“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”

Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessibl...

This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...

Sustainability at Festo

On the Way to the Net Zero Era - New Sustainability Report published

Link expanderar i Finland – ”Ett betydande tillskott”

Kontraktsforskningsbolaget Link Medical expanderar genom att förvärva finländska branschkollegan CRST Oy.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We must raise our gaze to find the answers of the future”

A system approach isn't just about understanding complexity – it's about making better decisions. By seeing ourselves as part of larger systems, we can better a...

Mathias Uhléns proteinatlas utsedd till global resurs

Databasen The Human Protein Atlas har som den första i Sverige blivit utsedd till ett så kallat Global Core Biodata Resource. Enligt Mathias Uhlén innebär det e...

Här är människorna bakom de utpekade rovförlagen

I en artikelserie har Life Science Sweden rapporterat om rovtidskrifter och om tidskriftskapare. Men vilka är människorna bakom? Spåren leder till framgångsrika...

Scale Up Your Image Analysis

ZEISS arivis Hub for accelerated analysis and faster results.

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...

Jätteanslag till medicinsk grundforskning – åtta projekt delar på 227 miljoner

Mekanismerna bakom kronisk smärta, en atlas över tarmbarriären och B-cellsminnets outforskade dimensioner är några av de åtta grundforskningsprojekt inom medici...

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...

Vetenskapsevent samlar forskare i Hagastaden

Hur man undviker fallgropar i läkemedelsutveckling och en inblick i att organisera forskning i ett företag som utvecklar substanser mot smärta och alzheimers. D...

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."

Lonza

Vaccinbolag backade när Trump nominerade vaccinskeptiker

Flera av de stora vaccinbolagen föll på börsen efter att vaccinskeptikern Robert F. Kennedy Jr. på torsdagen nominerats till posten som hälsominister i Donald T...

We desire talent to come here, but are we genuinely welcoming them?

Sweden faces significant challenges in creating a truly inclusive environment that makes international professionals feel welcome, valued, and able to build mea...

QPS Netherlands B.V

Quotient Sciences Limited

Humana vann mot Ivo – får tillbaka tillståndet

Humana Assistans får fortsätta att bedriva personlig assistans och hemtjänst. Förvaltningsrätten upphävde på onsdagen Ivos beslut att dra in bolagets tillstånd.

Medicon Valley Alliance

The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

Mercodia AB

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 ...

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...