Eli Lilly to build a USD 2.5-billion plant in Germany

US-based Eli Lilly is planning a huge investment of USD 2.5 billion, equivalent to around SEK 26.5 billion, in a new production facility in Alzey, Germany.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively ...

Orexo utser tysk biotechprofil till styrelseordförande

Uppsalabolaget Orexo har utsett Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach till ny styrelseordförande.

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...

Just four weeks to a concept for an emergency ventilator

The lockdown in spring 2020 meant that the majority of Festo employees had to join the ranks of those working from home. Yet within the space of just four weeks...

Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.

FDA godkänner Gileads injektion mot hiv: ”Avgörande ögonblick”

Gilead Sciences förbyggande hiv-läkemedel lenakapavir godkändes på onsdagen av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA. Nu tänds hoppet om att äntligen kunna ...

WHO varnar för virus-spridning i vinter

Säsongsinfluensa, covid-19 och RS-virus riskerar att få hög påverkan på sjukvården i Europa i vinter. Det säger WHO i ett uttalande, enligt TT.

Klartecken i EU för ny behandling av blodcancer

EU-kommissionen har godkänt GSK:s läkemedel Blenrep för behandling av vuxna med återkommande eller behandlingsresistenta former av multipelt myelom.

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, ke...

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Facket om Novo Nordisks jobbslakt: ”Mycket bekymrade”

5 000 tjänster ska bort från Novo Nordisk i Danmark. Fackförbundet Sveriges Ingenjörer ser med oro på utvecklingen.

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Framgång för Hansa i amerikansk fas III-studie – ”Vi är begeistrade”

Lundbaserade Hansa Biopharmas transplantationsläkemedel imlifidase klarade det primära effektmåttet i en registreringsgrundande fas III-studie i USA.

Vicore tar in 782 miljoner för sin lungfibroskandidat

Vicore Pharma har beslutat att ta in upp till 782 miljoner kronor i en företrädesemission för att finansiera fortsatt utveckling av bolagets behandling för idio...

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Novo Nordisk skrotar distansarbete

Vid årsskiftet slopar Novo Nordisk möjligheten till distansarbete. Enligt bolagets nya vd ska det påskynda beslutsfattandet och förbättra den kommersiella genom...

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try...

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Faster development of reliable sample handling

Festo USA has collaborated with PerkinElmer to develop a compact sample handling solution for a global leader in manufacturing medical devices. Thanks to the cu...

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New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...