Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory

"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.

LINK Medical recruits Swedish CEO

The Norwegian Contract Research Organization LINK Medical has recruited Anders Göransson as the new CEO.

Rise and Scantox cease conducting animal testing in Stockholm

Access to in vivo toxicology services is significantly decreasing in the Stockholm area as Rise shuts down animal testing and Scantox reorganizes. ”The costs ar...

Moderna develops mRNA vaccine against norovirus

A highly anticipated vaccine is in late clinical evaluation and could be ready for approval within a couple of years. The target is the norovirus, often called ...

Efficient use of blood plasma

Blood plasma is an indispensable resource in the production of life-saving medicines. It is in high demand on global markets. To make more efficient use of this...

Lilly recruits top Swedish researcher in Alzheimer´s

One of Sweden's leading Alzheimer's researchers, Oskar Hansson, has been recruited by pharma giant Eli Lilly and will be moving to the USA.

Quality solutions for medical device R&D applications

From R&D to the quality assurance of series production in medical device manufacturing.

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing: Stockholm

Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company

Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in co...

Astra Zeneca lägger ut miljonbelopp i Ryssland – ”Varken acceptabelt eller försvarligt”

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca har spenderat mångmiljonbelopp i Ryssland efter krigsutbrottet. Det handlar bland annat om bidrag, donationer, genomföranden av st...

Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men

The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while n...

Join us for a Life Science seminar on april 9th on GoCo

Festo products and solutions are setting the stage for better health through innovative solutions for reliable medical technology and precise, reproducible labo...

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 ...

Prövning av pillervaccin mot covid-19 avbryts i USA

Det amerikanska hälsodepartementet har beordrat stopp för en statligt finansierad fas IIb-studie som skulle utvärdera ett potentiellt pillervaccin mot covid-19.

Utvecklar snabb diagnostik vid sepsis – ”Varje timme räknas”

Rätt antibiotika i rätt dos – och det med en ultrasnabb analysmetod. Gradientechs produktlösning används idag i rutindiagnostik på flera sjukhus i Europa – och ...

Automated dispensing of a viscous hydrogel

A suitable solution developed for UPM Biomedicals In the Festo LifeTech Application Center we tested a setup for UPM Biomedicals for the automatic dispensing of...

Elyptas cancertest ska prövas i EU-projekt kring Lynchs syndrom

Det svenska diagnostikbolaget Elypta ska delta i ett stort europeiskt projekt för att möjliggöra tidig upptäckt av cancer hos personer med Lynch syndrom.

How to avoid measurement inaccuracies due to wear

Expert tip from ZEISS.

Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”

”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.

Acquisition of consulting company Key2Compliance

The Swedish company Key2Compliance, offering services in fields such as pharma and Medtech, has been acquired by German GBA Group.

Orbán's extended arm becomes health commissioner in the EU

Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi may soon become the most influential official for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the EU. Várhelyi, who is close to Hung...

Medicinpriset till forskare som upptäckte mikro-RNA:s roll i genreglering

Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till Victor Ambros och Gary Ruvkun för deras upptäckter om användningen av mikro-RNA inom posttransitionell genreglering.

Isländsk genetikpionjär får Fernströms nordiska pris

En av världens mest kända forskare inom populationsgenetik, professor Kári Stefánsson från Island, tilldelas Eric K Fernström nordiska pris.

Xbrane enters licensing agreement with Indian generics giant

Swedish biosimilar developer Xbrane Biopharma and the Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into a license and co-development agreement.