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Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

Novo Nordisk to invest billions in Danish manufacturing facilities

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is investing DKK 42 billion, equivalent to around SEK 65 billion/EUR 5.6 billion, in its manufacturing facilities in Ka...

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes ...

Microscope and measuring machine in one

ZEISS O-INSPECT duo covers two essential applications in quality assurance.

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Copenhagen (2026)

”Läkemedelstillverkare måste tänka om kring cybersäkerhet”

Läkemedelsföretagen har blivit en allt vanligare måltavla för cyberattacker, inte minst från statsstödda grupper. Därför behöver branschen fokusera om för att m...

Siemens köper forskningsplattform inom läkemedel för 51 miljarder

Siemens AG tar ett rejält kliv in på life science-området genom att förvärva amerikanska Dotmatics och dess forskningsplattform i en affär på 5,1 miljarder doll...

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Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”

”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration of new products in rare diseases. But will it also work to increase access for all EU patients...

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Festo LifeTech is exhibiting at the SLAS in Barcelona.

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain

In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI r...

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Recipharm divests five Swedish plants

Swedish contract manufacturer Recipharm is selling its facilities in Solna, Strängnäs, Höganäs, Karlskoga and Uppsala OTC Development to US private equity compa...

The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list

Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows

Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease

According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases ...

Studie motbevisar Kennedys påstående om sparkad vaccinkommitté

Den vaccinkommitté som avskedades av Robert F. Kennedy Jr. i början av juni hade lägst nivå av ekonomiska intressekonflikter sedan 2000, visar studie. Tvärtemot...

Just four weeks to a concept for an emergency ventilator

The lockdown in spring 2020 meant that the majority of Festo employees had to join the ranks of those working from home. Yet within the space of just four weeks...

MSD discontinues development of cancer drugs after trial failures

MSD suspends Phase 3 trials for two drug programs for different forms of cancer after trial failures.

“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”

The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that ai...

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Biovica får patent för att förutse immunterapi-effekt

Diagnostikbolaget Biovica har fått ett europeiskt patent beviljat för att förutsäga behandlingseffekt av immunterapier vid cancer med hjälp av företagets produkt Divitum TKa.

Petter Hartman: ”Existentiell egenvård i en kaotisk värld”

”Vår förmåga att möta livets svårigheter tycks hänga ihop med känslan av gemenskap och meningsfullhet”, skriver Petter Hartman i en krönika som tar upp regering...