Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way

A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Säker avluftning och koll på läget – ISO 13849-1

Nya VP546/746 från SMC är en 3-ports magnetventil med avluftning, enligt säkerhetsstandard ISO 13849-1.

Spago anställer ny utvecklingschef

Bioteknikbolaget Spago Nanomedical i Lund har utsett Paul Hargreaves till ny Chief Development Officer.

Sobi får ny forskningschef

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Sobi, har utsett Anders Ullman till ny Head of Research and Development och Chief Medical officer.

Bioarctic får USA-patent för transportmetod i hjärnan

Det svenska forskningsbolaget Bioarctic har beviljats patent i USA för sin plattform för transport av biologiska läkemedel över blod-hjärnbarriären.

Han blir medicinsk chef på XNK Therapeutics

Johan Aschan blir Chief Medical Officer och tar plats i ledningsgruppen.

Bioarctic får USA-patent får antikropp mot Parkinsons sjukdom

Den svenska läkemedelsutvecklaren Bioarctic har beviljats substanspatent i USA för en antikropp som utvecklats mot Parkinsons sjukdom.

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

Ribocure etablerar sig i Goco Clinic i Mölndal

Ännu ett biotech-företag etablerar sig i den nya stadsdelen Goco Health Innovation City i Mölndal. Det är Ribocure Pharmaceuticals som flyttar in – med ambition...

Precision and accuracy in liquid handling

How to evaluate and optimize liquid handling performance

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

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...

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...

Ny vetenskaplig chef på immunterapibolaget XNK

Professor Michael Uhlin har utsetts till ny CSO, Chief Scientific Officer, i immunterapiföretaget XNK.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Oncorena rekryterar vd internt

Det blir en av grundarna till Oncorena som nu kliver in som vd för företaget.

Event: Drug Development – Serendipity or Science

Drug development is a challenging journey, we will discuss questions you may not even consider asking. SDS and Medicon Village welcome you to an engaging afternoon.

The first pharmaceutical for eosinophilic esophagitis approved in the U.S.

The U.S. Drug Administration has approved the drug Dupixent (dupilumab) to treat inflammation of the oesophagus of the type eosinophil esophagitis.

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for th...

Ny marknadschef på Human Care

Marcus Larsson är ny Chief Marketing Officer på Human Care.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Scien...