MSD discontinues development of cancer drugs after trial failures

MSD suspends Phase 3 trials for two drug programs for different forms of cancer after trial failures.

Fast Optical Sectioning of Developing Organisms and Tissue Microstructures

ZEISS Lattice SIM 3 exploits the full potential of the SIM Apotome technology.

Small robots to deliver pharmaceuticals to the body

Robots that can operate inside the body and a platform that combines ultrasound with AI. These are a couple of the technologies that have qualified for a list t...

Ånga: Spara energi och minska CO2-utsläppen

Med ett ökat fokus på att minska CO2-utsläppen i energiintensiva produktionsprocesser är företagare och operatörer måna om att minska energiförbrukningen och avfallet.

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”Information security must become part of the Swedish life science strategy”

Sweden needs knowledge security to stand strong in the global competition, writes Björn Ursing in an opinion article.

Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”

What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Swede...

Bioinvents antikropp går vidare till nästa fas: ”Viktig milstolpe”

Det svenska bioteknikbolaget Bioinvent har inlett en klinisk fas IIa-studie för att utvärdera sin läkemedelskandidat BI-1206 i kombination med Keytruda (pembrol...

Xbrane enters licensing agreement with Indian generics giant

Swedish biosimilar developer Xbrane Biopharma and the Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into a license and co-development agreement.

Från apotekare till poddare – Magnus Lejelöv har rösten som verktyg

Magnus Lejelöv har över 20 års erfarenhet från läkemedelssektorn och har intervjuat nära två hundra vårdprofiler i sina poddar. I maj står han på scenen i Lund ...

Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”

How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cl...

Antikroppar tog form med hjälp av artificiell intelligens

Språkmodeller, såsom Chat GPT, som bygger på artificiell intelligens kan användas till en rad olika saker. Nu har forskare, med en språkmodell tillverkad av ett...

Lilly recruits top Swedish researcher in Alzheimer´s

One of Sweden's leading Alzheimer's researchers, Oskar Hansson, has been recruited by pharma giant Eli Lilly and will be moving to the USA.

Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award

This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “hav...

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the avail...

A small thing that can solve your problems

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

Reliably gripping and turning small parts

The extremely compact rotary gripper module EHMD is the ideal choice in many life science applications where small objects need to be gripped and turned in conf...

Babypuderskandalen når Europa – första stämningen mot J&J i Storbritannien

De enorma skadeståndsprocesserna mot Johnson & Johnson, vars talkpuder påstås ha orsakat cancer, har nu även nått Storbritannien.

The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”

Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.

SMC Corporation Appoints Bianca Brunell as New General Manager for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

SMC Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Bianca Brunell as the new General Manager for SMC’s Nordic and Baltic countries, effective June 1, 2024.

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...

AI detects tumor disease – via voice recording

A short voice recording along with facial images – both analyzed with an AI algorithm – can make it possible to detect the rare tumour disease acromegaly and in...

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.

Career coach on salaries: “There is no right or wrong”

What is a reasonable salary for my job? It's a question we all ask ourselves. But how important is a higher salary really? Career coach Tina Persson believes th...