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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...

Medicon Valley Alliance

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”

How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cl...

Automated dispensing of a viscous hydrogel

A suitable solution developed for UPM Biomedicals In the Festo LifeTech Application Center we tested a setup for UPM Biomedicals for the automatic dispensing of...

List: The coolest names in biotech

Hairy beasts, volcanic material and space strolling stand out on a US list of the best biotech company names, and on a list of the coolest names for pharmaceuti...

The TFS family is growing

TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the ...

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvan...

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered b...

Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

Anna Törner: Vem betalar för Rebecca Doe – och alla oss andra?

Det lätt att vänja sig vid tanken att vård och läkemedel är gratis, när det egentligen handlar om hur och vem som betalar. Det skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Now it’s settled: The International Vaccine Institute will be located in Stockholm

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, is establishing itself outside South Korea for the first time. Last week, the Swedish Parliament ratified the agreemen...

Anna Törner: ”Mamma, tror du att du kommer att gifta om dig?”

”Jag inser att min hjärna är på väg ned i det statistiska kaninhålet, där frågor besvaras med punktskattningar och konfidensintervall.” Det skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Stayble får europeiskt patent för engångsbehandling mot diskbråck

Stayble Therapeutics är på väg att beviljas ett europeiskt patent för sin behandling av diskbråck.

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes ...

Bioarctic fälls för vd-uttalanden till journalist – efter anmälan från konkurrent

I ett vägledande utslag fälls alzheimerbolaget Bioarctic för uttalanden som bolagets vd gjorde till en ekonomijournalist i somras.

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Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the ...

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Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”

Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor...