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?

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.

Novo Nordisk lämnar cellterapiområdet – 250 jobb försvinner

Novo Nordisk avvecklar sina satsningar inom cellterapi. Bland annat skrotas ett projekt för att hitta bot för typ 1-diabetes.

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.

Novo miljardsatsar inom fettlever – första storaffären under nya vd:n

Novo Nordisk köper det amerikanska biotechbolaget Akero Therapeutics, som utvecklar behandlingar för allvarliga metabola sjukdomar.

Karolinska institutet faller ur topp 50-lista

Karolinska institutet tappar mark i årets ranking av världens bästa universitet.

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.

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 lanserar Wegovy i Indien

Novo Nordisk lanserar Wegovy i Indien och tar därmed upp kampen mot Lillys Mounjaro på världens största marknad för fetmaläkemedel.

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.

Vd-skifte på Bonesupport – rustar för nästa steg

I september lämnar Emil Billbäck rollen som vd för att istället bli senior rådgivare åt medicinteknikbolaget. Efter beskedet föll Bonesupports aktie.

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.

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.

Regiondirektör petas efter Millenniumfiaskot

Regionstyrelsen i Västra Götaland har meddelat att regiondirektören Håkan Sandahls anställning avslutas.

Ett steg närmare vaccin mot klamydia – Sanofi får snabbspår

Franska läkemedelsföretaget Sanofi får snabbspårsstatus i USA för sin mRNA-vaccinkandidat som ska förebygga klamydia.

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.

Mounjaro har lanserats i Indien – hann före Novo Nordisk

Eli Lilly har nu börjat sälja sitt diabetes- och fetmaläkemedel Mounjaro i Indien, och hann därmed före värsta konkurrenten Novo Nordisk till marknaden i världens mest folkrika land.

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.

A tiny animal with great importance

From the mythical Ganges River to the less sacred, but considerably cleaner waters in KI's aquariums in Solna. The little zebrafish has made an unconscious career – as an increasingly important model organism in medical research.

Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?

Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it