Astra Zeneca får ny Nordenchef

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...

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Among them are medicines for HIV, epilepsy, cancer and Parkinson’s, which may be withdrawn...

FHM ska leda expertlabb för ebola och okända virussjukdomar

Folkhälsomyndigheten har fått ansvar för att driva det europeiska referenslaboratoriet för smittsamma sjukdomar som ebola, marburg och rabies. Uppdraget omfatta...

Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way

"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave fo...

Abbvie flyttar in i Forskaren

Elekta, Astra Zeneca och ett tiotal andra life science-bolag är redan på plats. Nu flyttar även läkemedelsbolaget Abbvie sitt Sverigekontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.

AI detects tumor disease – via voice recording

A short voice recording along with facial images – both analyzed with an AI algorithm – can make it possible to detect the rare tumour disease acromegaly and in...

Astra Zeneca investerar miljarder i ny anläggning i USA

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca satsar på cellterapier. Nu investerar läkemedelsbolaget 300 miljoner dollar, motsvarande cirka 3,1 miljarder svenska kronor, i en ...

Astra Zenecas nya läkemedel för bröstcancer rekommenderas för godkännande i EU

Astra Zenecas läkemedel Truqap i kombination med Faslodex har rekommenderats för godkännande i EU som behandling av vuxna patienter med framskriden bröstcancer ...

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...

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...

Stockholm and Uppsala jointly form a life science cluster

Stockholm and Uppsala are strengthening cooperation in medical research and biotech.

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Spatial Biology Studies in Lung Tissue using Spectral Microscopy

Spectral imaging with the ZEISS LSM 980 laser scanning confocal enables more complex studies of cell-cell interactions and locations in immunology research.

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).

A new special edition and a new event in Copenhagen – This is happening at Life Science Sweden 2024

The new year brings new features for the readers of Life Science Sweden.

Quality Assurance for the Highest Medical Standards

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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...

Several departures at the top at Nykode

Members of both the management and the board are leaving the Norwegian biotech company Nykode.

EMA review confirms a risk of new cancer after CAR-T

CAR-T cancer therapies can, in rare cases, induce secondary cancers. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) now recognises this and requires a warning label to be ...

Inget statligt stöd för fetmaläkemedel – aktien för läkemedelsjättar pressas

Trump-administrationen slopar Bidens förslag om att om att inkludera fetmaläkemedel i sjukförsäkringen Medicare. Det innebär ett bakslag för Novo Nordisk och El...

Astra Zeneca avbryter studier i sent kliniskt skede

Astra Zeneca har beslutat att avbryta två fas III-studier som prövar läkemedlet Lokelma som behandling av hyperkalemi inom det kardiorenala spektrumet.

Han tar över ordförandeklubban i Sweden Bio

Branschorganisationen Sweden Bio har utsett Anders Persson från Astra Zeneca till ny styrelseordförande.

Astra Zeneca köper genterapier av Pfizer

Astra Zeneca tar via dotterbolaget Alexion över en portfölj av genterapier i tidigt skede från Pfizer.