Drug development booms in Medicon Valley

When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical compani...

A modular system for precise and automated cell dispensing

How the benefits of laboratory automation can be combined with gentle cell handling.

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

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

BioArctic moves forward with its candidate for Parkinson’s

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

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...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?

The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significa...

From powder to implant

Quality assurance for additively manufactured implants.

To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI

Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.

Chiesi satsar på leverinriktad genterapi

Läkemedelsbolaget Chiesi tar ytterligare kliv in på genterapiområdet genom ett licensavtal med amerikanska Arbor Biotechnologies.

Marie Gårdmark: ”Interchangeable biological medicines – soon in a pharmacy near you?”

”Generic competition is an effective way to push down drug prices, but it has not worked equally well for biosimilars. Biosimilars require more time to gain mar...

Wusson Accelerator AB

Quotient Sciences Limited

“Life science is important on a personal level”

From the High Coast to the Government Offices. Jeanette Edblad is a native of Ångermanland, and since September last year, she has been Head and Coordinator of ...

The Swedish innovation model: “There is a paradox”

It is often said that Sweden is strong when it comes to innovation, but how well are we turning that innovation into actual medicines?

Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

Norska PCI Biotech avbryter sitt huvudprojekt

Oslobaserade PCI Biotech avbryter utvecklingen av sin fotokemiska teknologiplattform (PCL) för produktion av virusvektorer – och nu är bolagets framtid osäker.

What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks

What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major ...

Advanced Microfluidics Flow Analysis Made Easy

Case study with ZEISS Airyscan.

Festo liquid dispensing: going fast and slow

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

Johan Pehrson takes over the responsibility for research policy in Sweden

The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson takes over the assignment as Minister for Education. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday last week.

Mastering Urine Microscopy

On-demand Webinar: Microscopy in urinalysis.

Svensk obesitaskandidat visade lovande resultat – ”Kan få stor betydelse”

Tabletten ska främja viktminskning utan att påverka aptit eller muskelmassa. Resultaten är lovande, enligt en klinisk fas I-studie från Karolinska institutet oc...

Affibody AB

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).