“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”

The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment l...

From lab to patient – the art of developing new antibody therapies

For 25 years, Danish company Genmab has been developing antibodies and has managed to get several drugs all the way to the patient. Esther Breij has been along ...

”We need compatibility“

Penilla Gunther, founder of Fokus Patient and chair of the European Patient Safety Foundation, hopes that the forthcoming life science strategy will focus on ef...

Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug

Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a lega...

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Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´

Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 10...

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

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 ...

Roche’s Genentech terminates licencing deal with Norwegian biotech

Genentech is ending a license collaboration with Norwegian biotech Nykode Therapeutics regarding a clinical stage cancer vaccine program.

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try...

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Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award

This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “hav...

SupraCube - In life Science

Superconductors must be permanently kept below their transition temperature for levitation. Because of the integrated cooler, applications with superconductors ...

Johan Pehrson takes over the responsibility for research policy in Sweden

The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson takes over the assignment as Minister for Education. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday last week.

ZEISS supports the transition of spatial biology to clinical research

Slide scanner ZEISS Axioscan 7 spatial biology provides scalable workflow automation.

Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study

”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess ...

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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

Superconductor technology: Contactless working in the laboratory of the future

Automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in the cleanroom with SupraMotion from Festo

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

Manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment now receive solutions from a single source

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

Eternal Rye – Improving Plant Breeding Methods

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On the hunt for high throughput diagnostics

Global diagnostics companies and laboratories are in a race against time to adapt testing capacity to current demand. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the d...