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 – ...

Upcoming event: New updates on drugs

At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.

Västsvenska life science-aktörer rattar EU-projekt inom precisionsmedicin

Ett nytt projekt ska koppla samman innovationssystem i hela Europa för att få fart på implementeringen av precisionsmedicin. Och spindel i nätet är en rad tunga...

Nyhet: Vita varningsprodukter för ljusa och sterila miljöer

OEM Automatic lanserar stolt den nya White Line-serien från Auer Signal. Denna serie är speciellt utformad för att passa in i ljusa och sterila miljöer, och upp...

Ännu en stämning mot Pfizer om mRNA – GSK anklagar konkurrenten

Det brittiska läkemedelsföretaget GSK gör som Moderna och stämmer Pfizer och Biontech för mRNA-teknologi för covidvaccin.

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

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

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Just four weeks to a concept for an emergency ventilator

The lockdown in spring 2020 meant that the majority of Festo employees had to join the ranks of those working from home. Yet within the space of just four weeks...

Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

Medical device quality assurance

Recordings from ZEISS Quality Innovation Days.

Mercodia AB

"Imponerande kraftsamling gav vaccin"

Det rekordsnabba framtagandet av nya vaccin under pandemin visar vad läkemedelsindustrin – och mänskligheten – kan åstadkomma när pressen är tillräckligt stor.

Ny styrelseordförande för Anacardio

Michael Grissinger har utsetts till ny ordförande för Anacardios styrelse.

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson...

Svensk-tyskt möte ska öppna dörrar: ”Fantastisk potential för svenska medtechbolag”

När Tyskland storsatsar på digital hälsa öppnar sig stora affärsmöjligheter för den svenska medtechbranschen. Det är budskapet när svenska och tyska företag til...

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...

Sanna Wallenborg blir ny vd på Lumito

Medicinteknikbolaget Lumito har anställt Sanna Wallenborg som ny vd.

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working...

Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

Vaccinbolag backade när Trump nominerade vaccinskeptiker

Flera av de stora vaccinbolagen föll på börsen efter att vaccinskeptikern Robert F. Kennedy Jr. på torsdagen nominerats till posten som hälsominister i Donald T...

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Japanese pharma to buy US drugmaker for $2.4 bln

Japanese Ono Pharmaceutical buys the American cancer drug developer Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in one of the largest acquisitions in the industry so far this year.

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...