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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades

Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has t...

Rapport pekar ut hinder för precisionsmedicin

Införandet av precisionsmedicin bromsas upp av hinder som otillräcklig gentestning, kompetensbrist och svårigheter att få tillgång till hälsodata, enligt en ny rapport.

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the avail...

AI-diagnostik av malignt melanom prövas kliniskt

Startup-företaget AI Medical Technology inleder en klinisk prövning av sitt system för diagnos av malignt melanom på 30 svenska primärvårdskliniker.

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...

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech ...

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...

Höstens mest lästa krönikor

Här nedan läser du de mest lästa krönikorna i Life Science Sweden och systertidningen Medtech Magazine från hösten och vintern.

Pilots want to live too

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...

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

Efter misslyckad studie – nu föreslås likvidation av forskningsbolaget

Bakslaget i en fas III-studie nyligen ser ut att bli spiken i kistan för forskningsbolaget Isofol Medical. Nu kallas till en extra bolagsstämma med ett förslag ...

Precision and accuracy in liquid handling

How to evaluate and optimize liquid handling performance

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

Lämnar tankesmedjan efter åtta år: ”Oerhört inspirerande att driva på innovation”

Catharina Barkman har under åtta år drivit den oberoende tankesmedjan Forum för Health Policy. I slutet av sommaren går hon vidare till nya utmaningar och nu bl...

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 ...

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

Nordic Regulatory experts: Improving biotech chances of Succ

Why is it that so many biotech companies fail? And what are the tools needed to change that fact?

New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19

According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a...

Rapport om life science i Göteborg – Avancerade terapier är framtiden

Regenerativ medicin och avancerade terapiläkemedel pekas ut som framtiden inom life science. Något som kan sätta Göteborg på världskartan menar Iris Öhrn, etabl...

Studie: AI ger mer exakt bröstcancerdiagnostik

Forskare vid Karolinska institutet har utvecklat en metod för vävnadsanalys som med hjälp av AI kan ge en mer precis diagnos vid bröstcancer. Därmed ökar möjlig...