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ZXP-X1 – Komplett vakuumgripdon för kollaborativa robotar

SMC släpper nu vakuumgripdonet ZXP-X1 för ett antal olika robottillverkare.

The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the ...

Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work agains...

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

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...

Omikron finns i 23 länder i Europa

I 23 länder i Europa har omikronvarianten hittats och totalt 766 personer är bekräftat smittade med varianten. I Sverige finns 23 bekräftade fall, visar siffror från ECDC.

IRW Consulting is seeking Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) on positions located in Stockholm

Tablettbehandling mot håravfall godkänns i USA

Den första tablettbehandlingen mot fläckvis håravfall har fått tummen upp av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.

He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter

The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s...

Scibase rekryterar från Elekta

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability: AI hett område

AI är en av de revolutionerande tekniker som kommer att omforma läkemedelsindustrin, säger Anders Broo, AstraZeneca, Mölndal.

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark...

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organizatio...

Discovery of new role for leukemia gene

Martin Bergö and his colleagues have studied two gene variants that often occur in acute leukemias. One gene codes for the protein RAS, which accelerates cell d...

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

Marie Gårdmark: Do EMA and FDA talk to each other?

Of course they do! The collaboration started already in 2003, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

CDC varnar för stigmatisering vid postcovid

Den amerikanska smittskyddsmyndigheten, CDC, uppmanar läkare att ha ett empatiskt förhållningssätt vid behandling av patienter med postcovid.

Swedish Healthtech Company 1928 Pushing Forward

The full service analytics platform is expanding the business.

Virologen om de mest angelägna vaccinen

Lärdomar från pandemin kan avgöra hur kommande pandemier ska bemötas – det var fokus när vaccinforskare från hela världen samlades på den årliga vaccinkongressen i Quebec.

Irene Svenonius: ”Vi har urstarka förutsättningar att förverkliga målet inom life science"

Finansregionrådet Irene Svenonius (M) tror att Stockholm kan nå målet att höra till världens topp 5 regioner inom life science till år 2025. Och en del i att nå...

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