USA upprättar databas över autismpatienter – ska forska kring orsakerna

USA:s hälsomyndigheter ska skapa en databas över autismpatienter för att kunna studera orsakerna till diagnosen. Det meddelade landets hälsominister Robert F. K...

Astra Zeneca fryser miljardinvestering i Storbritannien

Astra Zeneca har pausat en planerad investering på motsvarande 2,5 miljarder kronor. Det är det senaste läkemedelsbolaget som drar tillbaka sina satsningar i Storbritannien.

Novo Nordisk appoints Mike Doustdar as new CEO

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has appointed Mike Doustdar as its new CEO. At the same time, the company announced it was lowering its forecasts –...

Trumps order: Kräver lägre läkemedelspriser

USA:s hälsominister väntas inom 30 dagar sätta tydliga mål för lägre läkemedelspriser, med fokus på viktminskningsläkemedel. Det uppgav Vita huset under måndagen.

Pfizer värvar FDA-topp – kritiseras hårt

Läkemedelsjätten Pfizers rekrytering av Patrizia Cavazzoni, tills helt nyligen toppchef vid FDA, som ny medicinsk chef får frän kritik från flera håll.

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First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola

After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on p...

FDA plans to replace animal testing with AI – “Paradigm shift”

The requirement for animal testing in drug development will be phased out and replaced by AI, according to an announcement by the FDA. The decision has been met...

How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development

Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how t...

Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo

The first high-precision proportional valve terminal VTEP opens up new application areas

ZEISS introduces the new Smartzoom 100

The future of digital microscopy for efficient optical inspections.

Kennedy stoppar bidrag till vaccinalliansen Gavi

USA kommer inte längre ge ekonomiskt stöd till Gavi förrän den globala vaccinalliansen ”återvunnit allmänhetens förtroende”. Det meddelar USA:s hälsominister Ro...

Osäkerhet kring IVF-reform i USA – svenskt bolag backar

Vita huset backar från Donald Trumps vallöfte om att öka tillgången till fertilitetsbehandlingar. Svenskt medicinteknikbolaget faller ytterligare efter beskedet.

Efter Trumps tullhot: Astra Zeneca gör rekordinvestering i USA

Astra Zeneca planerar att investera 50 miljarder dollar, motsvarande närmare 480 miljarder kronor, fram till 2030 i en storsatsning på tillverkning och forskning i USA.

Virology professor on the threat from X: ”The next pandemic could be worse“

The question is not if, but when we will be affected by a new unknown virus that causes yet another pandemic. Are we sufficiently prepared? "Absolutely not!", r...

Life science trends 2025 – Part 1 obesity drugs

More obesity drugs are being launched this year following Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's previous successes with GLP-1 drugs. But the next big breakthrough in obe...

Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Quretech granted a European patent for a new type of antibiotic

The European patent provides protection until 2041. Previously, the patent was granted in China, and the application is currently under review in the USA, India, and Japan.

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Life science trends 2025 – Neurology

New Alzheimer's drugs are beginning to be used in Sweden, more deals in the neuro sector are expected, and tools for deliver active substances across the blood-...

Politisk kursändring i USA väcker oro: ”Nödvändigt att Europa tar en ledande roll”

Utvecklingen i USA oroar, men öppnar samtidigt en strategisk chans för Europa och Sverige att kliva fram, menar Lif:s vd Sofia Wallström.

FDA’s new CSA guidance: transforming software validation for production and quality systems

FDA’s final guidance on Computer Software Assurance (CSA) for Production and Quality System Software marks a significant modernization of software validation practices.

Discover Precision: Join ZEISS at the Control Fair in Stuttgart

May 6-9, 2025 in Stuttgart. Hall 9, Booth 9309.

Career coach on salaries: “There is no right or wrong”

What is a reasonable salary for my job? It's a question we all ask ourselves. But how important is a higher salary really? Career coach Tina Persson believes th...