"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which...

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...

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation do...

Pilots want to live too

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...

Han får vetenskapspris för upptäckten av den inflammatoriska reflexen

Den amerikanske neurokirurgen och uppfinnaren Kevin J. Tracey tilldelas Hans Wigzells Forskningsstiftelses vetenskapliga pris på 100 000 dollar. Han får det bla...

Asarinas läkemedelskandidat prövas kliniskt mot Tourettes

Det svenska bioteknikföretaget Asarina Pharma har fått tummen upp för en fas IIa-studie med läkemedelskandidaten Sepranolon vid Tourettes syndrom.

Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades

Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has t...

Pia Steensland går till Pfizer

Den tidigare riksdagsledamoten Pia Steensland börjar på Pfizer som Director, Policy & Public Affairs.

Aktivt liv trots urininkontinens

För den som lider av urininkontinens kan livet ibland kännas mycket jobbigt.

Karriärcoachen: Så vet du om chefen vill bli av med dig – och så ska du agera

Har chefen börjat lämna fikarummet om bara du är där? Får du plötsligt arbetsuppgifter som är långt under din kompetens? Karriärcoachen Tina Persson guidar dig ...

Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

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?

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Science Sweden´s Editor...

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvan...

Årets patientföreträdare utsedd på konferens

Under måndagen utsågs Årets Patientföreträdare 2022 på konferensen Fokus Patient. Priset gick i år till Föreningen för Hörselskadade och Döva barn med familjer.

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MedVasc and Scientific Solutions join forces to streamline FDA 510(k) regulatory process

MedVasc, an exciting MedTech startup company, and Scientific Solutions, a renowned consulting firm within Life Science, are pleased to announce a strategic part...

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

”Livräddande” luftvägsrensare får marknadsförbud

En luftvägsrensare som marknadsförs som potentiellt livräddande har belagts med med marknadsförbud av Läkemedelsverket. Orsaken är att det saknas belägg för att...

”Vacciner är ett av de mest effektiva sätten att rädda liv”

Abera Bioscience vd Maria Alriksson är en av talarna på Life Science Swedens event New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing 2021. Här berättar hon om vaccin oc...

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.

“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 ...

Vinnova ger stöd till precisionsmedicin – här är projekten som får anslag

Vinnova anslår totalt 323 miljoner kronor i en stor satsning på precisionsmedicin.