Capio S:t Görans utser ny vd

En ny vd har utsetts till Capio S:t Görans Sjukhus i Stockholm. Det är läkaren Gustaf Storm som ska ta sig an uppdraget.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the...

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

Vinnova is going to establish a new innovation cluster

Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, has been commissioned by the government to establish a national innovation cluster for advanced medicines.

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.

Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”

“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportuni...

Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and ...

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The ...

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and Jo...

Stockholm aims at becoming one of the world’s top life science regions

Regional Chair for Finance, Irene Svenonius (M), believes that Stockholm can realise the goal of becoming one of the world’s top 5 regions in life science by 20...

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

unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.

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...

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by J...

Studie med antifetmapiller avbryts efter biverkningar

Pfizer har beslutat att inte gå vidare med sin viktminskningskandidat danuglipron i den version som ska intas i tablettform två gånger om dagen. Orsaken är de b...

TCO easy comparison of electric and pneumatic solutions

Find the right technology for your application and compare CO₂ emission and TCO The shown results are not based on a sizing calculation, parameters like service...

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson...

Studie: Ozempic kan vara fördel vid höftledsoperation

Det uppmärksammade läkemedlet för diabetes typ 2 och viktminskning kan vara till nytta inom fler områden. Däribland för patienter som får höftledsprotes, enligt en ny studie.

Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way

A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.

Byggstart för Galdermas nya produktionsanläggning i Uppsala

Läkemedelsbolaget Galderma växer i Uppsala med en helt ny 9 000 kvadratmeter stor anläggning.

Karriärcoachen: Så är du en bra chef – och det här ska du undvika

Hösten har dragit igång och därmed har många bytt jobb – kanske har du landat ett chefsjobb och funderar på hur du nu ska agera. Enligt karriärcoachen Tina Pers...

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometime...

Before you choose a CRO

– We are a small company and it is very important for us to maintain our core competence within development of novel nanomaterials, Tove Sivik Sonne, Head of De...