After the threat of tariffs – Novartis invests 230 billion in the USA

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis plans to invest 23 billion dollarsover the next five years to expand its production in the USA. The goal is for all medicines dest...

Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men

The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while n...

Life science trends 2025 – The economy

Upcoming patent expirations are driving pharmaceutical companies to acquire in 2025. In Sweden, we may be on our way to brighter times and fewer bankruptcies. T...

Specific proposals and targets top the universities’ desired priorities

What are the universities’ expectations for the update of the national life science strategy? Life Science Sweden posed the question to representatives from Kar...

Ny studie: Så kan cancercellers genetik maxa effekten av läkemedel

Cancercellers genetiska variation kan utnyttjas för få ut större effekt av redan godkända läkemedel, enligt en studie från Uppsala universitet.

Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo

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

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...

He takes over the chairmanship of Karolinska Development

Ben Toogood is appointed as the new chairman of Karolinska Developments.

Affibody AB

Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

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

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

Dubbla bakslag för ALS-projekt – ”Inte vad vi hoppats på”

Förhoppningarna om att utveckla en ny typ av behandling mot nervsjukdomen ALS har fått sig en törn när två läkemedelskandidater misslyckats med att nå sina prim...

Meribel Pharma Solna

From pharmacist to life science podcaster – Magnus Lejelöv uses his voice as a tool

Magnus Lejelöv has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with healthcare professionals...

AI detects tumor disease – via voice recording

A short voice recording along with facial images – both analyzed with an AI algorithm – can make it possible to detect the rare tumour disease acromegaly and in...

WuXi AppTec, UK Ltd

Reveal the Structures and Functions of Life

Super-resolution microscopes from ZEISS.

Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?

Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it

Johan Pehrson aviserar sin avgång som partiledare och minister

Regeringens utbildningsminister Johan Pehrson (L), med ansvar för forskningsfrågor, lämnar rollen som partiledare för Liberalerna. Han kommer att fortsätta som ...

Karlstadprofessor prisas för insatser inom kromatografi

Torgny Fornstedt, professor i analytisk kemi vid Karlstads universitet, har tilldelats J.F.K. Huber Lecture Award för ”banbrytande bidrag inom fundamental först...

High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke

It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher tha...

Fyra pilotprojekt utvalda i life science-satsning

Bridge Sweden, projektet som går ut på underlätta identifiering och produktion av nya läkemedel, har valt ut sina första projekt.

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

N-Realizer analytical system from C. Gerhardt increases productivity with valve block from Festo

Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors

The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic t...