Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter o...

They’re all doing it – buying drug research

December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as...

Meet the governmental life science office

More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duti...

Här är virusvarianterna du ska ha koll på

Glöm den brittiska, sydafrikanska och indiska varianten. Efter att flera länder klagat beslutade WHO om nya namn på olika muterade coronavirus.

Astra Zeneca och Gilead kan gå samman

De två läkemedelsjättarna är i samtal om en sammanslagning, enligt källor till Bloomberg.

Lockdown-studie kritiseras även i USA

I USA har den uppmärksammade metastudie som uppger att knappt några liv har räddats med hjälp av lockdowns blivit kraftigt ifrågasatt av forskare.

We are poor lobbyists

I doubt there has ever been a really well thought out Scandinavian campaign with intentions to really change attitudes among both the public and politicians.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work

A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story...

Hon tar plats på höjdarlista

Varje år samlar den ledande vetenskapliga tidskriften Genetic Engineering News tio namn på de mest lovande ledarna inom affärsvärlden och akademin under 40 år.

Petter Hartman: Prioritera kommunikationen om forskning!

Vad fan får jag för pengarna? Forskning bör vara ett svar på den frågan, anser Petter Hartman.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

Danish researchers hope to increase the bioavailability of low solubility drugs.

BCG-vaccin prövas mot coronavirus

I länder där barn vaccineras mot tuberkulos är dödligheten i covid-19 relativt lägre än i andra länder, enligt en ny studie. Nu inleds kliniska prövningar där v...

Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”

Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the tria...

How to become globally competitive

Here Gunilla Osswald from BioArctic share her experience of scaling up and be competative on the global arena.

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

It´s time to establish relations

Communication with the patient is the key to future healthcare, writes Hanna Brodda, editor in chief of Life Science Sweden.

Genetiskt olikt coronavirus gav återinfektion

I en fall-studie redogör forskare för en man som insjuknat två gånger i covid-19 och blev betydligt sjukare vid det andra smittotillfället.

Cate Poulsen, Qiagen

Why are you going to Scanlab and Biotech Forum?

Biotech goes white and bright

White biotech could become Denmark's next blossoming business area.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

Engage with your CMO early

Gordon Hutton is Materials Science Lead at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s, formerly GSK, small molecule API site in Cork, Ireland.