Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.

Värdet av en deltidskonsult inom Medical Affairs

Johanna Repits är Head of Medical Solutions på Scientific Solutions Scandinavia AB. Här delar hon sina tankar kring fördelarna med att ta in en Medical-konsult ...

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Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter o...

Gothenburg, the city of life science – We are ‘Little Boston’

Western Sweden is investing in life science within everything from advanced therapeutic drugs to femtech. At the same time, stakeholders are looking to other in...

Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey

The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.

Grönt ljus för Astra Zenecas lungcancerbehandling

Astra Zenecas läkemedel Imfinzi rekommenderas för godkännande i EU som behandling av patienter med begränsad småcellig lungcancer, LS-SCLC.

EU-valet runt hörnet – digitalisering och hälsodata i fokus

Hälsodata, digitalisering och patienters rörlighet är några av de områden där svensk sjukvård och EU möts. Det framhåller tankesmedjor med inriktning på sjukvår...

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Immunovias test för cancer i bukspottkörteln inkluderas i stor studie i USA

Diagnostikbolaget Immunovia meddelar att nästa generations test som företaget utvecklar för upptäckt av cancer i bukspottkörteln har valts ut för en stor statsf...

Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Reduced heat transfer to the media with media-separated valves

In laboratory automation, many liquids are used that react sensitively to heat. One possible factor for the transfer of heat to the fluid are media-separated so...

He takes over the chairmanship of Karolinska Development

Ben Toogood is appointed as the new chairman of Karolinska Developments.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

BD separerar affärsområdet Biosciences – fokuserar på medtech

BD slimmar portföljen och avyttrar affärsområdena bioscience och diagnostik. “Nya BD” ska bli ett helgjutet medicinteknikföretag.

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

Vd rasar mot Sophiahemmet efter konkurs: ”Kan knappt beskriva det”

I måndags försattes C Medicals urologklinik på Sophiahemmet i konkurs, trots miljonomsättning och framstående cancerspecialister. ”Det är en konkurs som enbart ...

Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system

”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and D...

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

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...

Trends and overview: ELRIG "Robotics and Automation"

Laboratories on the way to end-to-end automation: Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technology boosted by pandemic

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Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

Manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment now receive solutions from a single source