”We need compatibility“

Penilla Gunther, founder of Fokus Patient and chair of the European Patient Safety Foundation, hopes that the forthcoming life science strategy will focus on ef...

Scale Up Your Image Analysis

ZEISS arivis Hub for accelerated analysis and faster results.

The Swedish government is to increase its investment in cancer care

The Swedish government wants to invest more in cancer and paediatric cancer care and proposes to allocate SEK 500 million per year for this purpose in the coming years.

LINK Medical recruits Swedish CEO

The Norwegian Contract Research Organization LINK Medical has recruited Anders Göransson as the new CEO.

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...

Superconductor technology: Contactless working in the laboratory of the future

Automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in the cleanroom with SupraMotion from Festo

Anders Göransson ny vd hos Link Medical

Det norska kontraktsforskningsbolaget Link Medical har rekryterat Anders Göransson till tjänsten som ny vd.

Muterad fågelinfluensa i Finland

Fem farmer för pälsdjur i Finland har en muterad variant av fågelinfluensavirus.

Anna Törner: ”Mom, do you think you’ll ever get married again?”

”I realize I’m slowly descending into that familiar statistical rabbit hole, where life’s biggest uncertainties are reduced to point estimates and confidence in...

We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter

Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.

Minskad läkemedelsexport – ”positiv trend bruten”

Under 2024 minskade den svenska exporten av läkemedel för första gången på flera år. Trenden för medicinteknik ser däremot ljusare ut.

Attendo värvar toppchef internt

Attendos affärsområdeschef väljer att lämna rollen efter bara ett år. Nu rekryteras en ny chef internt som har arbetat inom bolaget i snart två decennier.

KI’s new super machine measures brain activity in real-time – “A very expensive hairdo”

Using brand-new, super-advanced equipment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now measure brain activity in real-time, with higher resolution than previou...

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

N-Realizer analytical system from C. Gerhardt increases productivity with valve block from Festo

The life science strategy – what the industry wants

The process of updating the national life science strategy has begun at the government’s life science office. According to industry stakeholders, Sweden’s compe...

Positive trend for Swedish medtech exports – “We have new markets that are huge”

In 2024, Swedish exports of pharmaceuticals decreased for the first time in several years. However, the trend for medical technology looks brighter. During a se...

Läkemedelstopp väljer Sverige framför Norge: De har “tillitsproblem”

Abbvie Skandinaviens vd Matthew Iles förlägger hellre kliniska prövningar i Sverige eller Finland än i Norge.

Controlled Pneumatics: pushing the boundaries of pneumatics

Pressure, flow rate and movement can now be controlled very precisely, and with exactly the energy actually required. Controlled Pneumatics is the combination o...

Medtechbolag på väg att lägga ned sin svenska verksamhet

Det hårt prövade medicinteknikbolaget Medimi omstrukturerar sin svenska verksamhet. Samtliga tjänster påverkas, samtidigt som bolaget arbetar för att avyttra si...

Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

Scientific Solutions

Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”

She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decid...

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.

Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”

”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration o...