Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvan...

The Swedish innovation model: “There is a paradox”

It is often said that Sweden is strong when it comes to innovation, but how well are we turning that innovation into actual medicines?

”Innovation handlar inte bara om teknik”

Bredda bilden av innovation och frångå sjukdomscentreringen i hälso- och sjukvårdssystemet. Det är visionen som den kanadensiska innovations- och sjukhusexperte...

ZEISS Metrology Expert Tips

New video series provides valuable expert knowledge.

No demand for new Covid vaccine – “It will probably be discarded”

So far, just under 6 000 doses of the Covid vaccine from Novavax have been used in Sweden, leaving over 1.4 million doses in stock. “They will probably be disca...

Novo Nordisk sues compounding pharmacies in the US

Novo Nordisk is suing compounding pharmacies in Florida, USA, because the company claims to have found impurities in the active ingredient in the obesity drug Wegovy.

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

Kroniskt trötthetssyndrom kopplas till gener i brittisk studie

Brittiska forskare har identifierat genetiska faktorer som kan kopplas till kroniskt trötthetssyndrom.

A modular system for precise and automated cell dispensing

How the benefits of laboratory automation can be combined with gentle cell handling.

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

unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.

Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease

According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases ...

Immedica högt på listan över Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser

Stockholmsbaserade Immedica Pharma hamnar tvåa på listan över Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser i kategorin medelstora organisationer. Även andra läkemedelsföretag f...

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.

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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study

In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one...

“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas ...

Uppsalaforskare har 3D-printat nervvävnad – ska hjälpa vid ALS-studier

Forskare vid Uppsala universitet har genom bioprintning lyckats skapa en modell som liknar mänsklig nervvävnad, odlad på patientens egna celler. Modellen kan va...

Jättestudie om mjölk: Riskfyllt för kvinnor men inte för män

Risken för hjärtinfarkt ökade för kvinnor som i genomsnitt drack minst två glas mjölk om dagen, medan det hos män inte återfanns något sådant samband i en ny st...

Introduction of ZEISS Imaging Systems for Super-Resolution

Webinar recording about the ZEISS Lattice SIM technology.

Astra Zeneca prövar amerikansk AI-plattform för effektivare cancerstudier

Astra Zeneca ska använda en AI-modell från amerikanska Immunai för att effektivisera sina kliniska prövningar inom cancer.

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American ph...

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Festo liquid dispensing: going fast and slow

Dispensing liquid with Festo equipment developed for automation can really be adapted to your needs