Positiva data för vaccin i pulverform – ”Fungerar lika bra”

En ny studie indikerar att ett nytt influensavaccin, som utvecklas av Abera Bioscience i samarbete med Orexo, fungerar både som sprej och pulver.

Mastering Urine Microscopy

On-demand Webinar: Microscopy in urinalysis.

He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital

Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with...

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The ...

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?

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct s...

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Quiet, fast, inexpensive: mass flow controller for life sciences

Whether in portable oxygen system devices or in bioreactors, the new proportional flow control valve VEMD from Festo provides extremely high control dynamics an...

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Extremely high sample throughput rates

Precision and reliability in automated liquid handling

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”

The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment l...

Ny chefredaktör på Läkartidningen

Åsa Uhlin har utsetts till ny chefredaktör på Läkartidningen efter avgående Pär Sandell.

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Astra Zenecas lupusbehandling blir enklare att ta – ja till egenanvändning

Astra Zenecas läkemedel Saphnelo har fått en positiv rekommendation från CHMP för en ny beredningsform som gör det möjligt för patienter med SLE att själva ta l...

Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now question...

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Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens thanks to automation technology

Devysers medgrundare lämnar ledningen – får rådgivande roll

Diagnostik- och gentestbolaget Devysers medgrundare och vice vd Ulf Klangby lämnar sin operativa roll och får istället en rådgivande funktion som konsult.

Novartis i mångmiljardavtal inom immunsjukdomar

Den schweiziska läkemedelsjätten Novartis har ingått ett nytt licensavtal med Monte Rosa Therapeutics, inriktat på behandling av immunrelaterade sjukdomar.

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

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

Alzinova får FDA:s snabbspår för sitt alzheimervaccin

Biofarmabolaget Alzinovas vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers sjukdom har beviljar Fast Track-status av USA:s läkemedelsmyndighet FDA.

Medicon Village Science Park