BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”

For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leavi...

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...

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

Kolla in vår vakuumskola!

Vakuumteknologi spelar en central roll inom många industriella processer och används för att hantera och förflytta objekt på ett effektivt sätt. Genom att använ...

Rekordstor donation till cancerforskning i Lund – ”Once in a lifetime-möjlighet”

Lunds universitet får den största donationen i lärosätets moderna historia, enligt ett pressmeddelande.

Nya notan för Purdue Pharma – skandalbolaget bakom opioidkrisen

Slutnotan kan vara på väg för läkemedelstillverkaren Purdue Pharmas inblandning i USA:s opioidkris – och den ser ut att landa på minst 7,4 miljarder dollar, mot...

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,...

Jättestudie om mjölk: Riskfyllt för kvinnor men inte för män

Risken för hjärtinfarkt ökade för kvinnor som i genomsnitt drack minst två glas mjölk om dagen, medan det hos män inte återfanns något sådant samband i en ny st...

Sanofi förvärvar Vicebio – stärker positionen inom respiratoriska vacciner

Den franska läkemedelsjätten Sanofi meddelar att bolaget förvärvar brittiska bioteknikföretaget Vicebio för 1,15 miljarder dollar kontant, med möjliga tillägg o...

Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...

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...

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the ...

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.

A new special edition and a new event in Copenhagen – This is happening at Life Science Sweden 2024

The new year brings new features for the readers of Life Science Sweden.

Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system

”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and D...

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.

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...

Happy International Women's Day!

This March, we're dedicating Fridays to spotlight women in STEM. The first article is about Helena, a Sales Engineer in Sweden. Read why she likes to work with ...

Non-destructive testing and assembly control

Assess complete assembly.

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SEO byrå i Göteborg växer så att det knakar

Att hamna högt upp i Googles sökresultat är något som mer eller mindre är ett måste för de allra flesta företag inom de flesta branscher.

Decades of research destroyed at KI – a hacker attack cannot be ruled out!

Years of research, together with half a billion Swedish krona, went up in smoke when the freezers at Karolinska Institutet overheated. The breakdown has now bee...

Nanexa finalist i Fierce Innovation Awards

Uppsalabolaget Nanexa har utsetts till finalist i den internationella tävlingen Fierce Innovation Awards Life Sciences. Bolaget uppmärksammas i kategorin Drug D...

Lilly köper genterapibolag till reapris

Läkemedelsjätten Eli Lilly kliver in och köper upp Adverum Biotechnologies och dess genterapi i sen klinisk fas – en affär som sker just när det Kalifornienbase...