“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees ...

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.

Detta är orsaken till at designlampor kostar så mycket

Med den ökade digitalisering kan vi nu köpa allt vi önskar oss på nätet, vilket ställer större krav till traditionella retail-butiker.

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

Ready-to-install solutions for the lab-on-a-chip

Design for manufacturing lab-on-a-chip devices Reducing time-to-market together

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment

A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.

Svenskt cellterapibolag i konkurs: ”Vi gick för det, det är jag stolt över”

Det Huddingebaserade cellterapibolaget XNK Therapeutics har försatts i konkurs. Till slut blev det för tufft att hitta finansiering.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Opioidtablett på villovägar stoppar hel leverans av hjärtmedicin

Ett förlupet opioidpiller har tvingat amerikanska KVK Tech att av säkerhetsskäl återkalla en hel batch med hjärtläkemedel.

Färre diabetespatienter tvingas till amputation

Allt färre patienter med diabetes typ 1 tvingas till amputation. Enligt en ny studie från Göteborgs universitet har andelen minskat med över 40 procent under en 20-årsperiod.

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

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

Pneumatikkomponenter för extrema förhållanden

Vid miljöer där hög fuktighet, aggressiva median eller låga och höga temperaturområden förekommer måste man använda produkter med hög kvalitet och som ger en pålitlig funktion.

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”

The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.

Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Drömmen blev en mardröm för life science-entreprenören”

En hyllad forskare och entreprenör i Västsverige tvingades lämna bolaget han själv grundat. Fallet har väckt stort intresse bland Life Science Swedens läsare. S...

Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations

Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive ...

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct s...

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...

Chat GPT gav fel svar och hittade på referenser

Enligt en ny amerikansk studie kan Chat GPT vara farlig att vända sig till med medicinska frågor. Men att den hajpade chattboten hittar på egna fakta förvånar i...

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.