Spago anställer ny utvecklingschef

Bioteknikbolaget Spago Nanomedical i Lund har utsett Paul Hargreaves till ny Chief Development Officer.

Bioarctic får USA-patent för transportmetod i hjärnan

Det svenska forskningsbolaget Bioarctic har beviljats patent i USA för sin plattform för transport av biologiska läkemedel över blod-hjärnbarriären.

Han blir medicinsk chef på XNK Therapeutics

Johan Aschan blir Chief Medical Officer och tar plats i ledningsgruppen.

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

Bioarctic får USA-patent får antikropp mot Parkinsons sjukdom

Den svenska läkemedelsutvecklaren Bioarctic har beviljats substanspatent i USA för en antikropp som utvecklats mot Parkinsons sjukdom.

Precision and accuracy in liquid handling

How to evaluate and optimize liquid handling performance

Sobi får ny forskningschef

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Sobi, har utsett Anders Ullman till ny Head of Research and Development och Chief Medical officer.

”Att forska vid universitet blir alltmer som att verka vid ett forskarhotell”

Regeringen vill att svensk forskning ska fokusera på excellens och innovation. Men går det att kombinera de två? Life Science Sweden samtalar med Anna Falk, pro...

Ribocure etablerar sig i Goco Clinic i Mölndal

Ännu ett biotech-företag etablerar sig i den nya stadsdelen Goco Health Innovation City i Mölndal. Det är Ribocure Pharmaceuticals som flyttar in – med ambition...

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

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...

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

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...

Event: Drug Development – Serendipity or Science

Drug development is a challenging journey, we will discuss questions you may not even consider asking. SDS and Medicon Village welcome you to an engaging afternoon.

Ny vetenskaplig chef på immunterapibolaget XNK

Professor Michael Uhlin har utsetts till ny CSO, Chief Scientific Officer, i immunterapiföretaget XNK.

Oncorena rekryterar vd internt

Det blir en av grundarna till Oncorena som nu kliver in som vd för företaget.

The first pharmaceutical for eosinophilic esophagitis approved in the U.S.

The U.S. Drug Administration has approved the drug Dupixent (dupilumab) to treat inflammation of the oesophagus of the type eosinophil esophagitis.

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Scien...

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...

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians cha...

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.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...