Johan Pehrson takes over the responsibility for research policy in Sweden

The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson takes over the assignment as Minister for Education. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday last week.

“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”

The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at...

Recipharms AI-satsning får stöd från Gates-stiftelse

Svenska Recipharm får utökad finansiering från Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation för att utveckla AI-drivna tillverkningsteknologier. Syftet är att sänka produkti...

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...

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

Explore the possibilities of the new ZEISS METROTOM 800 320 kV

Free ZEISS webinar July 10, 9:00-9:45 AM and 5:00-5:45 PM.

Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug

Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the bi...

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

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

One System, Three Contrasting Techniques

ZEISS Axioscan 7 clinical - your digital slide scanner for diagnostics and clinical research.

Danish obesity success causes recruitment problems in southern Sweden

The substantial expansion of Danish Novo Nordisk is affecting companies in southern Sweden, which are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for attractive staff.

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...

The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

From powder to implant

Quality assurance for additively manufactured implants.

Cleveland Clinic: Kirurgi gav fler långsiktiga fördelar än GLP-1-läkemedel

Metabol kirurgi minskade riskerna för död, hjärtsjukdom, njursvikt och ögonskador mer än GLP-1-läkemedel under en tioårsperiod. Det enligt en ny studie från Cle...

“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...

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...

Scientific Solutions

Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma

It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the ...

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...

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory

"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.

Sobi announces agreement with Enable Injections

Swedish biopharma Sobi has entered into an international development and distribution agreement with US drug delivery company Enable Injections.

Lundbeck presenterar första behandlingen mot MSA

Danska läkemedelsbolaget Lundbeck har utvecklat antikroppen amlenetug, som kan innebära den första behandling av multipel systematrofi (MSA).

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.