Mercodia AB

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.

Medicon Valley Alliance

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage ...

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”

For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leavi...

Pfizer värvar FDA-topp – kritiseras hårt

Läkemedelsjätten Pfizers rekrytering av Patrizia Cavazzoni, tills helt nyligen toppchef vid FDA, som ny medicinsk chef får frän kritik från flera håll.

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BioArctic moves forward with its candidate for Parkinson’s

BioArctic announces positive early phase study results for its drug candidate for Parkinson’s disease.

Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

Higher throughput in less time

Do you want to automate your quality processes, shorten inspection times and increase your throughput? Gain inspiration from the experience of the medical techn...

Vd-skifte på Hamlet Biopharma

Hamlet Biopharma utser tidigare styrelseordföranden Catharina Svanborg till ny vd. Hon ersätter Martin Erixon som lämnar bolaget med omedelbar verkan.

”Jag vill vara en trädgårdsmästare som får andra att gro”

Vad innebär det att leda Läkemedelsverket? Nytillträdda Ann Lindberg delar med sig av sina tankar om sin första tid på myndigheten och om de frågor som ligger p...

Sobi announces agreement with Enable Injections

Swedish biopharma Sobi has entered into an international development and distribution agreement with US drug delivery company Enable Injections.

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assess...

Achieve Efficient, Fast Targeting of Your Sample

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What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks

What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major ...

Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”

Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.

Lovande resultat för Lillys fetmapiller – skapar börsvågor

Eli Lillys viktminskningspiller överträffar förväntningarna i en fas III-studie och visar resultat i nivå med injicerbara läkemedel som Ozempic. Nyheten fick ak...

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.

Mastering Urine Microscopy: Techniques for Accurate Disease Detection

Live Webinar on September 25, 2024.

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MSD discontinues two Keytruda trials

MSD has stopped two late-stage trials that tested its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for skin and lung cancer.

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...