Jan Holmgren prisas för utveckling av koleravaccin

Forskaren Jan Holmgren, prisas för utvecklingen av det första effektiva drickbara koleravaccinet. Priset delas ut av Internationella vaccininstitutet (IVI) till...

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

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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.

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...

ZEISS supports the transition of spatial biology to clinical research

Slide scanner ZEISS Axioscan 7 spatial biology provides scalable workflow automation.

FDA utreder risk för ny cancer efter CAR-T-behandling

Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA utreder om CAR-T-terapier mot cancer i sällsynta fall kan leda till att patienter utvecklar ny cancer i form av lymfom...

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 ...

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

Deras samarbete ska ge ett pulvervaccin mot influensa

De bägge Uppsalabolagen Abera Bioscience och Orexo inleder ett samarbete för att ta fram vaccin i pulverform mot bland annat influensa.

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...

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sw...

KI’s freezer fiasco investigated: A chain of failures

A chain of combined technical and organisational shortcomings caused the freezer breakdown at the Karolinska Institute during the Christmas holidays, destroying...

Danska läkemedelsfonder investerar i talangfabrik

Novo Nordisk Foundation, Lundbeck Foundation och Leo Foundation investerar 123 miljoner danska kronor, motsvarande omkring 188 miljoner svenska kronor, i ett ny...

Cellavision belönas med näringslivspris

Blodanalysbolaget Cellavision tilldelas Lunds kommuns näringslivspris.

Ånga är en ren och hållbar energikälla

Ånga är en ren och hållbar energikälla. Den är lätt att distribuera och när den har gjort sitt jobb är den bara vatten, vilket är betryggande i vår miljömedvetna värld.

Digital Temperature Sensors from ZEISS

New Metrology Expert Tip video.

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

Collaboration in laboratory automation

The Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation developed an automated DNA extraction system with high throughput, working very closely together with Festo. As a resu...

It couldn’t be simpler

AI-assisted ZEISS Solution inspects implant coatings automatically.

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, ke...

A new giant among our microscopes

Two technologies in one machine.

Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate

Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...