Cancervaccin får snabbspår i USA

Norska Ultimovacs har beviljats ett så kallat Fast Track Designation från den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten, FDA, för sitt cancervaccin UV1.

First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola

After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on p...

The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”

Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies...

Save the dates: ZEISS Quality Innovation Summit, October 22-24

Embark on a journey to the future of metrology.

Automated dispensing of a viscous hydrogel

A suitable solution developed for UPM Biomedicals In the Festo LifeTech Application Center we tested a setup for UPM Biomedicals for the automatic dispensing of...

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Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo

The first high-precision proportional valve terminal VTEP opens up new application areas

This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...

Healthcare study: Alzheimer’s blood test shows high accuracy

A blood test for identifying Alzheimer’s has now been tested in the general healthcare setting. According to the researchers, the test was 90% accurate in making a diagnosis.

Nytt steg närmare marknaden för Sobis giktläkemedel

Läkemedelsutvecklaren Sobi har inlett en stegvis ansökan om marknadsgodkännande i USA för bolagets nya giktläkemedel Sel-212.

Ny doseringsform öppnar för enklare behandling med lecanemab

En ansökan om marknadsgodkännande i USA har påbörjats för det svenskutvecklade Alzheimerläkemedlet lecanemab i subkutan form.

Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”

Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a...

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

An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”

Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Över...

Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”

”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.

Diamyd får snabbspår i USA – ”Oerhört glada”

Svenska Diamyd Medical har beviljats ”Fast Track Designation” – ett snabbspår – av amerikanska FDA för sin immunoterapi under utveckling för patienter med typ 1-diabetes.

Enabling 3D Multiplexing Spatial Omics Workflows in Neuroscience

Case study by ZEISS Microscopy.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Abliva får snabbspår i USA – aktien tog glädjeskutt

Lundabolaget Ablivas främsta läkemedelskandidat har beviljats så kallad Fast Track Designation, ett snabbspår, i USA.

Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications

Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according t...

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

Introducing ZEISS arivis Pro 4.2

ZEISS arivis software enhances custom microscopy image analysis.

Stark uppgång för Crispr-behandlingar

Behandlingar som använder gensaxen Crispr växer fram som en av de hetaste medicinska trenderna i USA – och läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA gör sitt bästa för att stöd...

Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...