Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

Danish researchers hope to increase the bioavailability of low solubility drugs.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Do EMA and FDA talk to each other?

Of course they do! The collaboration started already in 2003, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

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.

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.

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.

Brexit looking back and looking forward

More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards an exit early 2020.

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.

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.

Förklarar forskning med animerad film

Tecknade filmer ska förklara avancerad vetenskap för barn och för allmänheten. Det är förhoppningen med the Fair Journal, en vetenskaplig tidskrift som grundats av KI-forskaren Jonas Nørskov Søndergaard. Nu gäller det att få in de första artiklarna.

En miljon euro i potten

En miljon euro är prissumman i en av världens mest ansedda innovationstävlingar som nu öppnar upp för anmälningar.

Brexit creeping closer – or?

In this column, lawyer Pernilla Norman, tries to sort out the different Brexit options.

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.

How to become globally competitive

Here Gunilla Osswald from BioArctic share her experience of scaling up and be competative on the global arena.

The perfect formula for decision-making

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

Över 60 läkemedel hittade i spindlar

Den ökande användningen av läkemedel sätter allt tydligare spår i naturen.

Över 60 läkemedel hittade i spindlar

Den ökande användningen av läkemedel sätter allt tydligare spår i naturen visar en ny internationell studie med forskare från bl a Umeå universitet och SLU.

28 projekt delar på 23 miljoner

När Swelife och Medtech4health delar ut pengar från sin första gemensamma utlysning är elva av 28 projekt från Göteborg.

Swedish life science in political focus

It feels like 2017 will be a good year for Swedish life science, says Anders Blanck, CEO at LIF.

Apple satsar på life science

Lanserar plattform för utveckling av appar som kan hjälpa forskare att samla in data och rekrytera patienter till kliniska studier.

Hon utvecklar teknik för hälsodata

E-hälsa är inte i stället för vård. Det är en möjlighet att ta ansvar för att den medicin som man äter ska göra mest möjliga nytta. Det menar forskaren Sara Riggare som utvecklar it-verktyg för parkinsonpatienter.