Now it’s settled: The International Vaccine Institute will be located in Stockholm

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, is establishing itself outside South Korea for the first time. Last week, the Swedish Parliament ratified the agreemen...

XNK Therapeutics tar in onkologiprofessor som vetenskaplig rådgivare

Gunilla Enblad går in som vetenskaplig rådgivare hos XNK Therapeutics. Hon ska tillsammans med Rizwan Romee, professor i medicin vid Harvard Medical School, spe...

Stanford-program öppnar dörrar för Neola i USA

Lundabolaget Neola Medical har valts ut till att få stöd av Stanford Universitys program för teknisk innovation inom barn- och mödravård.

Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”

A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the...

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...

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Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation

A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark...

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...

Dödsskorpionens gift ska transportera radiofarmaka till hjärnan

För att komma åt cancertumörer i hjärnan med radionukleider måste man först ta sig igenom den svårforcerade blod-hjärnbarriären. Life Science Sweden har besökt ...

Nystartade Cardo Health tar in Masha Feigelman som vice vd

Det digitala vårdbolaget Cardo Health startade som ett börsbolag under hösten 2021. Grundare är Tobias Strålin, tidigare partner på McKinsey. Nu rekryterar bola...

Ny bok om strålbehandling – "Det är en enorm utveckling som skett"

Ungefär hälften av alla som drabbas av cancer får någon gång strålbehandling. Enligt Jan Degerfält, författare till två fackböcker på ämnet, är det få områden s...

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively ...

Brexit creeping closer – or?

In this column, lawyer Pernilla Norman, tries to sort out the different Brexit options.

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...

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...

Värdet av en deltidskonsult inom Medical Affairs

Johanna Repits är Head of Medical Solutions på Scientific Solutions Scandinavia AB. Här delar hon sina tankar kring fördelarna med att ta in en Medical-konsult ...

Tablet treatment for hair loss approved in the USA

The US Drug Administration has given a thumbs up for the first tablet treatment for spotty hair loss.

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CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Annika Östman Wernerson favorit till rektorsposten på KI

Valkommittén vid Karolinska institutet vill se Annika Östman Wernerson som ny rektor för lärosätet, uppger Läkartidningen.

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...

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...

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 ...