Eli Lilly requests re-examination of Alzheimer's drug recommendation

Eli Lilly has requested that the EMA re-examine its opinion on the company's Alzheimer's drug, Kisunla, the agency announced on Friday.

Agreement in the EU on eight years of data exclusivity for new medicines

New pharmaceuticals will be covered by eight years of data exclusivity, according to the proposed new pharmaceutical legislation that EU countries have now agre...

Final assembly inspection of medical plastics

Technical paper by ZEISS Medical Industry Solutions.

Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma

It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the ...

Quality assurance for research and development of medical devices

Overcome the hurdles of research, development, and QA lab environments within the regulated medical technology industry.

Novo Nordisk cuts ties with Hims & Hers after Wegovy dispute

Novo Nordisk is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers Health due to concerns about the company’s sales and marketing practices related to the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

ZEISS supports the transition of spatial biology to clinical research

Slide scanner ZEISS Axioscan 7 spatial biology provides scalable workflow automation.

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.

New large lab building in Lund inaugurated – here are the companies moving in

Medicon Village has received a new laboratory building. On Friday last week the building was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Minister for Employme...

US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretar...

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Ukraine war fuels rise of totally resistent bacteria

War-torn Ukraine is not just suffering from hostile attacks from a foreign aggressor, but also from the threat of a totally resistant and contagious bacteria.

Life science trends 2025 – The economy

Upcoming patent expirations are driving pharmaceutical companies to acquire in 2025. In Sweden, we may be on our way to brighter times and fewer bankruptcies. T...

AI automates testing of implant coatings

The medical technology group Smith+Nephew uses an AI-supported light microscope ZEISS Axio Imager to inspect coated implants.

Venomaid's rapid test aims to find the right snake bite treatment

Every six seconds, someone on our planet suffers a snake bite, and each time, a race against the clock begins. What kind of snake was it, and which antivenom ca...

Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?

Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it

Virology professor on the threat from X: ”The next pandemic could be worse“

The question is not if, but when we will be affected by a new unknown virus that causes yet another pandemic. Are we sufficiently prepared? "Absolutely not!", r...

Speed meets precision for high-density components

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Carl Zeiss Meditec achieves revenue growth and stable operating profit

Further recovery in order entry compared to prior year.

Positive EMA Decision for BioArctic's New Drug Candidate

Bioarctic's drug candidate for multiple system atrophy, exidavnemab, is recommended to be classified as an orphan drug, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

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After the threat of tariffs – Novartis invests 230 billion in the USA

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis plans to invest 23 billion dollarsover the next five years to expand its production in the USA. The goal is for all medicines dest...

AstraZeneca´s Trixeo approved in the UK using propellant with near-zero Global Warming Potential

AstraZeneca has received approval in the United Kingdom for its inhaled respiratory medicine Trixeo Aerosphere with a new propellant that is reported to reduce ...