The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the ...

Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

Effektiv och hygienisk nivåmätning med radar från OEM Automatic

OEM Automatic erbjuder radarnivågivare från Rosemount – en lösning för beröringsfri nivåmätning som kombinerar precision, pålitlighet och lång livslängd. Teknik...

Novo Nordisk köper antikropp – för miljardbelopp

Danska läkemedelsjätten Novo Nordisk har tecknat avtal med det amerikanska bioteknikföretaget Omeros Corporation om att förvärva och vidareutveckla en antikropp...

Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way

"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave fo...

Accurate removal of prostate tissue

Medical robots play an important role in diagnostics

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Trends and overview: ELRIG "Robotics and Automation"

Laboratories on the way to end-to-end automation: Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technology boosted by pandemic

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

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.

Pulsen på patientförbunden del 4: Ung Cancer

”Engagemang och vilja finns, det gäller bara att hitta rätt former”, säger Therese Leijon, Ung Cancer, i Life Science Swedens artikelserie Pulsen på patientförbunden.

Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9...

Meribel Pharma Solna

Första läkemedlet mot förlossningsdepression får grönt ljus i EU

EU-kommissionen har för första gången godkänt ett läkemedel mot förlossningsdepression, närmare bestämt amerikanska Biogens Zurzuvae.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

AstraZeneca to use American AI platform for cancer trials

In a collaboration AstraZeneca will use an AI model from Israeli-American biotech Immunai to streamline its clinical trials in cancer.

Pfizer värvar FDA-topp – kritiseras hårt

Läkemedelsjätten Pfizers rekrytering av Patrizia Cavazzoni, tills helt nyligen toppchef vid FDA, som ny medicinsk chef får frän kritik från flera håll.

Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for ...

Halsfluss i fokus när Magnus Gisslén ryter vidare

Magnus Gissléns sågning av Folkhälsomyndigheten (FHM) fortsätter och nu riktar han ljuset mot användning av antibiotika vid halsfluss. Han kritiserar också nätv...

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 ...

ZEISS showcases expansion of ophthalmic care options creating industry-leading workflow solutions

ZEISS Medical Technology will showcase new ophthalmic innovations and market milestones at ESCRS 2025 in Copenhagen.

Precision and accuracy in liquid handling

How to evaluate and optimize liquid handling performance

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