BioArctic moves forward with its candidate for Parkinson’s

BioArctic announces positive early phase study results for its drug candidate for Parkinson’s disease.

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company Sanofi has reached a principal agreement in the US on around 4,000 of the cases in which its now withdrawn blockbuster heartburn d...

Pharma Outsourcing – Find the Right Partner (2025)

Region hävde avtalet – endoskopicentrum i konkurs

Uppgifter om att koloskopier utförts av ”okvalificerad personal” gjorde att Västra Götalandsregionen hävde avtalet med en privat vårdgivare. Nu har företaget i ...

A new special edition and a new event in Copenhagen – This is happening at Life Science Sweden 2024

The new year brings new features for the readers of Life Science Sweden.

“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...

How the Foreign Office will promote Swedish life science exports

The broadness and innovative strength keep Swedish life science exports strong, but the protectionist tendencies in the world are worrying, says Camilla Melland...

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Genmab to Acquire Dutch biotech for USD 8 Billion

Danish pharmaceutical company Genmab has agreed to acquire Dutch firm Merus, a developer of cancer therapies, for USD 8 billion, equivalent to nearly SEK 75 billion.

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.

”Ingen ska behöva lida i onödan” – nya riktlinjer för klimakteriet

Socialstyrelsen har för första gången tagit fram nationella riktlinjer för hur klimakteriebesvär ska behandlas i vården. Ett av råden gäller att fler kvinnor sk...

Karolinska Developments portföljbolag Dilafor får USA-patent

Karolinska Developments portföljbolag Dilafor har beviljats patent i USA för sin läkemedelskandidat tafoxiparin. Patentet skyddar användningen av substansen vid...

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...

Veteranen inom läkemedelsformulering: Mycket aktivitet i fältet

Korbinian Löbmann har flera gånger tidigare modererat New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability. Nu tar han åter sig an det vetenskapliga mötet.

Empros redovisar nya data för kandidat som ska förhindra viktåtergång

Stockholmsbolaget Empros Pharma har presenterat nya resultat från sin fas 2-studie som undersökt bolagets läkemedelskandidat EMP16 för långsiktigt viktminskningsunderhåll.

Astra Zeneca’s asthma drug nears approval for sinus inflammation

Astra Zeneca’s drug Tezspire receives positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

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...

Maria Rankka tar över klubban i Bico

Maria Rankka har utsetts till ny styrelseordförande i Bico Group. Hon efterträder Rolf Classon, som av hälsoskäl valt att lämna sin styrelsepost.

Leo Pharma to cut 200 jobs and reorganize

Danish Leo Pharma cuts down on staff in its global operations. Around 200 positions will be cut, while 50 will be moved to Poland.

ZEISS EVO as the Key to Wire Technology in Modern Medicine

High-performance wires for stents.

Billion-Dollar Deal Sends BioArctic Soaring

Swedish Alzheimer-focused company BioArctic has entered into a licensing collaboration with Novartis regarding a technology aimed at enhancing efficient drug de...

Bioscience – Groundbreaking Research & Diagnostics: Stockholm (2025)

Heart Monitoring in Breast Cancer – Essential or Excessive?

Trastuzumab and related drugs have transformed breast cancer treatment and dramatically improved survival rates. But the close cardiac monitoring required durin...

Tidig tilläggsbehandling kan rädda liv på hjärtpatienter enligt studie

Tidig behandling med blodfettsänkande läkemedel ger en bättre prognos för patienter med hjärtinfarkt jämfört med en sent insatt behandling eller ingen behandlin...