Astra Zeneca pauses multi-million investment in the UK

Astra Zeneca has paused a planned investment worth $270 million. It is the latest pharmaceutical company to pull back on its commitments in the UK.

Merck KGaA acquires American company in €3.0 billion deal

Germany’s Merck is completing the acquisition of Springwork Therapeutics for 3 billion euros.

Explore the possibilities of the new ZEISS METROTOM 800 320 kV

Free ZEISS webinar July 10, 9:00-9:45 AM and 5:00-5:45 PM.

Licensavtal ska ge Roche nya vägar in i hjärnan

Läkemedelsbolaget Roche ska testa ett nytt sätt att transportera läkemedel till hjärnan – med hjälp av transportmolekyler från Bostonbaserade Manifold Bio.

Novo Nordisk appoints Mike Doustdar as new CEO

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has appointed Mike Doustdar as its new CEO. At the same time, the company announced it was lowering its forecasts –...

Smartzoom 100 – The New Digital Microscope for Maximum Efficiency

Free webinar July 1, 9:00-9:45 AM CEST and 5:00-5:45 PM CEST.

Nytt samarbete: Chat GPT flyttar in i Lundbecks laboratorier

Den danska läkemedelskoncernen Lundbeck tar hjälp av Open AI för att påskynda forskning och effektivisera arbetet inom hela verksamheten.

Samarbete ska ta Tirmed Pharmas eksembehandling in i klinisk fas

Tirmed Pharma ingår ett fördjupat samarbete med Lundbaserade Zelmic om formulering och tillverkning av bolagets läkemedelskandidat för autoimmuna hudsjukdomar.

BMS and venture capital giant form new company

The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company wil...

Lund University’s record-breaking recruitment – attracting researchers from around the world

The Swedish university is launching its largest international recruitment effort ever, aiming to hire 25 researchers globally, including several in the medical field.

Strategic Clarity: The New Currency in Life Science

In an industry shaped by rapid regulatory changes and global competition, leading life science companies are rethinking what it takes to succeed. Increasingly, ...

The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”

Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies...

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...

The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science (2026)

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ZEISS O-INSPECT duo covers two essential applications in quality assurance.

Heart Monitoring in Breast Cancer – Essential or Excessive?

Trastuzumab and related drugs have transformed breast cancer treatment and dramatically improved survival rates. But the close cardiac monitoring required durin...

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.

Alvotech flyttar in i svenskt life sciene-kluster

Isländska Alvotech, noterade på Stockholmsbörsen, flyttar in på Campus Solna. ”Alvotech strävar efter att avsevärt expandera sin forsknings- och utvecklingsverk...

Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory

"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.

ZEISS EVO as the Key to Wire Technology in Modern Medicine

High-performance wires for stents.

Vaccine project targeting congenital infection scrapped in late-stage trial – “Clearly disappointed”

Hope for the first vaccine against the world’s most common congenital infection has taken a serious hit

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...

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...

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