Roche’s Genentech terminates licencing deal with Norwegian biotech

Genentech is ending a license collaboration with Norwegian biotech Nykode Therapeutics regarding a clinical stage cancer vaccine program.

US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretar...

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

Kritiserat bolag hotas av avnotering

Bio Vitos Pharma hotas av avnotering från Nasdaq efter anklagelser om bristande informationsgivning.

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...

Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”

forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden

Introduction of ZEISS Imaging Systems for Super-Resolution

Webinar recording about the ZEISS Lattice SIM technology.

Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way

"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave fo...

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

Börsnoterade Cyxone ansöker om konkurs

Cyxone, ett Malmöbaserat bioteknikföretag inom autoimmuna sjukdomar, meddelar att bolaget beslutat att ansöka om konkurs.

Uppsalabolag riskerar avnotering – anklagas för bristande informationsgivning

Quia Pharma riskerar avnotering sedan Nasdaq påpekat vad som bedöms vara brister i informationsgivningen.

The fast route to a safe insulin pen

Diabetes is on the rise worldwide with around ten million people developing the disease every year. Demand for insulin pens allowing patients to self-medicate i...

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...

Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

Nanoparticles to help detect pulmonary disease

Nanoparticles behave in a certain way in the air. Using this knowledge, researchers at Lund University have developed a new measurement method for lung examinat...

A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil

Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders...

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Eli Lilly requests re-examination of Alzheimer's drug recommendation

Eli Lilly has requested that the EMA re-examine its opinion on the company's Alzheimer's drug, Kisunla, the agency announced on Friday.

Efter misslyckade nyemissionen – Ziccum ansöker om konkurs

Det uppmärksammade Lundabolaget Ziccum, som utvecklat en metod för att torka biologiska läkemedel, har beslutat att ansöka om konkurs.

Quretech granted a European patent for a new type of antibiotic

The European patent provides protection until 2041. Previously, the patent was granted in China, and the application is currently under review in the USA, India, and Japan.

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Studie: Upptäckt om tarmceller ger hopp om att bromsa Crohns sjukdom

Forskare vid Göteborgs universitet har upptäckt ett nytt sätt att angripa Crohns sjukdom. Det handlar om att reparera tarmcellernas skyddsbarriär för att behandla sjukdomen.

Ukraine war fuels rise of totally resistent bacteria

War-torn Ukraine is not just suffering from hostile attacks from a foreign aggressor, but also from the threat of a totally resistant and contagious bacteria.

Study: Popular diabetes drug may be effective against liver disease

After its success in diabetes and weight loss, a new potential therapeutic area has been identified for Ozempic and other GLP1 analogues. A new study links the ...