Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

New diagnostic rules raise concerns

In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagno...

New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...

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...

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Prostalunds vd avgår – ”Ytterst beklagligt”

Vd:n för det skånska medtechbolaget Prostalund lämnar företaget. Det innebär att hela ledningen nu har sagt upp sig.

Radioaktivt spårämne ska visa effekt av läkemedel mot tarmsjukdom

En radioaktiv markör som utvecklats av Astra Zeneca och Karolinska institutet kan spela en stor roll för patienter med Crohns sjukdom. Det menar Maria Belvisi, Astra Zeneca.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

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Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now question...

Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens thanks to automation technology

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...

Får ny roll hos Tataa

Tataa Biocenter har utsett Sofia Adolfsson till Scientific Officer och Head of Bioinformatics.

SMC utökar IO-Link-sortimentet

Denna gång med ISE/ZSE20C-L, en ny digital tryckvakt med rostfritt membran för allmänna vätskor.

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

Astra Zeneca investerar miljarder i ny anläggning i USA

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca satsar på cellterapier. Nu investerar läkemedelsbolaget 300 miljoner dollar, motsvarande cirka 3,1 miljarder svenska kronor, i en ...

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...

Uppsalabo vann postdok hos Astra Zeneca i internationell tävling

Nu står det klart att alla åtta finalister i Astra Zenecas tävling Postdoc Challenge tilldelas en postdoktors-tjänst hos läkemedelsföretaget. En av vinnarna är ...

Icoat Medical startar vetenskapligt råd

Stockholmsbolaget Icoat Medical startar ett vetenskapligt råd med syfte att stärka bolagets forskning och utvecklingsprogram. Rådet består av tre läkare med exp...

“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”

Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forw...

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing wr...

Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”

”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writ...