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.

A cluster contribution to European life science innovation and competitiveness?

Xbrane backar efter ny FDA-smäll – ”Vi är mycket besvikna”

Xbrane Biopharma backar med över 30 procent på börsen efter fortsatta problem hos en kontraktstillverkare – vilket väntas leda till ytterligare förseningar av en av bolagets biosimilarer i USA.

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.

Många avbryter behandling med fetmaläkemedel – ny studie pekar ut orsakerna

I en ny studie kartläggs de vanligaste orsakerna till att patienter väljer att sluta med läkemedel mot obesitas i förtid. ”Hälsofördelar går förlorade när behandlingen avbryts”, säger Hamlet Gasoyan, en av forskarna bakom den nya studien, till Life Science Sweden.

Två life science-forskare till Vetenskapsrådets nya kommitté

Vetenskapsrådet har inrättat en ny kommitté för teknikvetenskap i vilken nio ledamöter har utsetts, däribland Maria Tenje och Christelle Prinz, verksamma inom life science.

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.

Snabbtest för halsfluss gav 40 procent falskt positiva svar

Ett snabbtest mot halsfluss har visat sig ge en mycket hög andel falskt positiva svar. Nu uppmanar företaget bakom testet vårdgivare att kassera berörda partier av produkten.

Sana Alajmovic lämnar Sigrid för nytt vd-jobb

Sana Alajmovic, medgrundare och vd för Sigrid Therapeutics, lämnar bolaget för en vd-post i Enzymatica.

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.

Key2brain i licensavtal med italiensk läkemedelsjätte

Solnabaserade Key2brain har ingått ett licensavtal med italienska Chiesi Group om utveckling av terapier som kan passera blod-hjärnbarriären.

Hjärnforskare har hittat snilleblixten

Vi har alla varit med om det: snilleblixten, aha-upplevelsen, poletten som plötligt trillar ner. Nu vet forskarna inom hjärnavbildning hur eureka-ögonblicket ser ut i din hjärna – och att det faktiskt har betydelse för ditt minne och lärande.

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.

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.

Astra Zeneca faces potential multimillion-dollar fines in China

Astra Zeneca could be forced to pay up up to $8 million in fines for allegedly unpaid import duties in China, as the company seeks to rebuild trust following earlier controversies.

Astra Zeneca riskerar mångmiljonböter i Kina

Astra Zeneca kan tvingas betala upp till 77 miljoner kronor i böter för misstänkta obetalda importskatter i Kina, samtidigt som bolaget försöker återvinna förtroende efter tidigare kontroverser.

Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit

Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership of his life's work – the company Tataa Biocenter. “Not only did they take our company away from us. They followed up by showering us with lawsuits,” he says.

Mikael Kubista tillbaka med ny satsning – efter turbulenta avskedet

Entreprenören och forskaren Mikael Kubista startar ett nytt bolag. Nu är han också fri att kommentera händelseförloppet som ledde till att han förlorade ägandet i sitt livsverk – företaget Tataa Biocenter. ”Inte bara att de tog vårt företag ifrån oss. De följde upp med att överösa oss med stämningar”, säger han.

Kennedy: FDA är en ”marionett” åt läkemedelsindustrin

USA:s nya hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr höll i fredags tal inför läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA:s medarbetare – och tog tillfället i akt att kalla dem för marionetter åt läkemedelsindustrin.

From pharmacist to life science podcaster – Magnus Lejelöv uses his voice as a tool

Magnus Lejelöv has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with healthcare professionals on his podcasts.

Korbinian Löbmann leads scientific meeting on drug formulation: High activity in the field

Korbinian Löbmann has moderated New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability several times before. Now he is once again taking on the scientific meeting. Life Science Sweden reached out to him.

An organ seldom in the spotlight – but utterly vital

The kidneys consist of more than 40 types of cells and have more functions in the body than most people know. Julie Williams leads AstraZeneca’s work in preclinical research about kidney diseases. “They are probably one of the most complicated organs in the body, and I like a challenge”, she says.

Aqilion's licensing journey: From Merck partnership to new opportunities

Be extremely meticulous with your scientific data, but spend just as much time and effort on business development. That piece of advice comes from Aqilion's CEO Sarah Fredriksson and is directed at biotech companies aiming to find a good licensing partner.