office

More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duties of the Life Sciences office are plentiful.

Vill leta olja på Gotland

Han vill fånga koldioxid med elektricitet