High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke

It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher tha...

ProPharma

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.

Danish obesity success causes recruitment problems in southern Sweden

The substantial expansion of Danish Novo Nordisk is affecting companies in southern Sweden, which are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for attractive staff.

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Am...

Life Science Sweden heads to the Oresund region! ‒ Hello there Michael Linnell

Life Science Sweden’s The Future of Swedish Danish Life Science and New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meetings are coming up soon. We asked Mich...

Bemanningsbranschen i gungning när SKR sparar miljarder

På ett år har kostnaderna för inhyrd personal i sjukvården sjunkit med en tredjedel – närmare bestämt 3,3 miljarder kronor. Under samma period har nio bemanning...

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

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.

3 avgörande faktorer vid valet av nytt affärssystem

Att investera i ett ERP-system innebär att navigera genom en mängd frågor och alternativ. En av de största utmaningarna är att hitta rätt lösning för ert företa...

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.

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 studies in the world currently being conducted for a drug for post...

Stort tillslag mot vårdbolag efter misstänkta ekobrott

Två personer har begärts häktade vid Göteborgs tingsrätt efter att poliser genomfört ett omfattande tillslag mot pågående grova ekobrott kopplat till bland anna...

Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”

Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her openi...

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...

Radar för känsliga livsmedelsapplikationer

OEM Automatic presenterar stolt Rosemounts senaste innovation inom beröringsfri nivåmätning. Rosemounts radarbaserade lösning erbjuder exakt och pålitlig mätnin...

WuXi AppTec, UK Ltd

A modular system for precise and automated cell dispensing

How the benefits of laboratory automation can be combined with gentle cell handling.

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

Vaccin-vd:n har 2,8 miljarder skäl att le

Ett vältajmat optionsprogram, en pandemi och ett snabbt utvecklat covidvaccin – se där tre faktorer som bidrog till att Biontechs vd Uğur Şahin i fjol kunde cas...

Nu tar vi Bioscience till Göteborg

Life Science Sweden håller för första gången ett event i Göteborg.

The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”

Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forw...

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 ...