Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors

The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic t...

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 ...

Eli Lilly to build a USD 2.5-billion plant in Germany

US-based Eli Lilly is planning a huge investment of USD 2.5 billion, equivalent to around SEK 26.5 billion, in a new production facility in Alzey, Germany.

Anna Törner: Vem betalar för Rebecca Doe – och alla oss andra?

Det lätt att vänja sig vid tanken att vård och läkemedel är gratis, när det egentligen handlar om hur och vem som betalar. Det skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency

On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.

Alzinova tar steg mot fas II-studie i USA

Biofarmabolaget Alzinova hoppas kunna inleda en fas II-studie med sin vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers under andra halvåret 2025.

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.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Vaccinet har räddat 94 miljoner liv – men nu sprids mässlingen igen

En sjukdom som vi trodde hörde till det förgångna ökar nu åter i både Europa och USA. I skuggan av ökad skepsis och minskad vaccintäckning gör mässlingen – som ...

Ytterligare läkemedelskandidat mot Alzheimers droppas

Ett litet schweiziskt biotechbolag avbryter en fas II-studien med sin läkemedelskandidat mot Alzheimers sjukdom. Beskedet kommer inte långt efter att Biogen och...

The key to successful collaboration between industry and academia

Why is collaboration between industry and academia necessary in the life sciences sector? What obstacles exist, and what is the key to successful collaboration?

LINK Medical recruits Swedish CEO

The Norwegian Contract Research Organization LINK Medical has recruited Anders Göransson as the new CEO.

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct s...

Petter Hartman: ”Existentiell egenvård i en kaotisk värld”

”Vår förmåga att möta livets svårigheter tycks hänga ihop med känslan av gemenskap och meningsfullhet”, skriver Petter Hartman i en krönika som tar upp regering...

Björn Arvidsson will lead research and innovation in Region Uppsala

The Swedish life science profile Björn Arvidsson has been appointed Director of Research and Innovation for Region Uppsala.

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by J...

Spatial Biology Studies in Lung Tissue using Spectral Microscopy

Spectral imaging with the ZEISS LSM 980 laser scanning confocal enables more complex studies of cell-cell interactions and locations in immunology research.

Studie: Förlamad man styrde robotarm med sina tankar

Ny teknik har gjort det möjligt för en förlamad man att greppa, flytta och släppa föremål med en robotarm – bara genom att föreställa sig att han utför handlingarna.

When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend

Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advanc...

Bioarctic fälls för vd-uttalanden till journalist – efter anmälan från konkurrent

I ett vägledande utslag fälls alzheimerbolaget Bioarctic för uttalanden som bolagets vd gjorde till en ekonomijournalist i somras.

Pulsen på patientförbunden del 2: Postcovid

Trots att forskningen kring postcovid gjort stora framsteg på senare år är kunskapsluckorna många. Svenska Covidföreningen ser ett akut behov av fler läkemedels...

MSD discontinues development of cancer drugs after trial failures

MSD suspends Phase 3 trials for two drug programs for different forms of cancer after trial failures.

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered b...

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...