Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away

A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 out of 21 regions in Sweden. It is also used in neighbouring Nordic countries. “Extremely

What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks

What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major life science event in Lund.

Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”

Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her opening speech in the Swedish pavilion at the ReBuild Ukraine fair.

The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology have since been a constant feature of her working life. Today, she is a Healthcare Manager in Microsoft’s Western Europe team.

CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process

Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.

Tusentals personuppgifter kan ha läckt vid covidtester

Förra året gjorde svenskarna över 14 miljoner PCR-tester för att påvisa covid-19. Nu har forskare vid Umeå universitet upptäckt att personuppgifter kan ha läckt från de företag som hanterade testerna.

Han tar plats på Pharmacolog

Markku Matkoski är ny utvecklingschef på det Uppsalabaserade bolaget.

Swedish Healthtech Company 1928 Pushing Forward

The full service analytics platform is expanding the business.

Pengaregn över hälsoprojekt

22 projekt inom läkemedel, medtech och e-hälsa delar på 20,5 miljoner i Vinnova-utlysning.

Wallenbergmiljarder till AI

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse satsar miljardbelopp på att stärka Sverige som AI-nation.

Underlättar jakten på experter

Monocl lanserar verktyg för att hitta och hålla kontakt med experter inom life science.

Product Specialist at Gradientech AB, Uppsala

90 miljoner till SME-företag

Alligator Bioscience, Glionova och 1928 Diagnostics är tre av de företag som delar på 90 miljoner kronor i Vinnovas Forska och Väx-utlysning.

Sju medicinbolag med på topplista

Skräddarsydda antikroppar, blodtest och webbaserad patientrekrytering med på topp 33-lista över heta teknikbolag.

Platelet analysis in whole blood

The new Multiplate analyzer from Triolab uses impedance aggregometry to measure the effects of platelet inhibitors on whole blood.

Rapid system for surface hygiene monitoring

The Clean-Trace Surface Testing Instruments are a rapid solution to monitor biological contamination on surfaces in real time to help customers manage their cleaning and protect their samples.

Continuous sampling allows for instantaneous microbial detection

Biovigilant's IMD-A instruments employ an optical technology to continuously sample the air and immediately warn when microbial contamination is detected.

Ideon - Sveriges äldsta forskningspark

Gammal är inte synonymt med tråkig. Sveriges äldsta forskningspark Ideon lyckas fortfarande attrahera unga företag med stora idéer. Framgångsreceptet? Att fortsätta satsa på vidareutveckling.

Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park

Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continue to invest in further development.

Powell ny Elektachef

Todd Powell ersätter James P Hoey, som blir vice vd för verksamheten i Nordamerika.

Cell incubator with built-in microscope

InCu-view live is an incubator from Sanyo for cell or embryo culture with documentation functionality.

USB recycler for liquid chromatography

The Smartsaver recycler from Biotech AB is designed to recycle the uncontaminated mobile phase in isocratic liquid chromatography.