Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease

A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Mari...

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´

Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 100 million in a new...

AI kräver rätt ledare

Att använda AI inom industrin innebär både möjligheter och utmaningar, det gäller att tänka till för att det ska bli rätt. Och vara medveten om att AI är en str...

Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma

It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the ...

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer s...

Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Kommer life science-strategin uppdateras med precision?”

Vad kommer regeringen fokusera på i life science-strategin som håller på att uppdateras? Och vad bör prioriteras i strategin? Life Science Swedens chefredaktör ...

A+ Science AB

Advanced Microfluidics Flow Analysis Made Easy

Case study with ZEISS Airyscan.

Devysers medgrundare lämnar ledningen – får rådgivande roll

Diagnostik- och gentestbolaget Devysers medgrundare och vice vd Ulf Klangby lämnar sin operativa roll och får istället en rådgivande funktion som konsult.

Galderma

Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations

Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive ...

Ny vd på Aurora Innovation

Healthtechbolaget Aurora Innovation har utsett Jonas Ahlqvist till ny vd.

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

Aurevia

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...

Lifs Sofia Wallström tar plats i EFPIA:s styrelse

Lifs vd Sofia Wallström har valts in i styrelsen för den europeiska branschorganisationen EFPIA.

Ferring kapar 500 tjänster – ”Strategiska prioriteringar”

Läkemedelsbolaget Ferring kapar sin personalstyrka med omkring 500 personer som följd av en ”optimering” av verksamheten.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively ...

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 ...

Ny utbildning sätter AI-verktygen i forskarnas händer

Runt om i landet startar utbildningar om artificiell intelligens, några med särskild inriktning mot medicinsk forskning. Life Science Sweden har talat med Krist...

”We need compatibility“

Penilla Gunther, founder of Fokus Patient and chair of the European Patient Safety Foundation, hopes that the forthcoming life science strategy will focus on ef...

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...