Orbán's extended arm becomes health commissioner in the EU

Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi may soon become the most influential official for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the EU. Várhelyi, who is close to Hung...

“What is important is to create an overview and understanding from different perspectives”

Scientist Jochen Schwenk analyses blood proteins using proteomics to improve our understanding of disease and health. This year, he is moderating the Lab & Diag...

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Systemet är till och med 25–30% effektivare än de senaste och mest effektiva luftbesparingssystemen som finns på marknaden idag!

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

Manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment now receive solutions from a single source

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...

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

Scientific Solutions

SMC Corporation Appoints Bianca Brunell as New General Manager for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

SMC Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Bianca Brunell as the new General Manager for SMC’s Nordic and Baltic countries, effective June 1, 2024.

Pulsen på patientförbunden del 4: Ung Cancer

”Engagemang och vilja finns, det gäller bara att hitta rätt former”, säger Therese Leijon, Ung Cancer, i Life Science Swedens artikelserie Pulsen på patientförbunden.

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...

Larm: Varningsnätverk för globala sjukdomsutbrott kan kollapsa

Varningssystemet för sjukdomsutbrott, Pro Med, som bland annat var en av de första att varna världen om covid-19 tycks vara nära kollaps.

Acquisition of consulting company Key2Compliance

The Swedish company Key2Compliance, offering services in fields such as pharma and Medtech, has been acquired by German GBA Group.

“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”

Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessibl...

Tidigare Tobii-chef blir vd för Surgical Science

Tom Englund, tidigare toppnamn inom Tobii-koncernen, är nuvarande operativ chef för Instabee. Nu lämnar han budbolaget och återvänder till medicinteknikfältet n...

Genterapi gav hörsel till barn med medfödd dövhet – elva av tolv förbättrades

Elva av tolv barn med medfödd dövhet uppvisade förbättringar i en studie där Regenerons genterapi mot ärftlig hörselnedsättning prövades. Nu planerar det amerik...

Regeringens utredare: Avveckla Vetenskapsrådet, Vinnova, Formas och Forte

Idag, onsdag, läggs ett förslag till regeringen som innebär att dagens struktur för forskningsfinansiering avvecklas och tre helt nya myndigheter bildas.

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The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine

The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast ...

Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate

Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.

From Valneva to the CEO position at NorthX – “I saw it as a great opportunity”

A new cell therapy for leukaemia, a vaccine in tablet form against cholera, and a proprietary mRNA line with the potential capacity to supply the entire Nordic ...

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Hösten är snart över och vintern står för dörren.. Men det är inte bara människor som behöver extra kläder när kylan kommer. Även dina ångkomponenter kan behöva...

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...

A vaccine the world is waiting for: “It can change the lives of many”

A Solna laboratory is developing a vaccine that could save the lives of countless children in low- and middle-income countries. “Working on something that can m...