Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing wr...

En cirkulationskylare – dubbel kontroll

Nya HRLE från SMC är en kompakt, tvåkanalig cirkulationskylare speciellt framtagen för laserapplikationer och ger temperaturkontroll av två kanaler med minsta m...

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of excit...

Bättre lindring mot migrän mål för forskare

En genväg via munnen tror forskare i Malmö skulle kunna göra mediciner mot migrän mer effektiva.

GMS i samarbete med tyskt center inom precisionsmedicin

Centers for Personalized Medicine i Tyskland är ett av Europas ledande center inom precisionsmedicin. Nu går de in i ett samarbete med Genomic Medicine Sweden.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

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...

New diagnostic rules raise concerns

In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagno...

Studie: Apkoppor kan smitta före symtom

Över hälften av dem som fått apkoppor i det pågående utbrottet kan ha smittats av personer som ännu inte haft några symtom av sjukdomen, enligt en brittisk studie.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

Han får internationellt KI-pris: "Haft ett påtagligt inflytande på forskare världen över"

Professor Kevin Eva vid University of British Colombia i Kanada har tilldelats Karolinska institutets pris för forskning i medicinsk pedagogik. Enligt motiverin...

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tin...

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...

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Han ska sammanfläta svensk och nederländsk life science

Björn Ursing har tillträtt en nyinrättad tjänst som Senior Project Manager for Life Science & Health vid Nederländernas ambassad i Stockholm.

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.

Planen: Så ska Stockholm bli en ledande life science-stad

Stockholm vill bli värdstad för en av de största internationella kongresserna om medicinteknik. Planen är en del i ambitionen att bli en av de mest framstående ...

Novo Nordisks studie: Insulin en gång i veckan gav bättre effekt

Data från det danska läkemedelsbolagets Onwards-studie tyder på att insulin som ges en gång per vecka har större effekt än insulin som ges varje dag.

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...

KI-studie: CAR-T visade effekt mot äggstockscancer hos möss

Idag finns inga fungerande CAR-T-terapier mot solida tumörer. Men nu har forskare vid Karolinska institutet nått lovande resultat i studier med möss med äggstockscancer.

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

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.