High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health

Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more...

Avhopp i Kennedys vaccinkommitté inför första mötet

Efter att ha sparkat samtliga experter i USA:s vaccinkommitté och tillsatt åtta nya, står hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nu med en ofullständig panel. En m...

Italian pharmaceutical company buys rights to immunotherapy from Sanofi

Italy's Recordati buys the rights to a treatment for the rare autoimmune disease cold agglutinin disease (CAD).

Veteranen inom läkemedelsformulering: Mycket aktivitet i fältet

Korbinian Löbmann har flera gånger tidigare modererat New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability. Nu tar han åter sig an det vetenskapliga mötet.

Final assembly inspection of medical plastics

Technical paper by ZEISS Medical Industry Solutions.

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer s...

Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug

Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a lega...

Virusprofessorn om hotet från X – ”Nästa pandemi kan bli värre”

Frågan är inte om, utan när vi drabbas av ett nytt okänt virus, som orsakar ännu en pandemi. Är vi tillräckligt förberedda? ”Absolut inte!”, svarar virusforskar...

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...

Festo liquid dispensing: going fast and slow

Dispensing liquid with Festo equipment developed for automation can really be adapted to your needs

Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system

”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and D...

Dödsfall efter genterapi – FDA stoppar klinisk studie

En klinisk genterapistudie utförd av Rocket Pharmaceuticals har stoppats av FDA sedan en av patienterna avlidit.

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,...

Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?

In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.

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...

Anna Törner: Yes, I Am Sick, But Not Weak

”People often say that someone who is ill only has one wish—to get better. But I think that is not true. Someone who is ill also longs to be understood, to be r...

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The key to successful collaboration between industry and academia

Why is collaboration between industry and academia necessary in the life sciences sector? What obstacles exist, and what is the key to successful collaboration?

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life scienc...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

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...

New report: Fewer PhDs in life sciences

A new report from Vinnova suggests that competency returns in the life science sector are declining.