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...

SGS Fimko beviljas status som anmält organ enligt IVD-förordningen

Helsingfors, 21.10.2025 / SGS Fimko Oy har nått en betydande milstolpe i och med att den Europeiska kommissionen officiellt har utsett företaget till ett anmält...

Before you choose a CRO

– We are a small company and it is very important for us to maintain our core competence within development of novel nanomaterials, Tove Sivik Sonne, Head of De...

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimension. But what if the leading life science nations, Denmark and Sweden, joined forces, took...

NorthX Biologics Matfors AB

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

Studiedeltagare avled efter behandling med crispr-kandidat

En patient som behandlades med amerikanska Intellia Therapeutics genterapi nex-z har avlidit efter att ha vårdats på sjukhus med kraftigt förhöjda levervärden. ...

Ready-to-install solutions for the lab-on-a-chip

Design for manufacturing lab-on-a-chip devices Reducing time-to-market together

Digital Temperature Sensors from ZEISS

New Metrology Expert Tip video.

Medicon Valley Alliance

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and Jo...

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”

“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportuni...

Bio-Works

Senzime tar in kapital för fortsatt kommersiell expansion

Medtechbolaget Senzime har beslutat att genomföra en riktad nyemisson. Bolaget planerar att ta in cirka 86 miljoner kronor.

Astra Zenecas nya viktminskningsbolag ska bevara muskelmassa

Astra Zeneca har fullföljt en option att köpa det schweiziska start up-bolaget Sixpeaks Bio, som utvecklar fetmabehandlingar.

Framgång för Hansa i amerikansk fas III-studie – ”Vi är begeistrade”

Lundbaserade Hansa Biopharmas transplantationsläkemedel imlifidase klarade det primära effektmåttet i en registreringsgrundande fas III-studie i USA.

Tirzepatide approved for obesity by the FDA – to be branded as Zepbound

Diabetes drug tirzepatide has now also been approved in the US for treating obesity.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consult...

QPS Netherlands B.V

Novo Nordisk skrotar distansarbete

Vid årsskiftet slopar Novo Nordisk möjligheten till distansarbete. Enligt bolagets nya vd ska det påskynda beslutsfattandet och förbättra den kommersiella genom...

Raise-In AB

Pfizer jagar fotfäste på obesitasmarknaden – förvärvar Metsera

Pfizer förvärvar amerikanska viktminskningsbolaget Metsera. Affären är initialt värd 4,9 miljarder dollar, motsvarande cirka 46 miljarder kronor, men kan stiga ...

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...