Faster development of reliable sample handling

Festo USA has collaborated with PerkinElmer to develop a compact sample handling solution for a global leader in manufacturing medical devices. Thanks to the cu...

Rickard Sandberg om årets Nobelpris i medicin: ”En nyckelupptäckt”

Upptäckten som banade väg för utvecklingen av dagens mRNA-vacciner ligger till grund för årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin.

Just four weeks to a concept for an emergency ventilator

The lockdown in spring 2020 meant that the majority of Festo employees had to join the ranks of those working from home. Yet within the space of just four weeks...

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Guard avbryter fas II-studie halvvägs efter negativt utlåtande

Biotech-bolaget Guard Therapeutics avbryter en fas II-studie av sin främsta läkemedelkandidat. Orsaken är att förutsättningarna att nå studiens huvudmål bedöms vara låga.

Sedana får snabbspår i USA för sin inhalationssedering

Sedana Medical har beviljats så kallad Fast Track Designation i USA för sin kombination av läkemedlet isofluran och den medicintekniska produkten Sedaconda för ...

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The ...

A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed

There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the mala...

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Förhoppningarna var höga när Anna Törner och hennes kollega startade en studie om ett kosttillskott som verkade vara overkligt bra. "Entusiastiskt drömde vi om ...

Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

Biogen överger kontroversiella Alzheimerläkemedlet

Motgångarna för det en gång så upphaussade – och ifrågasatta – Alzheimerläkemedlet Aduhelm fortsätter. Nu har amerikanska Biogen beslutat att helt överge projek...

Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now question...

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president

In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According...

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

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

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

New diagnostic rules raise concerns

In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagno...

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...

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.

Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

He will be the new chair of Medicon Valley Alliance

Niels Abel Bonde is the nomination committee’s proposal and the most likely person to take over as the new chairman of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster o...

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...

Guard Therapeutics beviljas snabbspår av FDA för njurbehandling

FDA har beviljat det svenska biotech-bolaget Guard Therapeutics "Fast Track" för läkemedelskandidaten RMC-035 för behandling mot akuta njurskador.