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.

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

KI’s new super machine measures brain activity in real-time – “A very expensive hairdo”

Using brand-new, super-advanced equipment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now measure brain activity in real-time, with higher resolution than previou...

Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system

”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and D...

Misstänkt koppling mellan Ozempic och ögonsjukdom – myndighet reagerar

Två nya danska studier har pekat på en koppling mellan Ozempic (semaglutid) och en möjlig risk för den sällsynta ögonsjukdomen NAION. Nu vill danska läkemedelsv...

"Imponerande kraftsamling gav vaccin"

Det rekordsnabba framtagandet av nya vaccin under pandemin visar vad läkemedelsindustrin – och mänskligheten – kan åstadkomma när pressen är tillräckligt stor.

Jättestudie om mjölk: Riskfyllt för kvinnor men inte för män

Risken för hjärtinfarkt ökade för kvinnor som i genomsnitt drack minst två glas mjölk om dagen, medan det hos män inte återfanns något sådant samband i en ny st...

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AI speeds up measurement process

How to inspect coatings ten times faster with a light microscope? The medical technology group Smith+Nephew has been using ZEISS Axio Imager.Z2m since summer 2022.

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.

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...

Decades of research destroyed at KI – a hacker attack cannot be ruled out!

Years of research, together with half a billion Swedish krona, went up in smoke when the freezers at Karolinska Institutet overheated. The breakdown has now bee...

Ylva Trolle Lagerros: ”Vissa borde få läkemedel mot obesitas subventionerat”

Som ledande expert på obesitas har Ylva Trolle Lagerros synts mycket i media på sista tiden. I en intervju med Life Science Sweden talar hon om stigmat kring fe...

Rising interest in CRISPR treatments

Treatments using CRISPR technology are emerging as one of the hottest medical trends in the United States – and the FDA is doing its best to promote the development.

Tio life science-projekt får miljonanslag – ny utlysning öppnar

En rad life science-projekt har fått miljonanslag i ett svenskt proof of concept-program. 13 januari öppnar en ny utlysning.

A modular system for precise and automated cell dispensing

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

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

With the increasing developments in life sciences over the past decade and strong support for the sector’s strategic importance from both the Sweden and Danish ...

The dock that “thinks” for itself

The world of bulk material handling seems straightforward at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. However, the art of dealing with a variety of different ...

Microscope or Measuring Machine? Both!

Watch our demo recording with features, software and best-practices.

Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations

Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive ...

Samuel Lagercrantz: We are currently seeing medical breakthroughs in these areas

Samuel Lagercrantz, Editor in Chief of Life Science Sweden, lists three medical fields in which we are currently seeing major breakthroughs and two fields in wh...

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug

Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a lega...

Stayble får europeiskt patent för engångsbehandling mot diskbråck

Stayble Therapeutics är på väg att beviljas ett europeiskt patent för sin behandling av diskbråck.