Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss

The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.

Bioarctic går vidare med parkinsonkandidat efter lyckad fas I-studie

Bioarctic meddelar positiva studieresultat i tidig klinisk fas för sin läkemedelskandidat mot Parkinsons sjukdom.

Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?

In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.

High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke

It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher tha...

Eli Lilly to build a USD 2.5-billion plant in Germany

US-based Eli Lilly is planning a huge investment of USD 2.5 billion, equivalent to around SEK 26.5 billion, in a new production facility in Alzey, Germany.

Vd-byte på Cross ska stärka marknadssidan

Lundabaserade medicinteknikbolaget Cross Technology Solutions rekryterar Titti Lundgren som ny vd.

Studie bekräftar god effekt av ebolavaccin

En ny studie ger ökat hopp om att kunna tygla den dödliga sjukdomen ebola. Data visar att vaccinering minskar risken för att insjukna med 84 procent.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”

The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.

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...

Novo Nordisk to invest billions in Danish manufacturing facilities

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is investing DKK 42 billion, equivalent to around SEK 65 billion/EUR 5.6 billion, in its manufacturing facilities in Ka...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

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 ...

Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients

In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring

The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to ...

Forskaren i Hagastaden nu invigd

Fastighetsföretaget Vecturas life science-center i Hagastaden, Forskaren, är nu invigd. Vid invigningen närvarade både folk från branschen, politiker och kungligheter.

Fullt godkännande i EU för Calliditas njurläkemedel – "Viktig händelse"

Calliditas läkemedel Kinpeygo har fått ett fullständigt godkännande från EU-kommissionen för behandling av vuxna med njursjukdomen IgA-nefropati, IgAN.

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation

A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure t...

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.

Advancing 3D Culture Imaging: Insights from Academia, Biotech, and Pharma

Webinar | March 13, 2024, 12 PM EST.

Så ska UD främja svensk life science-export

Bredd och innovationskraft gör att svensk life science-export fortsätter att stå stark – men de protektionistiska tendenserna i omvärlden är oroande. Det säger ...

“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 ...

Studier om immunförsvaret gav Lundaforskare Fernströmpriset

Joan Yuan, docent i immunologi vid Lunds universitet, tilldelas Eric K. Fernströms pris till yngre forskare för sina upptäckter om immunförsvaret. Och hon har f...