The vaccine has saved 94 million lives – but measles is spreading again

A disease we once believed belonged to the past is now resurging in both Europe and the United States. In the shadow of growing skepticism and declining vaccination coverage, measles – which has claimed millions of lives throughout history – is making a comeback.

Licensavtal ska ge Roche nya vägar in i hjärnan

Läkemedelsbolaget Roche ska testa ett nytt sätt att transportera läkemedel till hjärnan – med hjälp av transportmolekyler från Bostonbaserade Manifold Bio.

Han är ny vd för Atrogi – ska ta obesitaskandidat till nästa fas

Det svenska bioteknikbolaget Atrogi, som utvecklar en oral kandidat mot obesitas, har utsett Paul Little till ny vd med omedelbar verkan.

New findings on the diseases that crushed Napoleon’s army

As if cold, starvation, and typhus weren’t enough. New research reveals that Napoleon’s defeated army also suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever during the retreat from Russia.

Recipharms AI-satsning får stöd från Gates-stiftelse

Svenska Recipharm får utökad finansiering från Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation för att utveckla AI-drivna tillverkningsteknologier. Syftet är att sänka produktionskostnader och förbättra tillgången till avancerade behandlingar i låg- och medelinkomstländer.

A cluster contribution to European life science innovation and competitiveness?

Ny rapport: Små bolag lyfter svensk läkemedelsutveckling

Sveriges läkemedelsforskning fortsätter att gå starkt framåt, enligt en ny rapport från Sweden Bio. Landets projekt blir både fler och vassare – med småbolagen i spetsen.

How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development

Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how this finding is being applied in today’s drug development, and what challenges remain.

Sarah Lidé: ”Artificial intelligence must not replace authentic interactions”

Artificial intelligence must never become a replacement for authentic, even if messy, interactions with our fellow humankind, Sarah Lifé, Deputy CEO at Medicon Village Innovation, writes in a column.

Heart Monitoring in Breast Cancer – Essential or Excessive?

Trastuzumab and related drugs have transformed breast cancer treatment and dramatically improved survival rates. But the close cardiac monitoring required during treatment can be a heavy burden for both patients and healthcare systems. Dr. Andri Papakonstantinou is working to refine how doctors identify which patients truly need intensive follow-up.

15-procentiga tullar på läkemedel – så reagerar branschen

Riktigt illa – men det kunde ha varit ännu värre. Så kan branschens reaktioner på uppgörelsen om USA:s läkemedelstullar mot EU sammanfattas.

The top five most expensive drugs in 2025

New advanced therapeutic medicines are reaching the market, but their price tags remain exceptionally high. This year’s ranking of the most expensive drugs in the US reveals a common denominator: all are gene therapies administered as one-time treatments.

Här är topp fem dyraste läkemedlen 2025

Nya avancerade terapiläkemedel når marknaden, men prislapparna är höga. På årets lista över de dyraste läkemedlen i USA finns en gemensam nämnare: alla är genterapier och engångsbehandlingar.

BMS and venture capital giant form new company

The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company will develop treatments for autoimmune diseases where there is currently a lack of effective therapies.

Novo Nordisk appoints Mike Doustdar as new CEO

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has appointed Mike Doustdar as its new CEO. At the same time, the company announced it was lowering its forecasts – which caused the stock to drop sharply on Wednesday.

Miljonregn över två svenska biotechbolag – utvalda av EU:s innovationsråd

Pixelgen Technologies och Single Technologies, båda Stockholmsbaserade life science-företag, får finansiering från Europeiska innovationsrådet (EIC) på 12,5 miljoner euro vardera, motsvarande cirka 139 miljoner konor.

Jessica Martinsson invald i europeiskt branschorgan för bioteknik

Jessica Martinsson, vd för branschorganisationen Sweden Bio, tar plats i styrelsen för Europa Bio.

Läkemedelsaktier faller efter Trumps nya tullhot

Flera europeiska läkemedelsbolag sjunker på börsen efter att Donald Trump under onsdagen hotat att införa tullar på importerade läkemedel till USA ”väldigt snart”.

US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretary, his department announced.

The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”

It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. "We invested for 25 years while everyone else laughed at us. Now everyone wants to join the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.

Tirmed stärker upp med regulatorisk expert

Tirmed Pharma har rekryterat Elisabeth Augustsson, specialist inom regulatoriska frågor, för att bidra till den fortsatta utvecklingen av bolagets läkemedelskandidat mot autoimmuna hudsjukdomar.

Trump in new push to lower drug prices

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to sign an executive order to lower the cost of prescription drugs to the same levels paid in other wealthy countries — something he claims could reduce prices by 30 to 80 percent.

Getinge and Neobiomics received Swecare's export awards

Two companies received awards during Swecare's annual conference.

Merck KGaA acquires American company in €3.0 billion deal

Germany’s Merck is completing the acquisition of Springwork Therapeutics for 3 billion euros.