From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium

Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be av...

BioArctic moves forward with its candidate for Parkinson’s

BioArctic announces positive early phase study results for its drug candidate for Parkinson’s disease.

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

N-Realizer analytical system from C. Gerhardt increases productivity with valve block from Festo

New features in ZEISS CALYPSO 2024

ZEISS CALYPSO is your universal software for dimensional metrology applications.

A growing industry in Denmark: “One new life science company a week”

The life science sector in eastern Denmark continues to grow in the number of employees, as well as the number of companies. An emerging problem is the shortage...

JMP Statistical Discovery

Konglomerat lägger bud på Calliditas

Japanska konglomeratet Ashai Kasei har lagt ett bud på det svenska läkemedelsbolaget Calliditas Therapeutics. Styrelsen rekommenderar att bolagets ägare godkänner erbjudandet.

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...

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.

List: The coolest names in biotech

Hairy beasts, volcanic material and space strolling stand out on a US list of the best biotech company names, and on a list of the coolest names for pharmaceuti...

Stort vetenskapligt möte i Stockholm den 8 november

I dagarna är det dags för den elfte årliga upplagan av Life Science Swedens vetenskapliga möte Bioscience i Stockholm. Som deltagare kan du se fram emot en inte...

Introducing ZEISS arivis Pro 4.2

ZEISS arivis software enhances custom microscopy image analysis.

Björn Arvidsson: ”Framtiden byggs inte av solospelare”

Björn Arvidsson skriver om vikten av samarbete och tillit mellan hälso- och sjukvården och life science-branschen.

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AstraZeneca to use American AI platform for cancer trials

In a collaboration AstraZeneca will use an AI model from Israeli-American biotech Immunai to streamline its clinical trials in cancer.

Anna Törner: “My quantified life”

“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the mor...

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.

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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”

The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.

"Imponerande kraftsamling gav vaccin"

Det rekordsnabba framtagandet av nya vaccin under pandemin visar vad läkemedelsindustrin – och mänskligheten – kan åstadkomma när pressen är tillräckligt stor.

Thomas Eldered: ”Innovation is the key”

Thomas Eldered speaks in a web clip about the challenges facing the life science sector in the future and what he, as an investor, finds most interesting in new companies.

USA lämnar Världshälsoorganisationen

USA:s nyinstallerade president Donald Trump har lagt en presidentorder på att USA ska lämna Världshälsoorganisationen, WHO.

What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks

What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major ...