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This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...
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The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s
The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...
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The International Vaccine Institute’s office in Sweden is expanding
The International Vaccine Institute’s Stockholm office has been open for over a year. During the past year, training programmes and projects have been launched,...
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Medical plastics insights at Röchling
An exclusive look behind the scenes.
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An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”
Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Över...
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Astra Zeneca's Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria is being withdrawn worldwide
AstraZeneca initiates a worldwide withdrawal of its Covid vaccine Vaxzevria. The measure is taken just months after the company admitted the vaccine can cause a...
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From pharmacist to life science podcaster – Magnus Lejelöv uses his voice as a tool
Magnus Lejelöv has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with healthcare professionals...
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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...
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Charged with illegal pharmaceutical sales – alleged earnings of 23 million
For at least five years, two men allegedly carried out illegal sales of pharmaceuticals and supplements, amassing millions. They are now facing charges at Söder...
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SupraCube - In life Science
Superconductors must be permanently kept below their transition temperature for levitation. Because of the integrated cooler, applications with superconductors used to require a relatively large amount of space or their operating time was greatly...
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Improving Nano-Structured Surfaces for Implants with Scanning Electron Microscopy
Promimic, a Swedish company specializing in the development and marketing of nano-structured surfaces for implants, heavily relies on scanning electron microscopes.
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Björn Arvidsson will lead research and innovation in Region Uppsala
The Swedish life science profile Björn Arvidsson has been appointed Director of Research and Innovation for Region Uppsala.
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The art of building a biologic drug
The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “W...
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From Valneva to the CEO position at NorthX – “I saw it as a great opportunity”
A new cell therapy for leukaemia, a vaccine in tablet form against cholera, and a proprietary mRNA line with the potential capacity to supply the entire Nordic ...
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Hajpat genterapibolag skär ner med 65 procent
Det en gång så omsusade genterapibolaget Editas Medicine säger upp 65 procent av sin personal – omkring 180 medarbetare – till följd av ett beslut om att avbryt...
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Specific proposals and targets top the universities’ desired priorities
What are the universities’ expectations for the update of the national life science strategy? Life Science Sweden posed the question to representatives from Kar...
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Olika bud om distansarbete – ”Vi ber vår personal att komma tillbaka till kontoret”
Hur viktigt är det för life science-bolagen att erbjuda distansarbete? Den frågan väckte debatt och fick många olika svar vid en paneldiskussion om talangrekryt...
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Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo
The first high-precision proportional valve terminal VTEP opens up new application areas
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This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster
Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish gov...
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Efficient use of blood plasma
Blood plasma is an indispensable resource in the production of life-saving medicines. It is in high demand on global markets. To make more efficient use of this...
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Astra Zeneca faces potential multimillion-dollar fines in China
Astra Zeneca could be forced to pay up up to $8 million in fines for allegedly unpaid import duties in China, as the company seeks to rebuild trust following ea...
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...
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New drug to simplify treatment of hemophilia
A new type of treatment for hemophilia, which only needs to be administered every two months, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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FDA’s Top Vaccine Official resigns – Issues sharp criticism of Kennedy
FDA’s Top Vaccine Official is leaving his post while simultaneously criticizing the country’s health secretary for allowing “misinformation and lies” to influen...
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