Microscope and measuring machine in one

ZEISS O-INSPECT duo covers two essential applications in quality assurance.

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

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.

Vinnova is going to establish a new innovation cluster

Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, has been commissioned by the government to establish a national innovation cluster for advanced medicines.

Astra Zeneca's Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria is being withdrawn worldwide

AstraZeneca initiates a worldwide withdrawal of its Covid vaccine Vaxzevria. The measure is taken just months after the company admitted the vaccine can cause a...

New features in ZEISS CALYPSO 2024

ZEISS CALYPSO is your universal software for dimensional metrology applications.

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...

Reliably gripping and turning small parts

The extremely compact rotary gripper module EHMD is the ideal choice in many life science applications where small objects need to be gripped and turned in conf...

Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far

German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

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...

Join us at SLAS Barcelona

Festo LifeTech is exhibiting at the SLAS in Barcelona.

NorthX Biologics Matfors AB

Introducing ZEISS arivis Pro 4.2

ZEISS arivis software enhances custom microscopy image analysis.

Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”

Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a...

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Sahlgrenska Science Park

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Ready-to-install solutions for the lab-on-a-chip

Design for manufacturing lab-on-a-chip devices Reducing time-to-market together

Stopp för subventionerad botox vid skönhetsingrepp

Läkemedel med botulinumtoxin A – den aktiva substansen i botox – ska inte subventioneras längre när de används för estetisk injektionsbehandling.

Scientific Solutions

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American ph...

Meribel Pharma Solna

Sobis läkemedel för blödarsjuka får grönt ljus i EU

Det svenska särläkemedelsbolaget Sobi har fått ett positivt omdöme i EU för sin nya behandling mot hemofili A. I ett utlåtande från den europeiska läkemedelsmyn...