Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Xbrane enters licensing agreement with Indian generics giant

Swedish biosimilar developer Xbrane Biopharma and the Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into a license and co-development agreement.

Ny styrelseordförande för Anacardio

Michael Grissinger har utsetts till ny ordförande för Anacardios styrelse.

“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...

Tuberkulos förbi covid-19 som dödligaste infektionssjukdomen

Tuberkulos gick i fjol om covid-19 och var 2023 återigen den infektionssjukdom som orsakade flest dödsfall i världen, enligt en rapport från världshälsoorganisationen WHO.

Scale Up Your Image Analysis

ZEISS arivis Hub for accelerated analysis and faster results.

AstraZeneca to use American AI platform for cancer trials

In a collaboration AstraZeneca will use an AI model from Israeli-American biotech Immunai to streamline its clinical trials in cancer.

BD separerar affärsområdet Biosciences – fokuserar på medtech

BD slimmar portföljen och avyttrar affärsområdena bioscience och diagnostik. “Nya BD” ska bli ett helgjutet medicinteknikföretag.

Recipharm divests five Swedish plants

Swedish contract manufacturer Recipharm is selling its facilities in Solna, Strängnäs, Höganäs, Karlskoga and Uppsala OTC Development to US private equity compa...

Konsten att lyckas med en utlicensiering – ”Mycket som måste stämma”

Vass forskning, starka data och god innovationshöjd är bra – men det krävs mer än så för att nå målet för många biotechbolag: att lyckas med en utlicensiering.

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...

Lilly recruits top Swedish researcher in Alzheimer´s

One of Sweden's leading Alzheimer's researchers, Oskar Hansson, has been recruited by pharma giant Eli Lilly and will be moving to the USA.

Dansk aktör köper krisande amerikanskt cancerbolag

Danska Pharmacosmos tar över det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget G1 Therapeutics i en affär som uppgår till 405 miljoner dollar.

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

EMA inleder säkerhetsöversyn av CAR-T-terapier

Den europeiska läkemedelsmyndigheten EMA har inlett en granskning av säkerheten hos CAR-T-terapier mot cancer och en eventuell koppling till uppkomst av sekundä...

Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award

This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “hav...

A small thing that can solve your problems

If you are in need of a compact valve. Look no further! We have the VOVK

J&J:s nässpray mot depression godkänns som monoterapi i USA

Johnson & Johnsons nässpray Spravato tillåts nu att användas som fristående behandling vid svår depression.

About Microscope Ergonomics

Learn about ergonomic microscope design and how you can increase your well-being and productivity when working in clinical microscopy. Read about challenges, de...

Here are the pharmaceutical companies best prepared for AI

How well prepared are pharmaceutical companies in the field of artificial intelligence? That is what a new analysis has tried to evaluate.

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Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed

Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.

Fundamental Aspects of Airy Disk Patterns

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Superconductor technology: Contactless working in the laboratory of the future

Automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in the cleanroom with SupraMotion from Festo