Efter tullhoten – Novartis satsar 230 miljarder i USA

Den schweiziska läkemedelsjätten Novartis planerar att investera 23 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 230 miljarder kronor, under de närmaste fem åren för att utöka...

Källor: Vita huset vill höja läkemedelspriser i Europa – och sänka dem i USA

Trump-administrationen för samtal med läkemedelsbolag om att höja priserna i Europa och andra länder, i syfte att pressa ned priserna på den amerikanska marknaden.

Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring

The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to ...

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Läkemedel slipper Trumps tullar – branschens reaktioner

USA inför tullar på minst 10 procent på i stort sett alla importerade varor. Men läkemedel undantas, enligt det senaste budet. Branschorganisationer betonar vik...

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.

100 years of Festo

The spirit of invention is deeply rooted in our corporate culture. Since our foundation, we have been setting benchmarks by developing innovative solutions that meet the requirements of our customers. Our goal remains unchanged: to make collaboration...

Healthcare study: Alzheimer’s blood test shows high accuracy

A blood test for identifying Alzheimer’s has now been tested in the general healthcare setting. According to the researchers, the test was 90% accurate in making a diagnosis.

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...

“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, ...

Elevating 3D characterization with enhanced performance and efficiencies

Introducing the ZEISS VersaXRM 730 3D X-ray microscope.

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...

Novartis storsatsar på RNA-terapier – köper miljardbolag

Novartis förvärvar amerikanska Avidity Biosciences för 12 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 113 miljarder kronor. Köpet stärker bolagets position inom sällsynta mus...

Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain

In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI r...

KI’s freezer fiasco investigated: A chain of failures

A chain of combined technical and organisational shortcomings caused the freezer breakdown at the Karolinska Institute during the Christmas holidays, destroying...

Trump förnyar tullhot mot läkemedel

Hotet om amerikanska tullar på läkemedel tycks bli alltmer konkret. President Donald Trump nämner nu ”25 procent och högre” som en möjlig nivå.

Hallå där... Mattias Gäreskog, ny Life Science Lead på Business Sweden

Trumps nominering av vaccinkritiker dras tillbaka

Vita huset har överraskande dragit tillbaka sin nominering av vaccinskeptikern Dave Weldon som ny chef för den amerikanska smittskyddsmyndigheten CDC.

Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”

The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that r...

A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”

Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the dec...

The investor: “The major common diseases are hot again”

She has previously been voted Investor of the Year and will now be moderating The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress. We check the temperature of ...

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