Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens thanks to automation technology

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

Rockad i ledningen för Kancera

Forskningsbolaget Kancera utser Peter Selin till ny vd. Samtidigt får nuvarande vd:n Thomas Olin rollen som forskningschef och vice vd.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consult...

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Hor...

Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades

Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has t...

Bioscience-möte på Karolinska samlar medicinsk forskarelit

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?

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will adv...

Internationella vaccininstitutets kontor i Sverige växer

Internationella vaccininstitutets kontor i Stockholm har nu funnits i över ett år. Under året som gått har utbildningar och projekt dragits i gång, berättar Anh...

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

CTR köper konsultbolag inom toxikologi

CTR köper konsultbolaget Toxicology Knowledge Team (TKT) och utökar därmed sin expertis inom toxikologi och riskbedömning.

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for th...

40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperat...

SDS Life Science rekryterar erfaren toxikolog

Ulrika Bergström är konsultbolagets senaste rekrytering

CTR etablerar regulatoriska tjänster i nytt företag – ska komplettera Regsmart

CTR startar ett nytt bolag som ska stödja kunder med regulatoriska tjänster, och som ska komplettera Regsmart.

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Marie Curie – forskaren som besegrade en tidsanda

Om herrarna i den franska vetenskapsakademien fått sin vilja fram hade hon varken fått erkännande eller berömmelse: ”Herregud, ett fruntimmer kan ju inte forska...

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting ap...

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sw...

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage ...

Pharma-on-Demand

Make or buy? That is the question that the pharma world has been asking more and more in the last couple of decades. Pernille Hemmingsen is moderator at Pharma ...

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation do...

Ny upptäckt kring telomerernas DNA – kan koda för proteiner

Telomererna, som sitter i ändarna av DNA-molekylen, har fler funktioner än vi tidigare trott, menar forskare från University of North Carolina, UNC, school of medicine.