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...

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...

Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”

She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decid...

One System, Three Contrasting Techniques

ZEISS Axioscan 7 clinical - your digital slide scanner for diagnostics and clinical research.

Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away

A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 o...

Novo Nordisk cuts ties with Hims & Hers after Wegovy dispute

Novo Nordisk is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers Health due to concerns about the company’s sales and marketing practices related to the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

She is CSL Behring's new Nordic General Manager

Since the beginning of january, Helena Bragd is the new Nordic General Manager for the biotech company CSL Behring and CEO of CSL Behring AB.

Lund University’s record-breaking recruitment – attracting researchers from around the world

The Swedish university is launching its largest international recruitment effort ever, aiming to hire 25 researchers globally, including several in the medical field.

Developing rapid diagnostics for sepsis – “Every hour counts”

Finding the right antibiotic in the right dose – with an ultra-fast analysis method. Gradientech's product solution is currently used in routine diagnostics at ...

The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science (2026)

The top five most expensive drugs in 2025

New advanced therapeutic medicines are reaching the market, but their price tags remain exceptionally high. This year’s ranking of the most expensive drugs in t...

The Top 10 Challenges Facing Laboratories Today

Navigating the Laboratory Automation Landscape

Rise and Scantox cease conducting animal testing in Stockholm

Access to in vivo toxicology services is significantly decreasing in the Stockholm area as Rise shuts down animal testing and Scantox reorganizes. ”The costs ar...

Norway rejects national life science strategy – sees no need

The Norwegian Arbeiderpartiet rejects a proposal that Norway should develop its own life science strategy.

ZEISS supports the transition of spatial biology to clinical research

Slide scanner ZEISS Axioscan 7 spatial biology provides scalable workflow automation.

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

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

Speed meets precision for high-density components

ZEISS METROTOM 800 320 kV.

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...

The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”

It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. ...

New moves around Nykode's management – withdrawal of resignations

Norwegian Nykode Therapeutics is reinstating members of the management team who previously announced their resignations.

Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company

Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in co...

Astra Zeneca faces potential multimillion-dollar fines in China

Astra Zeneca could be forced to pay up up to $8 million in fines for allegedly unpaid import duties in China, as the company seeks to rebuild trust following ea...

Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications

Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according t...