60 miljoner till forskarskola för biomedicinska analytiker

Sverige får för första gången en nationell forskarskola för biomedicinska analytiker, efter att Vetenskapsrådet beslutat om ett stöd på 60 miljoner kronor.

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.

600 million SEK for life science - "Should not be the country of moderation"

Sweden will prioritize excellence over breadth in research. This was made clear when the government presented the research proposition for the next four years.

The art of building a biologic drug

The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “W...

Ny professur ska driva forskning om obesitas

Men start 2026 instiftas en ny professur med fokus på metabolism och obesitas vid Sahlgrenska akademin. Totalt 200 miljoner kronor investeras i den tioåriga for...

Novo Nordisk testar ny fetmakandidat på barn

Novo Nordisk planerar att utvärdera sin läkemedels Cagrisema i en ny studie i sen fas som för första gången inkluderar barn och ungdomar.

Specific proposals and targets top the universities’ desired priorities

What are the universities’ expectations for the update of the national life science strategy? Life Science Sweden posed the question to representatives from Kar...

New cell therapy raises hope for curing type 1 diabetes – "Never succeeded before"

For the first time, a patient with type 1 diabetes has undergone an islet transplantation using genetically modified insulin-producing cells that do not require...

Novo Nordisk establishes new factory in Denmark

Novo Nordisk establishes a new production facility in Odense, Denmark, an investment of 8.5 billion Danish kroner.

FDA inför AI internt efter lyckat pilottest

Från den 30 juni ska samtliga enheter inom FDA använda AI internt. Det meddelar den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten efter att en första pilotstudie precis avslutats.

”AI kommer inte ha den inverkan som folk kanske förväntar sig”

Är sjukvården och life science-sektorn redo för artificiell intelligens? Det diskuterades på mötet The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science i Lund under torsdagen.

Joy at Egetis after positive CHMP opinion – ”The single most important milestone”

Stockholm-based Egetis Therapeutics has received a positive CHMP opinion for Emcitate, which could become the first approved treatment for the rare disease MCT8 deficiency."

The top five most expensive drugs in 2025

New advanced therapeutic medicines are reaching the market, but their price tags remain exceptionally high. This year’s ranking of the most expensive drugs in t...

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Webinar: Support Trial Patients Transitioning to the Commercial Space

Register for expert insights on supporting Phase III clinical trial patients post-approval and read our blog on advanced Patient Assistance Programs.

Mastering Urine Microscopy

On-demand Webinar: Microscopy in urinalysis.

The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine

The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast ...

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.

The Crucial Role of Core Imaging Facility Managers

User story from ZEISS and the University of York.

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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health

A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindg...

Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”

”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.

Drug development booms in Medicon Valley

When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical compani...

Digitala tvillingar blir verklighet i primärvården – ”Som en tamagotchi”

Att möta sin egen digitala tvilling och se vad som händer med kroppen om man slutar röka eller ändrar diet? Det ska testas vid besök på vårdcentraler i Östergötland.