Regeringen: Mer kunskap behövs om postcovid

Regeringen vill öka kunskapsläget kring postcovid, särskilt när det kommer till behandling av barn. Socialstyrelsen och SBU får därför nya uppdrag.

Surgical Science bjuder halv miljard för brittiskt bolag

Svenska Surgical Science lägger ett rekommenderat bud på brittiska Intelligent Ultrasound på cirka 45,2 miljoner pund, motsvarande omkring 630 miljoner kronor.

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.

Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”

Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor...

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer s...

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain

In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI r...

Efter motgångar – framsteg för Oncopeptides i Italien

Knappt ett år efter bakslaget i USA får Oncopeptides nu medvind i Europa. Det svenska bolaget får ett formellt godkännande för full subvention av sitt cancerläk...

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

Pharming går vidare med köpet av Abliva

Den nederländska bioläkemedelskoncernen Pharming Technologies fullföljer köpet av forskningsbolaget Abliva.

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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.

Larm: Varningsnätverk för globala sjukdomsutbrott kan kollapsa

Varningssystemet för sjukdomsutbrott, Pro Med, som bland annat var en av de första att varna världen om covid-19 tycks vara nära kollaps.

Glada miner över storsatsning – ”Kommer stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft”

Regeringen har presenterat förslaget om en historiskt stor satsning på forskning och innovation. Life Science Sweden har samlat in reaktioner från branschen och akademin.

Pfizer internrekryterar – Mikael Dolstens efterträdare utsedd

Chris Boshoff blir ny FoU-chef på Pfizer vid årsskiftet. Han efterträder Mikael Dolsten, som efter 15 år lämnar bolaget.

Brexit looking back and looking forward

More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards...

Allvarlig variant av mpox på frammarsch

En särskilt farlig och potentiellt dödlig typ av mpox-virus sprider sig i Kongo-Kinshasa.

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.

Alicat CODA - En ny typ av massflödesinstrument

Alicat skapar med sin nya instrumentserie en ny standard för Coriolis massflödesmätning och massflödesreglering med sin extrema noggrannhet i kombination med ok...

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.

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...

Trends and overview: ELRIG "Robotics and Automation"

Laboratories on the way to end-to-end automation: Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technology boosted by pandemic

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life sci...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?

The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significa...