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.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

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 ...

Faster development of reliable sample handling

Festo USA has collaborated with PerkinElmer to develop a compact sample handling solution for a global leader in manufacturing medical devices. Thanks to the cu...

Quiet, fast, inexpensive: mass flow controller for life sciences

Whether in portable oxygen system devices or in bioreactors, the new proportional flow control valve VEMD from Festo provides extremely high control dynamics an...

Novo Nordisk buys drug candidate in billion dollar deal

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have made an agreement with KBP Biosciences to aqcuire the hypertension drug ocedurenone for up to 1.3 billion doll...

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...

Healthcare study: Alzheimer’s blood test shows high accuracy

A blood test for identifying Alzheimer’s has now been tested in the general healthcare setting. According to the researchers, the test was 90% accurate in making a diagnosis.

Webinar: Can AI replace humans in pharmacovigilance?

The webinar will explore how AI can transform pharmacovigilance by enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and addressing challenges such as software costs, data...

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...

FDA approves new cystic fibrosis therapy

A new treatment for cystic fibrosis has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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.

Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?

In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.

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...

One System, Three Contrasting Techniques

ZEISS Axioscan 7 clinical - your digital slide scanner for diagnostics and clinical research.

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech ...

"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...

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...

Novo Nordisk sues compounding pharmacies in the US

Novo Nordisk is suing compounding pharmacies in Florida, USA, because the company claims to have found impurities in the active ingredient in the obesity drug Wegovy.

Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now question...

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tin...

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...

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