EU Pharmaceutical Legislation Reform

The EU's Pharmaceutical Legislation Reform, proposed by the commission within the European Health Union, aims to establish a citizen-centric framework to enhanc...

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the ...

The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...

KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”

A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karol...

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Stockholmsbolag köper amerikanskt läkemedelsföretag

Medtech-bolaget Addvise vill växa på den amerikanska marknaden och köper ytterligare ett läkemedelsföretag i USA.

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of excit...

Elekta säljer del av företaget

Gör sig av med mjukvara för anatomisk patologi.

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients wit...

Säkra provrörslock för hela plattor

Med Capcluster caps från Micronic kan provrör förslutas på ett säkert sätt, antingen individuella rör eller hela plattor eller rader av rör åt gånger.

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...

Quiet, fast, inexpensive: mass flow controller for life sciences

Whether in portable oxygen system devices or in bioreactors, the new proportional flow control valve VEMD from Festo provides extremely high control dynamics an...

The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list

Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows

Vaccinen som ska stoppa pandemin – Nytt avsnitt av Life Science-podden

Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss

The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.

Kemipris för upptäckt av kvasikristaller

Kristallerna är en komponent i ett av världens starkaste stål.

Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose

The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and l...

Ny serie lättanvända ultracentrifuger

Optima X serien av ultracentrifuger från Beckman Coulter är enkla att använda genom sitt tydliga touch-screen gränssnitt.

Nytt regelverk för diagnostik infört – ”Det börjar synas redan nu att produkter försvinner”

Nu har det nya regelverket för in vitro-diagnostik trätt i kraft. Det påverkar tusentals medicintekniska produkter som används inom sjukvården.

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

A+ Science får ny chef för Clinical Operations

Eva Fredriksson blir Head of Clinical Operations på A+ Science.

Priset för Pfizers nya genterapi: 38 miljoner kronor

Pfizers genterapi Beqvez har godkänts i USA som behandling för hemofili B. Det är en engångsbehandling och priset är därefter – 3,5 miljoner dollar, motsvarande...

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try...