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...

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good condit...

”Information security must become part of the Swedish life science strategy”

Sweden needs knowledge security to stand strong in the global competition, writes Björn Ursing in an opinion article.

Standardisation in automation

B. Braun Melsungen had a great idea and implemented it throughout the plant. Production for infusion solutions was to be largely standardised. B. Braun hoped th...

“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas ...

Study: Popular diabetes drug may be effective against liver disease

After its success in diabetes and weight loss, a new potential therapeutic area has been identified for Ozempic and other GLP1 analogues. A new study links the ...

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, ke...

He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter

The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s...

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Stayble får europeiskt patent för engångsbehandling mot diskbråck

Stayble Therapeutics är på väg att beviljas ett europeiskt patent för sin behandling av diskbråck.

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

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 approva...

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...

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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades

Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has t...

Anna Törner: Vem betalar för Rebecca Doe – och alla oss andra?

Det lätt att vänja sig vid tanken att vård och läkemedel är gratis, när det egentligen handlar om hur och vem som betalar. Det skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

Galderma

AI speeds up measurement process

How to inspect coatings ten times faster with a light microscope? The medical technology group Smith+Nephew has been using ZEISS Axio Imager.Z2m since summer 2022.

Clean solutions - Handling viscose substances with precision

Laboratories in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food technology industries are increasingly relying on automation for sample preparation. The Mo...