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 ...

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes ...

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...

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...

No demand for new Covid vaccine – “It will probably be discarded”

So far, just under 6 000 doses of the Covid vaccine from Novavax have been used in Sweden, leaving over 1.4 million doses in stock. “They will probably be disca...

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

Fingeravtryck och zebrors ränder verkar använda samma matematiska modell

När dina fingeravtryck lämnar kladdiga spår på syltburken är det lika bra att erkänna direkt. Varje fingeravtryck är så unikt att det även skiljer sig enäggstvillingar emellan.

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech ...

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...

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage ...

En nybörjarguide till ost

Ost är som vin på många sätt; det finns en mängd variationer av dem och det bästa sättet att förstå de olika är att lära sig att skilja mellan variationernas smakprofiler.

Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam: Nobelupptäckten kan ge bättre vård och läkemedel

Svante Pääbos upptäckter om nedärvda genvarianter från utdöda människoformer kan på sikt leda till att både vård och läkemedel anpassas efter individer. Det men...

Bättre lindring mot migrän mål för forskare

En genväg via munnen tror forskare i Malmö skulle kunna göra mediciner mot migrän mer effektiva.

Studie: Taurin gav längre livslängd för djur

Möss, ormar och apor som fick aminosyran taurin under en längre tid uppvisade mindre åldersrelaterade tecken än kontrollgrupper, enligt en studie.

Avancerade terapier på frammarsch – ”Utmaningarna är stora”

Utvecklingen av läkemedel för avancerad terapi sker snabbt och runt om i landet startas nu flera centrum för att tillgängliggöra den nya läkemedelsgruppen. Möjl...

Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages

For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridicul...

The International Vaccine Institute’s office in Sweden is expanding

The International Vaccine Institute’s Stockholm office has been open for over a year. During the past year, training programmes and projects have been launched,...

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the...

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Ventilen du behöver när du behöver den

Emersons flödeskontroll och pneumatikprodukter ger dig tillgång till lösningar och expertis för dina unika utmaningar idag och imorgon. Våra varumärken Asco och...

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...

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...

Pilots want to live too

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