Sparkades som vd för Novo Nordisk – här är Lars Fruergaard Jørgensens nya jobb

Den tidigare Novo Nordisk-vd:n ska stärka Danmarks internationella position som ledande life science-nation.

Canada approves leqembi as global alzheimer’s drug race heats up

Leqembi has secured approval in Canada, further consolidating its global lead among disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapies. The antibody is now authorized in 1...

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

Nytt bud på vaccinbolaget Bavarian Nordic – ”bästa och slutgiltiga”

Ett konsortium lett av Nordic Capital och Permira höjer sitt bud på vaccintillverkaren Bavarian Nordic. Det nya budet är enligt konsortiet det sista – och komme...

Orbán's extended arm becomes health commissioner in the EU

Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi may soon become the most influential official for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the EU. Várhelyi, who is close to Hung...

ZEISS Connected Quality: One metrology hub

The new product family ZEISS CONNECTED QUALITY is the solution for quick and secure data exchange, quality management and efficient system monitoring.

Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”

”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.

The business coach: “We need to learn from our mistakes”

The past year has been challenging for many biotech companies, with several comapanies facing financial stress and bankruptcy. To understand how entrepreneurs c...

Roche förvärvar amerikanskt biotechbolag i miljardaffär

Det schweiziska läkemedelsbolaget Roche förvärvar det amerikanska bioteknikbolaget 89bio för upp till 3,5 miljarder dollar, motsvarande närmare 33 miljarder kronor.

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.

USA:s regering skrotar vaccinavtal med Moderna

Trumpadministrationen har avbrutit ett kontrakt som tilldelats Moderna för den sena utvecklingsfasen av ett fågelinfluensavaccin för människor, samt rätten att ...

Bayer förlorar flerårig strid mot generikabolag – patent ogiltigförklaras i Sverige

En långdragen patenttvist mellan Bayer och Mylan är avgjord. Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen fastställer beslutet som ogiltigförklarar Bayers patent för ett c...

Cantargia rekryterar ny medicinsk chef

Bioteknikbolaget Cantargia har utsett Wolfram Dempke till ny Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Han tillträder rollen omedelbart och efterträder Morten Lind Jensen, s...

The new Swedish life science strategy – “It will consolidate Sweden as a leader”

Clinical trials and precision health are emphasised as key areas in the new national life science strategy.

Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”

The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Topp 50: Här är Sveriges högst rankade medicinforskare

Kaj Blennow, Tomas Hökfelt och Anders Björklund toppar listan över svenska forskare med störst vetenskapligt genomslag inom det medicinska forskningsfältet. Här...

Så mycket väntas lecanemab sälja globalt

Försäljningen av Leqembi (lecanemab), som nyligen fick ett accelererat USA-godkännande som behandling mot Alzheimers sjukdom, väntas globalt uppgå till sju milj...

Investigations against AstraZeneca: ”Chinese interests may be behind them”

Why are there several investigations against AstraZeneca employees in China right now? Life Science Sweden continues to seek answers.

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.

A small thing that can solve your problems

If you are in need of a compact valve. Look no further! We have the VOVK

GSK acquires oncology research company

GSK acquires the American biotechnology company Idrx for up to 1.15 billion dollars.

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The dock that “thinks” for itself

The world of bulk material handling seems straightforward at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. However, the art of dealing with a variety of different ...

Higher throughput in less time

Do you want to automate your quality processes, shorten inspection times and increase your throughput? Gain inspiration from the experience of the medical techn...