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...

Truly Labs AB

AZ gets approval for drug targeting rare disease – it may reduce cortisone dependence

AstraZeneca’s drug Fasenra gets an expanded indication in the EU and is now approved as a treatment for the rare autoimmune disease known as Churg-Strauss syndrome.

Now it’s settled: The International Vaccine Institute will be located in Stockholm

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, is establishing itself outside South Korea for the first time. Last week, the Swedish Parliament ratified the agreemen...

600 million SEK for life science - "Should not be the country of moderation"

Sweden will prioritize excellence over breadth in research. This was made clear when the government presented the research proposition for the next four years.

Jätteaffär inom konsumenthälsa – Kenvue säljs för över 400 miljarder

Hygienbolaget Kimberly-Clark förvärvar konsumenthälsobolaget Kenvue i en affär som värderar bolaget till 48,7 miljarder dollar, motsvarande omkring 463 miljarder kronor.

Falska studiedeltagare – ett växande hot mot forskningen

Digital rekrytering blir allt vanligare vid hälsorelaterad forskning, men samtidigt ökar problemet med falska deltagare. Det hotar både resultatens tillförlitli...

Ny professur ska driva forskning om obesitas

Men start 2026 instiftas en ny professur med fokus på metabolism och obesitas vid Sahlgrenska akademin. Totalt 200 miljoner kronor investeras i den tioåriga for...

RegSmart Life Science AB

Beta-blockers are often given unnecessarily, a study finds – “This will affect future practice”

Patients who have suffered a minor heart attack do not benefit from beta-blockers, according to a major new study that may change guidelines for cardiac care.

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.

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite...

“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”

Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessibl...

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 ...

Save the dates: ZEISS Quality Innovation Summit, October 22-24

Embark on a journey to the future of metrology.

High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke

It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher tha...

BioProTT Clamp-On SL beröringsfria flödesgivare

BioProTT Clamp-On SL beröringsfria flödesgivare för single-use bioprocessteknik – från PSG Biotech.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Icoat Medical startar vetenskapligt råd

Stockholmsbolaget Icoat Medical startar ett vetenskapligt råd med syfte att stärka bolagets forskning och utvecklingsprogram. Rådet består av tre läkare med exp...

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

JMP Statistical Discovery

Handelskrig pressar Kina att stärka egna reagensindustrin

Kina växlar upp sin inhemska produktion av laboratorieprodukter efter handelskriget med USA. Det har fått västerländska leverantörer att se över en flytt av pro...

Generaldirektören utses till vårdkompetensrådets nya ordförande

Socialstyrelsens generaldirektör Björn Eriksson är ny ordförande för vårdkompetensrådet. Han efterträder Ann-Marie Wennberg Larkö som går vidare till annat ordförandeuppdrag.