Kokainberoende råttor knarkade mindre med semaglutid

Läkemedel som innehåller semaglutid minskade suget hos kokainberoende råttor i en studie från Göteborgs universitet.

Orexo får USA-stöd för överdosläkemedel vid blandmissbruk

Uppsalabolaget Orexo har fått 8 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 75 miljoner kronor, av den amerikanska myndigheten Barda för att ta fram ett nasalt räddningsläkeme...

Halsfluss i fokus när Magnus Gisslén ryter vidare

Magnus Gissléns sågning av Folkhälsomyndigheten (FHM) fortsätter och nu riktar han ljuset mot användning av antibiotika vid halsfluss. Han kritiserar också nätv...

Automated dispensing of liquids

Have a look at how you can do easier and faster dispensing on the fly adapted to your needs

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...

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...

Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations

Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive ...

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.

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...

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 ...

Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit

A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson...

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...

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

A growing industry in Denmark: “One new life science company a week”

The life science sector in eastern Denmark continues to grow in the number of employees, as well as the number of companies. An emerging problem is the shortage...

Novo Nordisk köper antikropp – för miljardbelopp

Danska läkemedelsjätten Novo Nordisk har tecknat avtal med det amerikanska bioteknikföretaget Omeros Corporation om att förvärva och vidareutveckla en antikropp...

Lundabolag får brittiskt miljonbidrag för blodtest

Lundabolaget Prolight Diagnostics har fått ett statligt brittiskt bidrag på 17 miljoner kronor för fortsatt utveckling av ett blodtest som ska upptäcka eller ut...

Extensive agreements signed at Scilifelab

Four agreements were signed between Swedish and Dutch life science players in connection with the Dutch state visit earlier this month.

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 ...

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, ...

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

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Effektiv och hygienisk nivåmätning med radar från OEM Automatic

OEM Automatic erbjuder radarnivågivare från Rosemount – en lösning för beröringsfri nivåmätning som kombinerar precision, pålitlighet och lång livslängd. Teknik...

Lista: Årets mest framstående medicinska uppfinningar

Den subkutana formen av det svenskutvecklade alzheimerläkemedlet Leqembi lyfts fram när Time presenterar sin årliga lista över de bästa uppfinningarna 2025.