No demand for new Covid vaccine – “It will probably be discarded”

So far, just under 6 000 doses of the Covid vaccine from Novavax have been used in Sweden, leaving over 1.4 million doses in stock. “They will probably be disca...

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

Showroom for free

The latest equipment with trained staff. Sci Life Lab in Stockholm want to offer top conditions at the new imaging laboratory. But some vendors are skeptical to...

Immunovia rekryterar från Roche

Cancerdiagnostikföretaget Immunovia har anställt Lara E Sucheston-Campbell som ansvarig för kliniska och medicinska ärenden, eller Head of Medical and Clinical Affairs.

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assess...

Astra Zeneca-vd och KI-professor blir rådgivare åt regeringen

Regeringen har nu tillsatt en ny forskningsberedning som består av experter från både akademin och industrin.

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...

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...

Stockholm aims at becoming one of the world’s top life science regions

Regional Chair for Finance, Irene Svenonius (M), believes that Stockholm can realise the goal of becoming one of the world’s top 5 regions in life science by 20...

Stockholm missade internationell kongress med tre röster

Stockholm ansökte om att bli värd för den internationella kongressen IUPESM 2028. Men huvudstaden föll på målsnöret.

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...

Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages

For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridicul...

Novo Nordisk vill köpa fransk samarbetspartner

Danska Novo Nordisk har inlett förhandlingar med medtech-företaget Biocorps största ägare om att förvärva samtliga av dess aktier i bolaget. Om affären går i lå...

Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit

A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.

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.

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...

Nascent Invest och Fort Knox investerar i test för bloddoping

Umeåföretaget Pro Test Diagnostics får in 17 miljoner kronor som ska användas för att färdigställa ett test-kit mot bloddoping.

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Självadministrerad astmabehandling godkänd i USA

Astra Zeneca tillsammans med det amerikanska företaget Amgen har nu fått det självadministrerade astmaläkemedlet Tezspire godkänt i USA.

Nanexa skriver avtal med globalt läkemedelsbolag

Det Uppsala-baserade bolaget Nanexa har tecknat ett Material Transfer and Feasibility Study Agreement men en global aktör.

Svenskt företag bygger första fabriken för covidvaccin i Afrika

Stockholmsföretaget Keyplants har ingått ett avtal om att bygga Afrikas första produktionsanläggning för vaccin mot covid-19.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way

A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.