Advanced Microfluidics Flow Analysis Made Easy

Case study with ZEISS Airyscan.

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

Just four weeks to a concept for an emergency ventilator

The lockdown in spring 2020 meant that the majority of Festo employees had to join the ranks of those working from home. Yet within the space of just four weeks...

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the avail...

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward...

Rising interest in CRISPR treatments

Treatments using CRISPR technology are emerging as one of the hottest medical trends in the United States – and the FDA is doing its best to promote the development.

Immedica högt på listan över Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser

Stockholmsbaserade Immedica Pharma hamnar tvåa på listan över Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser i kategorin medelstora organisationer. Även andra läkemedelsföretag f...

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...

Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´

Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 100 million in a new...

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list

Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows

Japanese pharma to buy US drugmaker for $2.4 bln

Japanese Ono Pharmaceutical buys the American cancer drug developer Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in one of the largest acquisitions in the industry so far this year.

ZEISS presents the "Quality Innovation Days"

The digital event for metrology and software.

Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”

What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Swede...

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

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Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

Enabling 3D Multiplexing Spatial Omics Workflows in Neuroscience

Case study by ZEISS Microscopy.

“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees ...

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...

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...

Mercodia AB

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...