Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring

The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to ...

Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consult...

Hello Jenni Nordborg!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Jenni Nordborg and asks her about her new job, why she became a chemical engineer and who her role model is.

Danish obesity success causes recruitment problems in southern Sweden

The substantial expansion of Danish Novo Nordisk is affecting companies in southern Sweden, which are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for attractive staff.

Kennedy stoppar 22 projekt inom mRNA-vaccin – experter varnar för följderna

USA:s hälsodepartement avbryter finansieringen av 22 projekt som utvecklar mRNA-baserade vacciner, och växlar över till vad som hävdas vara ”säkrare och bredare...

Fundamental Aspects of Airy Disk Patterns

Knowledge Article from ZEISS.

Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate

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

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.

Novokonkurrenten Viking faller på nya fetmadata

Viking Therapeutics redovisar en viktminskning på upp till drygt 12 procent för sitt antifetmapiller under utveckling. Men marknaden hade väntat sig mer, och ak...

Här är artiklarna som lästes mest i september

En svensk toppforskare som värvas av en läkemedelsjätte och en biotech-vd som lämnar efter en tuff tid bakom sig. Det hör till nyheterna som har lästs mest i september.

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The Swedish innovation model: “There is a paradox”

It is often said that Sweden is strong when it comes to innovation, but how well are we turning that innovation into actual medicines?

How to optimise your liquid handling results

In dispensing or pipetting applications in laboratory automation, it is important to obtain reliable results, which are analysed by calculating the accuracy and...

Lovande resultat för Lillys fetmapiller – skapar börsvågor

Eli Lillys viktminskningspiller överträffar förväntningarna i en fas III-studie och visar resultat i nivå med injicerbara läkemedel som Ozempic. Nyheten fick ak...

Miljonregn över två svenska biotechbolag – utvalda av EU:s innovationsråd

Pixelgen Technologies och Single Technologies, båda Stockholmsbaserade life science-företag, får finansiering från Europeiska innovationsrådet (EIC) på 12,5 mil...

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...

Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president

In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According...

Cellavision belönas med näringslivspris

Blodanalysbolaget Cellavision tilldelas Lunds kommuns näringslivspris.

Beslut idag: 17 innovationsprojekt får finansiering

I tuff konkurrens har 17 nya innovationsprojekt inom life science valts ut och får finansiering via Medtech4health och Swelife.

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Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by J...

Stockholm aims at becoming one of the world’s top life science regions

Regional Chair for Finance, Irene Svenonius (M), believes that Stockholm can realise the goal of becoming one of the world’s top 5 regions in life science by 20...