ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and wit...

Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing wr...

Öppen frågestund: Regulatory Opportunities for Rare Diseases/Orphan Products in US and EU

Anmäl dig till vår nästa session av Office Hours den 28 februari klockan 15:00 (svensk tid), en öppen frågestund om utveckling av särläkemedel (orphan drugs).

Optimera flödeshanteringen med Brooks Expert Support Tool (BEST)

Brooks Instrument erbjuder ett kraftfullt verktyg för dig som arbetar med digitala massflödesmätare och massflödesregulatorer. Med den Windows-baserade mjukvara...

Collaboration in laboratory automation

The Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation developed an automated DNA extraction system with high throughput, working very closely together with Festo. As a resu...

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consult...

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will adv...

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

Siemens köper forskningsplattform inom läkemedel för 51 miljarder

Siemens AG tar ett rejält kliv in på life science-området genom att förvärva amerikanska Dotmatics och dess forskningsplattform i en affär på 5,1 miljarder doll...

Unmatched performance and flexibility in its class

The new ZEISS SPECTRUM family is equipped to be the ideal match from measuring small electronics up to larger housings.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

Pharma Outsourcing – Find the Right Partner (2026)

Positive trend for Swedish medtech exports – “We have new markets that are huge”

In 2024, Swedish exports of pharmaceuticals decreased for the first time in several years. However, the trend for medical technology looks brighter. During a se...

Joy at Egetis after positive CHMP opinion – ”The single most important milestone”

Stockholm-based Egetis Therapeutics has received a positive CHMP opinion for Emcitate, which could become the first approved treatment for the rare disease MCT8 deficiency."

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life scienc...

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Product Agencies sign an agreement

The Directors-General of the Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Products Agencies have signed a cooperation agreement.

“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, ...

Microscope or Measuring Machine? Both!

Watch our demo recording with features, software and best-practices.

Tio life science-projekt får miljonanslag – ny utlysning öppnar

En rad life science-projekt har fått miljonanslag i ett svenskt proof of concept-program. 13 januari öppnar en ny utlysning.

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

Sensorer som lossnar och buggar i appar – fler klagomål på medicinteknik

Läkemedelsverkets nya e-tjänst för anmälan av problem med medicintekniska produkter har lett till en markant ökning av rapporter från privatpersoner. Särskilt m...

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...

New features in ZEISS CALYPSO 2024

ZEISS CALYPSO is your universal software for dimensional metrology applications.