From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium

Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be av...

Nivågivare med Bluetooth för smidig och enkel kommunikation

Nivågivare FLR från Kuebler erbjuder kontinuerlig nivåmätning som bygger på flottörprincipen. Med Bluetooth slipper du kabeldragning och får en smidig och enkel...

“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”

The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that ai...

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.

We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter

Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

How to optimise your liquid handling results

In dispensing or pipetting applications in laboratory automation, it is important to obtain reliable results, which are analysed by calculating the accuracy and...

The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”

Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.

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...

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

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...

CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process

Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that i...

The fast route to a safe insulin pen

Diabetes is on the rise worldwide with around ten million people developing the disease every year. Demand for insulin pens allowing patients to self-medicate i...

Coronapandemin påskyndade utveckling av cancervaccin

Coronapandemin gav ett stort uppsving för vaccinfältet. Det vittnar danska biotechbolaget Expres2ion Biotechnologies om, som utvecklar ett vaccin mot bröstcancer.

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.

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.

Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by J...

Smartcella värvar från Millipore Sigma

Biotech- och medtechbolaget Smartcella har utsett Nina Bauer till ny Chief Business Officer och Head of Smartwise.

Toppnamn till Smartcellas styrelse

KI-professorn Anna Martling och Regina Fritsche-Danielson, vetenskaplig ledare för Astra Zenecas forskningsanläggning i Göteborg, tar bägge plats i biotech- och...

Quiet, fast, inexpensive: mass flow controller for life sciences

Whether in portable oxygen system devices or in bioreactors, the new proportional flow control valve VEMD from Festo provides extremely high control dynamics an...

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Han är ny på Sahlgrenska Science Park

Mats Hellström är Sahlgrenska Science Parks nya Lab Manager. I hans nya roll ska han se över satsningen Health Innovation Labs.

A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.