BioArctic moves forward with its candidate for Parkinson’s

BioArctic announces positive early phase study results for its drug candidate for Parkinson’s disease.

MSD discontinues two Keytruda trials

MSD has stopped two late-stage trials that tested its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for skin and lung cancer.

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

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

Anna Törner: ”Mom, do you think you’ll ever get married again?”

”I realize I’m slowly descending into that familiar statistical rabbit hole, where life’s biggest uncertainties are reduced to point estimates and confidence in...

Analytiker avvisar Sedanas förklaring: ”Påverkar försäljningen”

Sedana Medical rasade med närmare 50 procent på börsen efter publicering av studieresultat inom andnöd.

The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the ...

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Uppsalabolag prisas för utveckling av snabbtest för antibiotikaresistens

Uppsalabolaget Sysmex Astrego prisas för sitt antibiotikakänslighetstest. Företaget tilldelades under onsdagen the Longitude Prize och får ta emot 8 miljoner pund.

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The ...

Compact and leak-tight powerhouse

Media-separated solenoid valve VYKA from Festo is virtually leak-free

Trump aviserar tullar på läkemedel ”i en inte avlägsen framtid”

USA:s president Donald Trump har återigen hotat med tullar på läkemedel, rapporterar flera medier

He will be the new chair of Medicon Valley Alliance

Niels Abel Bonde is the nomination committee’s proposal and the most likely person to take over as the new chairman of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster o...

Astra Zeneca lägger ut miljonbelopp i Ryssland – ”Varken acceptabelt eller försvarligt”

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca har spenderat mångmiljonbelopp i Ryssland efter krigsutbrottet. Det handlar bland annat om bidrag, donationer, genomföranden av st...

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The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

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Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”

A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiolog...

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...

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Danish biotech to buy struggling American oncology company

Danish drugmaker Pharmacosmos has agreed to acquire American pharmaceutical company G1 Therapeutics in a deal that amounts to 405 million dollars.

Vectura värvar Britta Stenson från Business Sweden

Fastighetsbolaget Vectura har rekryterat Britta Stenson till en ny roll som Director Community Life Science.

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