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...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: ”The confidence interval and its width”

Always keep an eye on the width of your and others’ confidence intervals, writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a science column.

GSK pays 2.2 billion dollars to settle Zantac lawsuits

British drugmaker Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK, has struck a 2.2 billion dollar settlement, thereby resolving a vast majority of the liability cases pending against t...

Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”

are about working together with others," says the company's CEO Jens Lindberg.

The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science (2026)

Han är Gileads nya Nordenchef

Gilead Sciences har utsett Pau Arbos till ny till General Manager för Norden.

Discover ZEISS ZEN core – now for electron microscopy

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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality

What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.

To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI

Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.

Svenska forskare jagar biomarkörer för epilepsi

Epilepsi saknar ännu objektiva mätmetoder, trots att sjukdomen drabbar runt 70 miljoner människor globalt. Nu vill Göteborgsforskare ändra på det genom att utve...

No longer afraid of the dentist.

Teaching robot with piezo technology

The life science strategy – what the industry wants

The process of updating the national life science strategy has begun at the government’s life science office. According to industry stakeholders, Sweden’s compe...

Anna Törner: ”Mom, do you think you’ll ever get married again?”

”I realize I’m slowly descending into that familiar statistical rabbit hole, where life’s biggest uncertainties are reduced to point estimates and confidence in...

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

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...

New drug to simplify treatment of hemophilia

A new type of treatment for hemophilia, which only needs to be administered every two months, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Multiplex immunofluorescence chemistries with ZEISS tissue multiplexing workflow

Bringing leading multiplex immunofluorescence chemistries together in one automated 8-channel imaging platform.

ZEISS Connected Quality: One metrology hub

The new product family ZEISS CONNECTED QUALITY is the solution for quick and secure data exchange, quality management and efficient system monitoring.

The art of building a biologic drug

The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “W...

Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications

Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according t...

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Hor...

FDA approves Gilead’s HIV injection: “Historic day”

Gilead Sciences’ preventive HIV drug, lenacapavir, was approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sparking new hope for finally break...

Bio Europe to Stockholm – ”The Swedish ecosystem is now taking the opportunity”

The international life science conference Bio Europe is coming to Sweden for the first time in November. The conference, whose program takes inspiration from AB...

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer s...