Astra Zeneca's Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria is being withdrawn worldwide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...

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...

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.

Settlement of cancer allegations against blockbuster drug

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has reached a principal agreement in the US on around 4,000 of the cases in which its now withdrawn blockbuster heartburn d...

List: The coolest names in biotech

Hairy beasts, volcanic material and space strolling stand out on a US list of the best biotech company names, and on a list of the coolest names for pharmaceuti...

Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´

Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 100 million in a new...

Tau-targeted Alzheimer's drug gets Fast Track designation in the USA

Biogen's Alzheimer's candidate BIIB080 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

How to optimise your liquid handling results

In dispensing or pipetting applications in laboratory automation, it is important to obtain reliable results, which are analysed by calculating the accuracy and...

Öresundsinstitutets vd: Novo Nordisk i aktiekris snarare än företagskris

Nedskärningarna på Novo Nordisk väcker frågor i hela den nordiska life science-sektorn. Men enligt Johan Wessman, vd för det dansk-svenska kunskapscentret Öresu...

Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

LINK Medical recruits Swedish CEO

The Norwegian Contract Research Organization LINK Medical has recruited Anders Göransson as the new CEO.

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

Assignment: Facilitate the retention of foreign researchers

A newly appointed public inquiry is to develop measures to make attracting and retaining foreign doctoral students and researchers in Sweden easier.

On the hunt for high throughput diagnostics

Global diagnostics companies and laboratories are in a race against time to adapt testing capacity to current demand. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the d...

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the previous year. In a bill presented by the government a number of proposals are put forward...

Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma

It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the ...

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...

Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”

Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks appr...

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

SGS Fimko Ltd.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward...

Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...

Astra Zeneca storsatsar på amerikansk läkemedelsfabrik – största investeringen hittills

Med en satsning på motsvarande 42 miljarder kronor inleder Astra Zeneca sin största investering någonsin. Den nya fabriken i Virginia blir en nyckel i bolagets ...