Statsepidemiologen: ”Vi har nått flockimmunitet”

Sveriges befolkning har nått en form av flockimmunitet mot covid-19. Den bedömningen gör statsepidemiolog Magnus Gisslén vid Folkhälsomyndigheten.

Positivt EMA-besked för Bioarctics nya läkemedelskandidat

Bioarctics läkemedelskandidat för multipel systematrofi, exidavnemab, rekommenderas bli klassat som särläkemedel meddelar den europeiska läkemedelsmyndigheten EMA.

Astra Zenecas Calquence godkänd för ännu en cancerform inom EU

Astra Zeneca har fått EU-godkännande för att använda cancerläkemedelet Calquence tillsammans med venetoklax som första behandling för vuxna med kronisk lymfatisk leukemi.

Pila Pharma tar in 20 miljoner kronor – inleder ”dedikerat fetmaspår”

Malmöbolaget Pila Pharma utvecklar ett nytt, oralt läkemedel för behandling av typ 2-diabetes. Ett nytt kapitaltillskott ska användas för att initiera studier o...

Heltysk storaffär: Biontech köper Curevac

En storaffär är på väg inom tysk vaccin- och läkemedelsindustri. Biontech har ingått avtal om att förvärva inhemska konkurrenten Curevac för omkring 1,25 miljar...

Standardisation in automation

B. Braun Melsungen had a great idea and implemented it throughout the plant. Production for infusion solutions was to be largely standardised. B. Braun hoped th...

Tankutrustning för hygieniska processmiljöer

OEM Automatic erbjuder ett brett sortiment av tankutrustning från marknadsledande tillverkare som Papenmeier, Definox, Zimmerlin och AWH. Sortimentet är särskil...

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...

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Medical Applications

Video about metrology solutions for medical components

A mass flow controller that is silent, fast and cost-effective

Portable ventilator breathing devices, bioreactors or the dosing of inert gases all rely on the highest control dynamics. That is exactly what the proportional ...

Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”

Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.

Join us at SLAS Barcelona

Festo LifeTech is exhibiting at the SLAS in Barcelona.

40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperat...

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...

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvant, which forms an essential part of the vaccine, originates from Sweden....

Nytt EU-godkännande för Astra Zenecas Calquence

En ny terapi för första linjens behandling av mantelcellslymfom har godkänts av EU-kommissionen.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”

The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at...

Hallå där... Mattias Gäreskog, ny Life Science Lead på Business Sweden

A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer

Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising d...

Uppsalaforskare har 3D-printat nervvävnad – ska hjälpa vid ALS-studier

Forskare vid Uppsala universitet har genom bioprintning lyckats skapa en modell som liknar mänsklig nervvävnad, odlad på patientens egna celler. Modellen kan va...

Happy International Women's Day!

This March, we're dedicating Fridays to spotlight women in STEM. The first article is about Helena, a Sales Engineer in Sweden. Read why she likes to work with ...