Zelmic

Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

Regeringen lanserar ny strategi mot antibiotikaresistens: ”Ett av våra största hot”

Socialminister Jakob Forssmed (KD) presenterar nu Sveriges nya tioåriga strategi mot antimikrobiell resistens. Den ska stärka tillgången till effektiva antibiot...

Medicon Valley Alliance

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct s...

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 ...

Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”

The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.

23andme köps upp – Regeneron tar över miljontals DNA-prover

Läkemedelsutvecklaren Regeneron bjöd högst och ser ut att ta över konkursade DNA-testbolaget 23andme och dess biobank med genetisk information om miljontals kunder.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometime...

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

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.

Pilots want to live too

Förordade behandling utanför godkänd indikation – fälls av IGN

I marknadsföringen för ett epilepsiläkemedel förordades behandling även utanför godkänd indikation. Nu fälls det utpekade bolaget för överträdelse av branschens etiska regler.

Helena Strigård: The rise of the community

Sweden Bio´s CEO is looking back at the last decade of development in the industry. Something has shifted in the interdependence between small and larger companies.

Novo Nordisk vill ha skadestånd efter misslyckat miljardförvärv

Novo Nordisk vill ha ett skadestånd på upp till 830 miljoner dollar från KBP Biosciences, enligt ett domslut från en domstol i Singapore.

Automated dispensing of liquids

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

Novo Nordisk buys drug candidate in billion dollar deal

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have made an agreement with KBP Biosciences to aqcuire the hypertension drug ocedurenone for up to 1.3 billion doll...

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assess...

CSL miljardsatsar på ny behandling inom blodkoagulation

Australiensiska CSL har förvärvat en exklusiv option att köpa nederländska Varmx och dess läkemedelskandidat inom blodkoagulation. Affären kan potentiellt uppgå...

A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.

Now it’s settled: The International Vaccine Institute will be located in Stockholm

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, is establishing itself outside South Korea for the first time. Last week, the Swedish Parliament ratified the agreemen...

Skrubben bakom Nobelprisupptäckten

Det hör inte till vanligheterna att upptäckter som leder till Nobelpris görs på små biotechbolag. Ännu mer sällsynt är att arbetet bakom den prisbelönta forskni...