Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation

Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in me...

EXCL Gantry Kit Improve Automated Lab Applications

We’re excited to introduce a new product that improves precision and throughput in life science applications. The EXCL multi-axis gantry kit lowers engineering ...

Calliditas får förlängd marknadsexklusivitet för njurläkemedel

Calliditas Therapeutics njurläkemedel Tarpeyo får nu ytterligare marknadsexklusivitet i sju år i USA av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten, FDA.

Fokus Patient blir internationellt

I oktober arrangerar Fokus Patient konferenser i dagarna tre. Fokus ligger i år på internationella samarbeten.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

25 miljoner till forskningsprojekt inom life science i Skåne

En rad forskningsprojekt inom life science i Skåne får dela på 25 miljoner kronor i anslag från stiftelser som inrättats av Mats Paulsson.

Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit

A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.

Studie: Munskydd av tyg effektivt mot virus

”Dessa bevis bör vara mer än tillräckliga för att rekommendera användningen av munskydd”, säger en av forskarna bakom studien.

Here are the pharmaceutical companies best prepared for AI

How well prepared are pharmaceutical companies in the field of artificial intelligence? That is what a new analysis has tried to evaluate.

Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Product Agencies sign an agreement

The Directors-General of the Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Products Agencies have signed a cooperation agreement.

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 that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark...

Collaboration in laboratory automation

The Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation developed an automated DNA extraction system with high throughput, working very closely together with Festo. As a resu...

Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Orexo vinner långdragen patenttvist

Amerikanska domstolen för överklagande slår fast att bolagets långa patent för Zubsolv är giltigt. Tidigare beslut som förklarade patentet ogiltigt rivs alltså upp.

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...

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sw...

Astra Zenecas vaccinresultat ifrågasätts i USA

Astra Zeneca berättade på måndagen om goda resultat för företagets covid-19-vaccin i en fas III-studie. Men nu ifrågasätter amerikanska myndigheter om bilden av...

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage ...

Calliditas vd om uppköpet: ”Kul att bolaget blir kvar i Sverige”

Uppköpet av svenska bolaget för specialistläkemedel Calliditas fullföljs av japanska Asahi Kasei. Tanken är att Calliditas ska blir Asahis europeiska huvudkonto...

Accurate removal of prostate tissue

Medical robots play an important role in diagnostics

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Nexium-mål läggs ned

Domstol i Boston lägger ner konkurrensmål där Astrazeneca anklagas för att ha fördröjt generikalanseringar

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...

Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”

How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cl...