Ny metod för screening av muncancer testas i studie

En aktuell forskningsstudie ska utreda om screening riktad till individer med hög risk för munhålecancer kan minska förekomsten av sjukdomen. Forskargruppens be...

Stort vetenskapsmöte igång i Life City

Vinnova vill satsa på precisionsmedicin

Vinnova anser att Sveriges totala investeringar i forskning och innovation bör stiga till minst fyra procent av BNP fram till 2030. Det skriver myndigheten i si...

Automated dispensing

Are you interested in automated dispensing of liquids?

Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”

Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her openi...

Ny teknik beskriver cellytans proteiner i 3D

Genom att använda DNA-sekvenser istället för ljus kartlägger Pixelgens teknologi cellytans proteiner i 3D – utan att använda mikroskop.”Vi tror att det här kan ...

Årets opinionsartiklar 2023

Nu lider 2023 mot sitt slut. Här är några av krönikorna, debattartiklarna och ledarna från det gångna året från Life Science Sweden och systertidningarna Medtec...

He will be the new chair of Medicon Valley Alliance

Niels Abel Bonde is the nomination committee’s proposal and the most likely person to take over as the new chairman of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster o...

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...

Before you choose a CRO

– We are a small company and it is very important for us to maintain our core competence within development of novel nanomaterials, Tove Sivik Sonne, Head of De...

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...

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...

The first Lyme disease vaccine faces a delay

Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine, which could be the first of its kind, is facing delays of about a year. The reason is problems at trial sites in the ...

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9...

Branschen på plats i Almedalen

Idag är Almedalsveckan inne på sin näst sista dag. Flera aktörer är på plats i Visby för att diskutera hälso- och sjukvård, life science och medicinteknik. Unde...

Antikroppar tog form med hjälp av artificiell intelligens

Språkmodeller, såsom Chat GPT, som bygger på artificiell intelligens kan användas till en rad olika saker. Nu har forskare, med en språkmodell tillverkad av ett...

Egetis bekräftar budsamtal

Den svenska läkemedelsutvecklaren Egetis Therapeutics för diskussioner om ett potentiellt bud på bolaget. Det bekräftar företaget i en kommentar till ihärdiga r...

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tin...

Webinar: How to Plan And Analyze a Real-World Evidence Study

This webinar is for drug developers who want to understand the basic ideas of analyzing an RWE study, as well as avoiding the most common pitfalls.

Egetis lägger ned buddiskussionerna

Svenska läkemedelsutvecklaren Egetis Therapeutics har gått ut med att diskussionerna om ett potentiellt förvärv av företaget nu har lagts ner.