FDA approves Gilead’s HIV injection: “Historic day”

Gilead Sciences’ preventive HIV drug, lenacapavir, was approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sparking new hope for finally break...

Innovative start-up helps doctors, scientists and industry balance coagulation risks

For many doctors caring for seriously ill patients, for example, in stroke units and cancer wards, maintaining the life-saving balance between bleeding and thro...

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

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Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed

Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borreb...

Abbvie flyttar in i Forskaren

Elekta, Astra Zeneca och ett tiotal andra life science-bolag är redan på plats. Nu flyttar även läkemedelsbolaget Abbvie sitt Sverigekontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.

IVDR Reality Check: Are We Moving Fast Enough?

As of February 2025, around 1,500 IVDR certificates have been issued. But if an estimated 18,700 devices still need certification before the 2029 deadline, then...

Astra Zeneca’s asthma drug nears approval for sinus inflammation

Astra Zeneca’s drug Tezspire receives positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

ZEISS showcases expansion of ophthalmic care options creating industry-leading workflow solutions

ZEISS Medical Technology will showcase new ophthalmic innovations and market milestones at ESCRS 2025 in Copenhagen.

A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.

A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed

There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the mala...

Kris för hajpat genredigeringsbolag – ”Stämningen har skiftat”

Upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka. Så kan utvecklingen för det upphaussade amerikanska genredigeringsbolaget Tome Biosciences beskrivas.

Guide: Ställ in en tryckvakt

Här kan du lära dig mer om tryckvakter och hur du ställer in dessa steg för steg, helt själv! I denna korta film får du se hur du ställer in en tryckvakt från v...

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 ...

Behandling mot ulcerös kolit får EU-godkännande

Abbvies behandling Skyrizi har fått tummen upp för ytterligare en indikation i EU. Behandlingen godkänns nu för behandling av ulcerös kolit.

BMS satsar på CAR-T-terapi direkt i kroppen

Läkemedelsjätten Bristol Myers Squibb fyller på sin portfölj inom CAR-T-området genom att förvärva biotechbolaget Orbital Therapeutics för 1,5 miljarder dollar,...

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.

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

Björn Arvidsson will lead research and innovation in Region Uppsala

The Swedish life science profile Björn Arvidsson has been appointed Director of Research and Innovation for Region Uppsala.

The future of healthcare in focus: ”Together, things happen”

In march, it’s once again time for Fokus Patient, an event for the industry where the patients’ perspective takes center stage. It’s a great way to spread knowl...

Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”

It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic hav...

Nya handelschefen: ”Försöker agera i en föränderlig värld”

Sara Lowemark har sedan mitten av augusti rollen som chef för internationella relationer på Lif – de forskande läkemedelsföretagen. Redan från start har hon fåt...