Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9...

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good condit...

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”

”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writ...

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing wr...

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

Webinar: How to Plan And Analyze a Real-World Evidence Study

This webinar is for drug developers who want to understand the basic ideas of analyzing an RWE study, as well as avoiding the most common pitfalls.

Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss

The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.

“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”

Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forw...

Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation

Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in me...

Ska göra karta över hjärnan

För att bättre förstå hur hjärnan utvecklas ska Sten Linnarsson skapa en detaljerad karta över den mänskliga hjärnan. För detta tilldelas han 10 miljoner från K...

Pharem slår tillbaka mot Akademiska

En publicerad studie från forskare vid Akademiska sjukhuset pekar mot att Pcures läkemedelsrening i toalettstolen inte fungerar. Artikeln borde dras tillbaka oc...

Pharem slår tillbaka mot Akademiska

En publicerad studie från forskare vid Akademiska sjukhuset pekar mot att Pcures läkemedelsrening i toalettstolen inte fungerar. Artikeln borde dras tillbaka oc...

Webinar: Clinical evaluation and clinical investigation of medical devices

Whether you are a small medtech company or a large one, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone curious about how clinical studies on medical devices are conducted.

Accurate removal of prostate tissue

Medical robots play an important role in diagnostics

Collaboration in laboratory automation

The Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation developed an automated DNA extraction system with high throughput, working very closely together with Festo. As a resu...

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey

The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.

Marie Gårdmark: Do EMA and FDA talk to each other?

Of course they do! The collaboration started already in 2003, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

Trends and overview: ELRIG "Robotics and Automation"

Laboratories on the way to end-to-end automation: Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technology boosted by pandemic

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the ...