ZEISS introduces the new Smartzoom 100

The future of digital microscopy for efficient optical inspections.

Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease

According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases ...

SMC Corporation Appoints Bianca Brunell as New General Manager for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

SMC Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Bianca Brunell as the new General Manager for SMC’s Nordic and Baltic countries, effective June 1, 2024.

From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium

Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be av...

High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke

It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher tha...

Xspray tar in 130 miljoner inför USA-lansering

Forskningsbolaget Xspray Pharma genomför en företrädesemission på upp till 130 miljoner kronor. Huvudsyftet är att stödja en planerad lansering av cancerläkemed...

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the ...

Stockholm and Uppsala jointly form a life science cluster

Stockholm and Uppsala are strengthening cooperation in medical research and biotech.

“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...

Novo Nordisk cuts ties with Hims & Hers after Wegovy dispute

Novo Nordisk is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers Health due to concerns about the company’s sales and marketing practices related to the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

Abbvie förvärvar lovande projekt inom psykisk ohälsa

Abbvie köper ett läkemedelsprogram inom mental hälsa i en miljardaffär som ser lite annorlunda än vad som tidigare uppgetts.

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

Katastrofdoktorn med fokus på resultat: “Allergisk mot ordet välgörenhet“

Det började som en dröm – att få arbeta med Läkare utan gränser. Nu belönas Johan von Schreeb, kirurg och professor i global katastrofmedicin, med Forska Sverig...

“Don’t postpone the transition to IVDR”

Operators who have not yet started to adapt to the requirements of the new EU IVDR regulation are running out of excuses. This is the opinion of Helena Dzojic, ...

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).

High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health

Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more...

”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...

Cancer researcher: “We can do better and reduce suffering”

Lund University researcher Catharina Hagerling is developing innovative methods to understand metastatic cancer, aiming to create more targeted treatments for p...

ZEISS continues to drive digital era forward in ophthalmology

2 million digitally planned cataract cases in the U.S. alone.

Marie Gårdmark: ”Interchangeable biological medicines – soon in a pharmacy near you?”

”Generic competition is an effective way to push down drug prices, but it has not worked equally well for biosimilars. Biosimilars require more time to gain mar...

JMP Statistical Discovery

Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed

Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.

Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.