“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 ...

Sådan kan du forbedre dit byggefirma

Hvis du har et byggefirma, så giver det god mening, at du ønsker, at det skal være så godt som muligt. Dermed er det kun en fordel, hvis du hele tiden tænker ov...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the avail...

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.