Roche’s Genentech terminates licencing deal with Norwegian biotech

Genentech is ending a license collaboration with Norwegian biotech Nykode Therapeutics regarding a clinical stage cancer vaccine program.

Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”

Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks appr...

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An easy way to handle microtiter plate stacks

Do you want to automate handling of microtiter plates.? Have a look at a very simple solution on how to handle them.

We desire talent to come here, but are we genuinely welcoming them?

Sweden faces significant challenges in creating a truly inclusive environment that makes international professionals feel welcome, valued, and able to build mea...

Settlement of cancer allegations against blockbuster drug

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has reached a principal agreement in the US on around 4,000 of the cases in which its now withdrawn blockbuster heartburn d...

Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed

Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.

Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality

What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Jättestudie: Fördelarna med fetmaläkemedel – och riskerna

Läkemedel som Ozempic kan minska risken för en rad olika sjukdomar och hälsotillstånd, men också öka risken för andra komplikationer. Det enligt en stor amerika...

An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”

Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Över...

From lab to patient – the art of developing new antibody therapies

For 25 years, Danish company Genmab has been developing antibodies and has managed to get several drugs all the way to the patient. Esther Breij has been along ...

Advancing 3D Culture Imaging: Insights from Academia, Biotech, and Pharma

Webinar | March 13, 2024, 12 PM EST.

Recipharm divests five Swedish plants

Swedish contract manufacturer Recipharm is selling its facilities in Solna, Strängnäs, Höganäs, Karlskoga and Uppsala OTC Development to US private equity compa...

Tirzepatide approved for obesity by the FDA – to be branded as Zepbound

Diabetes drug tirzepatide has now also been approved in the US for treating obesity.

MedVasc and Scientific Solutions join forces to streamline FDA 510(k) regulatory process

MedVasc, an exciting MedTech startup company, and Scientific Solutions, a renowned consulting firm within Life Science, are pleased to announce a strategic part...

The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite...

Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory

"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.

Marie Gårdmark: ”Interchangeable biological medicines – soon in a pharmacy near you?”

”Generic competition is an effective way to push down drug prices, but it has not worked equally well for biosimilars. Biosimilars require more time to gain mar...

EMA review confirms a risk of new cancer after CAR-T

CAR-T cancer therapies can, in rare cases, induce secondary cancers. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) now recognises this and requires a warning label to be ...

SMC lanserar världens smalaste magnetventil

Med robot-integratörer och maskinbyggare i åtanke lanserar SMC världens smalaste magnetventil. JSY:s låga vikt och små byggmått sparar energi/plats i rörliga ap...

Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed

Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borreb...

The business coach: “We need to learn from our mistakes”

The past year has been challenging for many biotech companies, with several comapanies facing financial stress and bankruptcy. To understand how entrepreneurs c...

Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”

The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), acc...