Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss

The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.

New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

The dock that “thinks” for itself

The world of bulk material handling seems straightforward at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. However, the art of dealing with a variety of different ...

Teva i förlikning om opioidkrisen – kostar bolaget över fyra miljarder dollar

Den israeliska generikatillverkaren Teva har nått en preliminär förlikning på upp till 4,25 miljarder dollar, motsvarande över 43 miljarder kronor, för sin roll...

Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study

In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one...

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

Här är det vi vet om BA.2 – undervarianten av omikron

En undervariant till omikron, BA.2, sprids i allt raskare takt. I Danmark är den redan på väg att bli dominant. – Det mest sannolika är att den kommer att ta öv...

Life Science Sweden heads to the Oresund region! ‒ Hello there Michael Linnell

Life Science Sweden’s The Future of Swedish Danish Life Science and New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meetings are coming up soon. We asked Mich...

Revealing the secrets of a part

CT inspection in automation technology at Festo.

Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO

When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?

Nytt coronavirus upptäckt hos fladdermöss – tog sig förbi vaccin

Ett nytt coronavirus i levande fladdermöss har upptäckts av forskare i USA. Enligt forskarna är viruset resistent mot befintliga covidvaccin.

Quiet, fast, inexpensive: mass flow controller for life sciences

Whether in portable oxygen system devices or in bioreactors, the new proportional flow control valve VEMD from Festo provides extremely high control dynamics an...

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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and wit...

Nya varianten av covid JN.1 klassas som en ”variant of interest”

JN.1 ökar snabbt i olika delar av världen, bland annat i Sverige. Världshälsoorganisationen WHO klassificerar nu varianten som en ”variant of interest” (VOI).

AxFlow stärker organisationen inom bioteknik och läkemedel

I augusti anslöt Tim Jansson till vårt härliga gäng och tillträdde en tjänst som försäljningsingenjör med inriktning mot bioteknik och läkemedelsmarknaden.

Förbättrad maskinsäkerhet med ny kontrollenhet från SMC

SMC lanserar kontrollenhet med STO-funktionalitet och SS1-t för stegmotorkontroll i säkerhetskretsar designade enligt ISO/IEC-standarder. Kombinera med batteril...

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life scienc...

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation do...

Cancerfonden satsar 120 miljoner extra: “Blivit svårare för forskare att hitta finansiering i Sverige”

Kliniska studier får en extra satsning av Cancerfonden. “Det innebär att fler patienter får tillgång till de senaste framstegen”, säger Karl-Johan Malmberg vid ...

Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit

A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.