New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Sedana får ny CFO

Susanne Andersson efterträder Maria Engström.

Årets mest lästa krönikor och opinionsartiklar

Branschspaningar och reflektioner är och har alltid varit en viktig del av Life Science Swedens redaktionella innehåll. När 2021 nu snart är till ända har vi sa...

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...

Event: Drug Development – Serendipity or Science

Drug development is a challenging journey, we will discuss questions you may not even consider asking. SDS and Medicon Village welcome you to an engaging afternoon.

The first pharmaceutical for eosinophilic esophagitis approved in the U.S.

The U.S. Drug Administration has approved the drug Dupixent (dupilumab) to treat inflammation of the oesophagus of the type eosinophil esophagitis.

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for th...

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians cha...

App ökar följsamhet

Hjärtmedicin räddar liv, men det är en viktig detalj. De måste tas för att fungera. Nu visar en studie att en app hjälper patienten till ökad följsamhet.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

ARM-D – Vill du spara plats i din maskin?

Nya modulära regulatorn ARM-D ger ett ytterst kompakt montage för samtidig reglering av flera tryck.

A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed

There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the mala...

AI-diagnostik av malignt melanom prövas kliniskt

Startup-företaget AI Medical Technology inleder en klinisk prövning av sitt system för diagnos av malignt melanom på 30 svenska primärvårdskliniker.

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 ...

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

Karriärcoachen: Så minglar du bäst på kongressen – och får ett dolt jobb

Samhället har öppnat upp efter pandemin och konferenser, kongresser och Almedalen står på agendan. Men efter två år i en digital bubbla kan man känna sig ringro...

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...

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

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.

Läkare vid Karolinska presenterar rön som kan ge bättre behandling av leukemi

Forskare vid Karolinska universitetssjukhuset har hittat en metod för mer effektiv behandling av aggressiv blodcancer, enligt en ny studie.

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.

Hastighetsreglering i tuff miljö – strypbackventil ASB

SMC lanserar en ny strypbackventil helt i metall, perfekt för hastighetsreglering i miljö med damm och svetsloppor.