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...

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital

Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with...

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

Chalmers anmäler misstänkt oredlighet i studie om armprotes

Chalmers har anmält en av forskarna bakom en studie om en tankestyrd armprotes för misstänkt oredlighet, uppger Dagens Medicin.

Recipharm förvärvar två kontraktstillverkare i USA

Svenska Recipharm förvärvar två andra kontraktstillverkare: virusvektorbolaget Vibologics och Arranta Bio, specialiserat på avancerade terapier.

”Alla skriker efter talang”

Att locka till sig begåvningarna är en av life science-branschens stora framtidsutmaningar. Det var en av slutsatserna i det panelsamtal som avslutade konferensen New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing på torsdagen....

Lancet knuffar ner NEJM från citattoppen

För första gången på 45 år petas New England Journal of Medicine från förstaplatsen på listan över de mest citerade vetenskapliga tidskrifterna. Ny etta är Lancet.

Nästa generation AI kan bli OI

I höstas presenterades hur mänskliga hjärnceller i en odlingsskål lärt sig att spela Dishbrain, en variant av tv-spelet Pong. Nu tas nästa steg.

Medicover köper dansk spermiebank

Vård- och diagnostikföretaget Medicover har köpt den danska spermiebanken Sellmerdiers.

Patent-tvist i USA:s högsta domstol kan få stor påverkan

Ett ovanligt patentfall som tagit sig hela vägen till USA:s högsta domstol kan få omfattande konsekvenser för läkemedelspriser och medicinutveckling, rapporterar Nature.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

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...

Genterapier och vaccin dryftas på branschmötet

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Behandling som skjuter upp diabetes typ 1 godkänd i USA – "Historiskt ögonblick"

Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA har godkänt en behandling som fördröjer utbrottet av typ 1-diabetes, och därmed kan bespara patienter åratal av insuli...

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new...

Positivt FDA-besked för Guard Therapeutics njurbehandling

Svenska biotech-bolaget Guard Therapeutics har fått sin IND-ansökan (Investigational New Drug) godkänd av FDA och kan nu bredda sina kliniska studier till att o...

Grönt ljus för fas III i Indien

Promore Pharma har fått klart från den indiska läkemedelsmyndigheten om att påbörja en klinisk fas III-studie.

A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil

Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders...

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...