New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Ny teknik kan upptäcka alzheimer tidigare

Detektion av specifika former av proteinet tau i blodprover kan ge tidigare diagnostik av personer med alzheimer, redan innan de första symptomen uppstår.

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.

"Gränshinder försvårar rekryteringen inom life science"

Trots ökad export i life science- branschen försvårar gränshinder i Öresundsregionen företagens tillväxt, menar MVA:s vd Petter Hartman.

Konsultföretag med unik insikt om branschen

”Stor fördel att vara ett nordiskt bolag”

Analysverktyg för sociala nätverk hittar nya celltyper

Ny metod analyserar genuttrycket i vävnader utan tidigare kunskap om celltyper.

Carolin Wiken: Vilken medtech-innovation kommer att rädda dig?

Som kommunikatör uppmuntrar jag medtech-bolagen att begripliggöra och illustrera för omvärlden vilka vårdutmaningarna är och hur era innovationer löser dem, skriver Carolin Wiken i en krönika.

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.

”Vi är fönstret mot framtiden”

I januari blev Frida Lawenius ny vice vd på branschorganisationen Sweden Bio. Vi träffade henne för ett samtal om life science, branschens möjligheter och utmaningar och om hur det var att kastas huvudstupa in i coronakaoset.

Swedish Healthtech Company 1928 Pushing Forward

The full service analytics platform is expanding the business.

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.

”Det börjar dyka upp produkter på marknaden som inte ska vara där”

Aldrig har utvecklingen av diagnostik gått så snabbt som nu och nya självtester för covid-19 dyker upp i snabb takt. Samtidigt slinker självtester som inte lever upp till regelverket igenom. ”Jag känner i dagsläget inte till något CE-märkt självtest för covid-19”, säger Helena Dzojic från Läkemedelsverket.

Pilots want to live too

Ny chef på Alzinova

Håkan Skogström ny CFO på alzheimerbolaget.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

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.

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.

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?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, 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.