Event: Drug Development – Serendipity or Science

Drug development is a challenging journey, we will discuss questions you may not even consider asking. SDS and Medicon Village welcome you to an engaging afternoon.

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

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.

Studienamn med attityd – viktigare än man kan tro

Ironman, T-rex, Star-trec. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nej, det handlar varken om fantasyfilmer eller hundnamn. Utan om benämningar på pågående cancerstudier i Sverige.

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.

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Läkemedel mot aggressiv cancerform får villkorat EU-godkännande

Abbvie och danska Genmabs läkemedel Tepkinly (epkoritamab), för behandling av diffust storcelligt B-cellslymfom, har nu fått ett villkorat godkännande av EU-kommissionen.

We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter

Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson...

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 ...

Julefrid ger läsetid – 10 artikeltips från redaktionen

När julstöket är avklarat, magen fått sitt och släkten avlägsnat sig lägger sig den stora friden – och kanske vaknar läslusten?

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for th...

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the ...

Victoria Throfast blir E-hälsomyndighetens chefsfarmaceut

Den nyinrättade tjänsten som chefsfarmaceut på E-hälsomyndigheten ska stärka myndighetens profil som expertmyndighet.

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.

Tataa inrättar vetenskapligt råd

Tataa Biocenter bildar ett rådgivande vetenskapligt råd. Nu har de fem första experterna i rådet utsetts.

Första vaccinet mot fruktad myggspriden sjukdom godkänt i USA

Det första vaccinet mot chikungunya-viruset, som är ett växande problem framförallt i tropiska och subtrobiska länder, har nu godkänts av den amerikanska läkeme...

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by J...

Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

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...

Studie: Fyra av fem behåller antikroppar mot nya coronaviruset

”Vi kan nu konstatera att en majoritet behåller sina antikroppar mot sars-cov-2.”, säger Charlotte Thålin som lett en studie vid Danderyds sjukhus.

Stora tidskriftsförlag stämda – ”Pengar har dikterat möjligheten att nå ut med forskning”

Just nu pågår en rättsprocess i USA mot sex stora förlag för vetenskapliga tidskrifter. En grupp forskare hävdar att förlagen ”konspirerat” på ett sätt som förh...

Sara Gunnerås till KI Science Park

Karolinska institutet Science Park har rekryterat Sara Gunnerås till en ny tjänst som community manager.