Johan Pehrson takes over the responsibility for research policy in Sweden

The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson takes over the assignment as Minister for Education. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday last week.

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GSK acquires oncology research company

GSK acquires the American biotechnology company Idrx for up to 1.15 billion dollars.

Nytt stort labbhus i Lund invigt – här är bolagen som flyttar in

Medicon Village har fått en ny laboratoriebyggnad. I dag invigdes huset med bandklippning av arbetsmarknads- och integrationsminister Mats Persson (L) och bygge...

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"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...

Higher throughput in less time

Do you want to automate your quality processes, shorten inspection times and increase your throughput? Gain inspiration from the experience of the medical techn...

AZ gets approval for drug targeting rare disease – it may reduce cortisone dependence

AstraZeneca’s drug Fasenra gets an expanded indication in the EU and is now approved as a treatment for the rare autoimmune disease known as Churg-Strauss syndrome.

Double up for Korbinian Löbmann

This year, Korbinian Löbmann will moderate the New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meeting in Copenhagen for the fifth time. Furthermore, he will ...

Lista: Bäst betalda toppcheferna i läkemedelsvärlden

Det är kul när det går bra för andra, eller hur? Några av dem som det gått riktigt hyggligt för – åtminstone ekonomiskt – listas här på rankningen över de bäst ...

Kennedy stoppar bidrag till vaccinalliansen Gavi

USA kommer inte längre ge ekonomiskt stöd till Gavi förrän den globala vaccinalliansen ”återvunnit allmänhetens förtroende”. Det meddelar USA:s hälsominister Ro...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

AZ får godkänt för läkemedel mot ovanlig sjukdom – kan minska beroendet av kortison

Astra Zenecas läkemedel Fasenra får utökad indikation i EU och blir nu godkänd som behandling mot den ovanliga autoimmuna sjukdomen känd som Churg-Strauss syndrom.

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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

ZEISS O-INSPECT duo: The multifunctional measuring machine

ZEISS O-INSPECT duo combines advanced microscopy and metrology for impressive measurement accuracy.

Svensk obesitaskandidat visade lovande resultat – ”Kan få stor betydelse”

Tabletten ska främja viktminskning utan att påverka aptit eller muskelmassa. Resultaten är lovande, enligt en klinisk fas I-studie från Karolinska institutet oc...

Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”

Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks appr...

Astra Zeneca investerar miljarder i ny anläggning i USA

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca satsar på cellterapier. Nu investerar läkemedelsbolaget 300 miljoner dollar, motsvarande cirka 3,1 miljarder svenska kronor, i en ...

AI automates testing of implant coatings

The medical technology group Smith+Nephew uses an AI-supported light microscope ZEISS Axio Imager to inspect coated implants.

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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?

The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significa...

The key to successful collaboration between industry and academia

Why is collaboration between industry and academia necessary in the life sciences sector? What obstacles exist, and what is the key to successful collaboration?