Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assess...

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the ...

Event om biologiska läkemedel fyllde tio

Under torsdagen förra veckan arrangerades Life Science Swedens event New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing för tionde gången.

Nobelpris för kvantforskning i kirurgins tjänst

Tv-skärmar, LED-lampor – och medicinsk kirurgi – är områden som dragit nytta av forskningen som belönas med årets Nobelpris i kemi. Priset går till tre forskare...

Index Pharmaceuticals rekryterar inför fas III-studie

Anställer Anders Bröijersén och Johan Levin till den kliniska utvecklingsorganisationen.

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...

Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate

Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

not be better. A one-day conference on ongoing collaborations, new directions and required future investment will held on April 2nd at Medicon Village in Lund.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometime...

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”

Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the tria...

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...

Storförvärv ska öka Novo Nordisks produktionskapacitet

Novo Holding, största ägare i danska läkemedelsjätten Novo Nordisk, förvärvar den amerikanska kontraktstillverkaren Catalent i en affär på 16,5 miljarder dollar...

Ny specialtidning och nytt event i Köpenhamn – Det händer hos Life Science Sweden 2024

Det nya året bjuder på nyheter för Life Science Swedens läsare.

Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”

Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her openi...

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvan...

Coordination of world-class research facilities

Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and...

Göran Stiernstedt: “We are the world’s worst at continuity”

Failed investments in primary care, an unreasonable system with online doctors and a public failure at coordinating the healthcare IT system. Göran Stiernstedt ...

Internationella vaccininstitutets kontor i Sverige växer

Internationella vaccininstitutets kontor i Stockholm har nu funnits i över ett år. Under året som gått har utbildningar och projekt dragits i gång, berättar Anh...

Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work agains...

Här är läkemedelsföretagen som är bäst förberedda på AI

Hur väl förberedda är läkemedelsföretag inom området artificiell intelligens? Det framgår av en ny utvärdering.

The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the ...

62-åring fick njure från gris i unik transplantation – "Återhämtar sig bra"

Amerikanska kirurger har genomfört den första transplantationen av en njure från en genmodifierad gris till en människa med njursjukdom.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market