Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens thanks to automation technology

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

Danish researchers hope to increase the bioavailability of low solubility drugs.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Platelet analysis in whole blood

The new Multiplate analyzer from Triolab uses impedance aggregometry to measure the effects of platelet inhibitors on whole blood.

Fluorescensmikroskopi förbättras av nytt företag

Två forskare från Uppsala universitet har utvecklat en ny metod för avancerad analys av bilder från fluorescensmikroskopi. Nu startar de företag.

Double the channels for half the work

The 16-well pipettes from Capp cause less strain for the user when setting up a 384-well plate.

Bioreactor features disposable sensors

The Biostat Cultibag STR line of bioreactors from Sartorius-Stedim features disposable components to reduce risk of contamination.

Cell incubator with built-in microscope

InCu-view live is an incubator from Sanyo for cell or embryo culture with documentation functionality.

Opinion: Where do all the cool Swedish life science companies go?

It’s puzzling why Swedish life science companies hardly get a mention alongside Spotify, Skype, Klarna, King, iZettle, and other cool, innovative and successful...

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Kjell Strandberg

2009 - ytterligare ett dystert år för Big Pharma.

Ideon - Sweden's oldest science park

Old is not synonymous with boring. Swedens oldest science park Ideon still manages to attract young companies with big ideas. The recipe for success? To continu...