Starka siffror för svensk läkemedelsexport

Exporten av läkemedel ökade kraftigt under årets tredje kvartal, och är en ljuspunkt i en annars ganska dyster svensk ekonomi.

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.

Trender inom life science 2025 – Del 3 ekonomin

Kommande patentutgångar driver läkemedelsbolagen att förvärva under 2025. I Sverige kan vi vara på väg mot ljusare tider och färre konkurser. Del 3 i serien med...

Hur industrirobotar kan rädda den globala, ekonomiska nedgån

Att den globala ekonomin påverkats betydligt under detta år är ingen nyhet.

When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend

Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advanc...

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life scienc...

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...

Roche köper bolag inom fetmaområdet

Schweiziska Roche förvärvar det amerikanska bioteknikbolaget Carmot Theraputics i en miljardaffär. Bolaget utvecklar läkemedel mot fetma.

Extensive agreements signed at Scilifelab

Four agreements were signed between Swedish and Dutch life science players in connection with the Dutch state visit earlier this month.

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

Han tar över vd-posten på Smartcella

Biotech- och medtech-bolaget Smartcella har utsett Niklas Prager till ny vd. I sommar efterträder han Johan Rugfeldt, som går tillbaka till rollen som COO i för...

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

Uppgifter: Amerikanskt företag vill förvärva Sobi

Det amerikanska riskkapitalbolaget Advent International överväger att lägga ett bud på svenska Sobi, enligt uppgifter.

Theranoschef får långt fängelsestraff efter blodprovsskandalen

För en månad sedan kom domen mot Theranos grundare Elizabeth Holmes – drygt elva års fängelse. Nu får även bolagets operative chef Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani fängel...

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

Chiesi och Swedeliver ingår samarbete om läkemedelstillförsel

Forsknings- och kompetenscentrumet Swedeliver har nu ingått ett samarbete med italienska Chiesi gällande läkemedelstillförsel.

Utvecklare av strålskyddskläder fyller på kassan inför expansion

Göteborgsbaserade Texray, som utvecklar avancerade strålskyddskläder för vården, har genomfört en övertecknad finansieringsrunda som ger bolaget 45 miljoner kronor.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Lundabolag tar in 43 miljoner och inleder amerikanskt samarbete

Active Biotech, som utvecklar läkemedel mot ögonsjukdomar och cancer, har tagit in 43,5 miljoner kronor i en företrädesemission. Samtidigt offentliggör bolaget ...

IVI’s Director General on establishing in Sweden: Will need up to 40 employees

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, hopes to have its first staff on-site in Stockholm within a couple of months, says the institute’s Director General Je...

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

not be better. A one-day conference on ongoing collaborations, new directions and required future investment will held on April 2nd at Medicon Village in Lund.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians cha...