MSD discontinues development of cancer drugs after trial failures

MSD suspends Phase 3 trials for two drug programs for different forms of cancer after trial failures.

Eternal Rye – Improving Plant Breeding Methods

User story from Martin Luther University Halle.

Join us at SLAS Barcelona

Festo LifeTech is exhibiting at the SLAS in Barcelona.

Vaccinpartners på väg att bli rivaler

Franska Valneva och danska Bavarian Nordic, två partners som distribuerat och marknadsfört varandras produkter sedan 2020, kommer snart att bli rivaler inom vac...

Danska läkemedelsfonder investerar i talangfabrik

Novo Nordisk Foundation, Lundbeck Foundation och Leo Foundation investerar 123 miljoner danska kronor, motsvarande omkring 188 miljoner svenska kronor, i ett ny...

Wusson Accelerator AB

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...

Läkemedelsverket publicerar vägledning om AI inom sjukvården

Läkemedelsverket har för första gången publicerat en vägledning gällande användandet av artificiell intelligens i den svenska sjukvården.

Dansk aktör köper krisande amerikanskt cancerbolag

Danska Pharmacosmos tar över det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget G1 Therapeutics i en affär som uppgår till 405 miljoner dollar.

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

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

in the Netherlands developed an innovative method, the thrombin generation assay (TGA), which provides a complete overview of a physiological process crucial fo...

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

Regeringen presenterar ny cancerplan – fokus på tidiga åtgärder

Tidig diagnostik, kortare väntetider och en översyn av läkemedelssystemet. Det är några av förslagen i den nya nationella cancerstrategin som presenterades under fredagen.

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

Save the dates: ZEISS Quality Innovation Summit, October 22-24

Embark on a journey to the future of metrology.

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

The life science strategy – what the industry wants

The process of updating the national life science strategy has begun at the government’s life science office. According to industry stakeholders, Sweden’s compe...

Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far

German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.

Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management GmbH

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...

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

Här är läkemedelsföretagen som är bäst förberedda på AI

Hur väl förberedda är läkemedelsföretag inom området artificiell intelligens? Det framgår av en ny utvärdering.

A small thing that can solve your problems

If you are in need of a compact valve. Look no further! We have the VOVK

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.