Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”

With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve...

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

No longer afraid of the dentist.

Teaching robot with piezo technology

Pronexus Analytical AB

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good condit...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study

”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess ...

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...

Efficient use of blood plasma

Blood plasma is an indispensable resource in the production of life-saving medicines. It is in high demand on global markets. To make more efficient use of this...

Swedish Healthtech Company 1928 Pushing Forward

The full service analytics platform is expanding the business.

Attana och Capitainer i samarbete om analyssystem och hemprovtagning

Attana och Capitainer inleder ett samarbete där de kombinerar sina tekniker inom biosensorsystem respektive hemprovtagning.

Ny vd i Active biotech

Active biotechs styrelse har utsett bolagets nuvarande forskningschef till ny vd.

Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”

How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cl...

SMC lanserar världens smalaste magnetventil

Med robot-integratörer och maskinbyggare i åtanke lanserar SMC världens smalaste magnetventil. JSY:s låga vikt och små byggmått sparar energi/plats i rörliga ap...

Active Biotech tar in pengar

Tar in 55 miljoner till verksamheten genom företrädesemission.

Orosmoln för Active Biotech

Avbryter studier med högre doser av laquinimod, bolagets enda kvarvarande kliniska projekt.

40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperat...

Stockholmsföretag får dela på 11 miljoner

Fem mindre företag inom life science-sektorn får 11 miljoner kronor efter en utlysning av Region Stockholm och KI Innovations.

Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field

In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Sci...

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 ...

Active Biotech avbryter tasquinimod

Avslutar flaggskeppsprojektet tasquinimod – nu väntar personalminskningar.

Active Biotech ändrar fokus

Slutar med fas III-studier och satsar på tidig utveckling.

Ökad förlust för Active Biotech

Efter misslyckandet med flaggskeppsprojektet tasquinimod, som lades ner under våren, fortsätter förlusterna för bioteknikbolaget.

Active Biotech håller kursen

Bolaget förväntar sig kunna leverera fas III-data som planerat.

Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work

A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story...