Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

Genterapier och vaccin dryftas på branschmötet

Tre experter till PCG

Antonio Mastroianni, Heidi Pavliska och Roger Price tar plats på kontraktsforskningsbolaget.

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Han blir vd för Stockholm Business Region

Staffan Ingvarsson, tidigare vd på Stokab, tillträder den 1 april som vd för Stockholm Business Region.

Studie: Fyra av fem behåller antikroppar mot nya coronaviruset

”Vi kan nu konstatera att en majoritet behåller sina antikroppar mot sars-cov-2.”, säger Charlotte Thålin som lett en studie vid Danderyds sjukhus.

Storsatsning i Uppsala – life science-område ska växa kraftigt

Uppsalas största life science-kluster ska bli större – mycket större. Området i Fyrislund ska tredubblas till ytan och ge plats för ytterligare 12 000 arbetspla...

Sara Gunnerås till KI Science Park

Karolinska institutet Science Park har rekryterat Sara Gunnerås till en ny tjänst som community manager.

Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO

When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?

Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working...

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Framtidens vård samtalsämne på Clubhouse

Björn Arvidsson och Magnus Lejelöv vill se fler diskussioner om hälsa och sjukvård och har tagit initiativ till ett community på den hajpade nya plattformen Clubhouse.

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Sedana får ny CFO

Susanne Andersson efterträder Maria Engström.

Han leder Sectras nya satsning inom genomik

Medicinteknikbolaget Sectra startar en ny affärsenhet för innovation och utveckling inom området genomik, studiet av arvsmassan. Meningen är att företagets plat...

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...

Smile får ny affärscoach

Tomas Eriksson, vd för Sinntaxis, blir affärsutvecklingscoach på Smile Incubator i Medicon Village i Lund.

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...

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

Orexo får ny finanschef

I september börjar Fredrik Järrsten som CFO hos läkemedelsföretaget Orexo. Han kommer även att ingå i ledningsgruppen.