Chalmersforskare: Bättre riskbedömning med lipoprotein än kolesterol

I stället för att mäta kolesterolvärdet i blodet för att förutse risken för hjärtinfarkt kan ett enkelt test av lipoproteinmarkörer ge bättre information. Det h...

Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study

In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one of the most extensive...

Innovative start-up helps doctors, scientists and industry balance coagulation risks

For many doctors caring for seriously ill patients, for example, in stroke units and cancer wards, maintaining the life-saving balance between bleeding and thro...

Nya life science-navet – "Väldigt positivt för regionen"

Beskedet i förra veckan om att en vaccin- och läkemedelsfabrik utanför Sundsvall ska bli Sveriges nya innovationshubb för avancerade läkemedel fick förmodligen ...

Study: Popular diabetes drug may be effective against liver disease

After its success in diabetes and weight loss, a new potential therapeutic area has been identified for Ozempic and other GLP1 analogues. A new study links the ...

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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

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 discovery will lead...

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award

This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “hav...

Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease

A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Mari...

Nytt program ska hjälpa akademisk forskning till marknaden

Steget från akademisk forskning till kommersialisering inom life science är ofta tufft. Nu lanseras ett nytt finanseringsprogram för att överbrygga gapet.

Gothenburg, the city of life science – We are ‘Little Boston’

Western Sweden is investing in life science within everything from advanced therapeutic drugs to femtech. At the same time, stakeholders are looking to other in...

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Stockholm (2026)

Olink inleder strategiskt samarbete med Tataa

Olink, som utvecklar avancerade lösningar inom proteinanalys, inleder ett strategiskt samarbete med det snabbväxande labbföretaget Tataa Biocenter och lanserar ...

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Japanese pharma to buy US drugmaker for $2.4 bln

Japanese Ono Pharmaceutical buys the American cancer drug developer Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in one of the largest acquisitions in the industry so far this year.

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ZEISS O-INSPECT duo covers two essential applications in quality assurance.

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Aegirbios köpplaner spricker efter börsras

Aegirbios planer på att förvärva testbolaget Dynamic Code spricker. Som orsak anges den negativa börsutvecklingen i Aegirbio.

Webinar: How to Plan And Analyze a Real-World Evidence Study

This webinar is for drug developers who want to understand the basic ideas of analyzing an RWE study, as well as avoiding the most common pitfalls.

Astra Zeneca's Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria is being withdrawn worldwide

AstraZeneca initiates a worldwide withdrawal of its Covid vaccine Vaxzevria. The measure is taken just months after the company admitted the vaccine can cause a...

Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease

According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases ...