Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered b...

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.

Redsense grundare har avlidit

Patrik Byhmer, grundare av Redsense Medical och aktiv i flera andra medicinteknikbolag, har avlidit.

TCO easy comparison of electric and pneumatic solutions

Find the right technology for your application and compare CO₂ emission and TCO The shown results are not based on a sizing calculation, parameters like service...

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...

Automated dispensing

Are you interested in automated dispensing of liquids?

Paolo Macchiarini i rätten – "Enda uppsåtet var att bota"

Paolo Macchiarinis kirurgiska ingrepp var olagliga, livsfarliga och orsakade svårt och långvarigt lidande hos patienter. Det hävdade åklagarsidan när rättegånge...

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A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will adv...

ZEISS Quality Innovation Summit video

An event full of experiences, talks, innovations, speeches, and state-of-the-art technology.

Utvecklar diabetesmedicin – vill ta in 243 miljoner kronor

Diamyd Medical har beslutat att ta in 243 miljoner kronor i en företrädesemission. Något som ska ge möjlighet att "förverkliga alla värden" i företaget, enligt ...

Astra Zeneca köper genterapier av Pfizer

Astra Zeneca tar via dotterbolaget Alexion över en portfölj av genterapier i tidigt skede från Pfizer.

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

Eli Lilly to build a USD 2.5-billion plant in Germany

US-based Eli Lilly is planning a huge investment of USD 2.5 billion, equivalent to around SEK 26.5 billion, in a new production facility in Alzey, Germany.

An easy way to handle microtiter plate stacks

Do you want to automate handling of microtiter plates.? Have a look at a very simple solution on how to handle them.

ZEISS presents the "Quality Innovation Summit"

A global event on the future of quality assurance.

Bud på Biotage – värderas till över 11 miljarder

Uppsalabaserade Biotage meddelade på tisdagen att det amerikanska investmentbolaget KKR har lagt ett kontantbud på biotechbolaget.

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...

Fem saker du måste veta om AI 2023

Är ditt jobb hotat av maskininlärning? Varför är det viktigt att hänga med i utvecklingen inom artificiell intelligens? Här får du svar på vad du behöver veta om AI just nu.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

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...

Leo Pharma to cut 200 jobs and reorganize

Danish Leo Pharma cuts down on staff in its global operations. Around 200 positions will be cut, while 50 will be moved to Poland.