Extensive agreements signed at Scilifelab

Four agreements were signed between Swedish and Dutch life science players in connection with the Dutch state visit earlier this month.

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...

KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”

A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karol...

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...

Orbán's extended arm becomes health commissioner in the EU

Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi may soon become the most influential official for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the EU. Várhelyi, who is close to Hung...

Nytt godkännande för Elektas Gamma Knife i USA

Strålterapibolaget Elekta har fått klartecken av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA för att använda sitt Gamma Knife-system vid ytterligare en typ av sär...

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...

The Crucial Role of Core Imaging Facility Managers

User story from ZEISS and the University of York.

Medical plastics insights at Röchling

An exclusive look behind the scenes.

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

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He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting ap...

He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter

The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s...

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

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De får medicinpriset för upptäckt av immuntolerans

Året Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin tilldelas Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell och Shimon Sakaguchi.

Göteborgsföretag med global ambition – Anyo Labs vinner mark i AI-racet

På femtio kvadratmeter i Göteborg sitter ett bolag som vill ta plats på en av världens hetaste tekniska arenor: AI-driven läkemedelsutveckling. ”Vi drivs mycket...

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Am...

How to avoid measurement inaccuracies due to wear

Expert tip from ZEISS.

Flödeskontroll med FMQ från Anderson-Negele

OEM Automatic presenterar den elektromagnetiska flödesmätaren FMQ från Anderson-Negele, en banbrytande lösning för exakt flödeskontroll i mejeri- och livsmedels...

A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil

Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders...

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?

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...