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...

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new...

Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”

Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.

Svensk toppforskare inom alzheimer värvas av Eli Lilly

En av Sveriges ledande alzheimerforskare, Oskar Hansson, rekryteras av läkemedelsjätten Eli Lilly och kommer att ta klivet över till USA.

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...

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Storbritannien vill korta starttiden för kliniska studier med 100 dagar

Krävande byråkrati sätter käppar ihjulet för medicinsk forskning i Storbritannien. Nu vill regeringen kraftigt korta tiden för att starta kliniska studier.

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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.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Scien...

New issue of Life Science Sweden!

The international issue of Life Science Sweden has been sent to press.

Pharma-on-Demand

Make or buy? That is the question that the pharma world has been asking more and more in the last couple of decades. Pernille Hemmingsen is moderator at Pharma ...

Veteranen inom läkemedelsformulering: Mycket aktivitet i fältet

Korbinian Löbmann har flera gånger tidigare modererat New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability. Nu tar han åter sig an det vetenskapliga mötet.

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of excit...

Analys av metaboliter hjälp för att skräddarsy behandlingar

Genom att studera kroppens nedbrytningsprodukter, metaboliter, kan behandlingar bättre skräddarsys för patientens specifika behov och förutsättningar. Det säger...

It´s time to establish relations

Communication with the patient is the key to future healthcare, writes Hanna Brodda, editor in chief of Life Science Sweden.

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 ...

Han ska sprida Uppsalas gospel i världen

Hallå där... Magnus Lejelöv, ny verksamhetsledare för STUNS Life science.

IGN slår ner mot film från Leo Pharma

En film från Leo Pharma, där en läkare beskriver ett läkemedel som ”really over the top” och att det leder till ”really incredible results”, fälls av IGN.

Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey

The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.

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Öppen frågestund: Regulatory Opportunities for Rare Diseases/Orphan Products in US and EU

Anmäl dig till vår nästa session av Office Hours den 28 februari klockan 15:00 (svensk tid), en öppen frågestund om utveckling av särläkemedel (orphan drugs).

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...

Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for ...