Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”

The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that r...

Genterapi mot blödarsjuka visade effekt ännu efter fyra år

Den omtalade genterapin Hemgenix mot hemofili B visar god effekt fortfarande fyra år efter att behandlingen utförts.

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SMC Corporation Appoints Bianca Brunell as New General Manager for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

SMC Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Bianca Brunell as the new General Manager for SMC’s Nordic and Baltic countries, effective June 1, 2024.

Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Forskare, se upp för rovtidskrifter!”

”Precis som vi alla behöver vara vaksamma i vår vardag på vad som är sant och vad som är falskt, behöver forskare vara vaksamma på vilka tidskrifter de publicer...

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...

Lundaforskare vill testa Crispr för diabetesgen

En gen som visat sig ha en koppling till försämrad insulinfrisättning i en ny studie hoppas forskarna kan vara en möjlig måltavla för framtida behandlingar mot typ 2-diabetes.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Microscope and measuring machine in one

ZEISS O-INSPECT duo covers two essential applications in quality assurance.

Kvinnan bakom Novo Nordisks fetmasuccé: ”Slutade aldrig tro på GLP-1”

Det tog flera år av misslyckanden inom GLP-1 innan Lotte Bjerre Knudsen och hennes kollegor hittade rätt – men då var det en riktig fullträff. ”Vi investerade i...

Isländsk genetikpionjär får Fernströms nordiska pris

En av världens mest kända forskare inom populationsgenetik, professor Kári Stefánsson från Island, tilldelas Eric K Fernström nordiska pris.

Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed

Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.

The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”

Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.

Nordic Regulatory experts: Improving biotech chances of Succ

Why is it that so many biotech companies fail? And what are the tools needed to change that fact?

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Stockholm (2026)

An easy way to handle microtiter plate stacks

Do you want to automate handling of microtiter plates.? Have a look at a very simple solution on how to handle them.

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and ...

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American ph...

“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”

The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at...

Pressen att publicera göder rovtidskrifterna

Forskare som lockas, eller luras, att publicera sig i tvivelaktiga vetenskapliga tidskrifter är ett fenomen som vuxit. Men vad är egentligen en rovtidskrift, oc...

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Bio Europe to Stockholm – ”The Swedish ecosystem is now taking the opportunity”

The international life science conference Bio Europe is coming to Sweden for the first time in November. The conference, whose program takes inspiration from AB...

Människa eller mus – även små skillnader kan vara viktiga vid lungcancer

En studie, som publicerats i Cancer Discovery, påminner om varför det är så viktigt att skilja på resultat från studier på olika biologiska arter.

3 avgörande faktorer vid valet av nytt affärssystem

Att investera i ett ERP-system innebär att navigera genom en mängd frågor och alternativ. En av de största utmaningarna är att hitta rätt lösning för ert företa...