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.

Merck KGaA acquires American company in €3.0 billion deal

Germany’s Merck is completing the acquisition of Springwork Therapeutics for 3 billion euros.

Strategic Clarity: The New Currency in Life Science

In an industry shaped by rapid regulatory changes and global competition, leading life science companies are rethinking what it takes to succeed. Increasingly, ...

”The importance of stratification in a statistician’s August kitchen”

Ingrid Lönnstedt writes about an experiment of her own at home and about what lessons can be learned from it, in a science column.

New cell therapy raises hope for curing type 1 diabetes – "Never succeeded before"

For the first time, a patient with type 1 diabetes has undergone an islet transplantation using genetically modified insulin-producing cells that do not require...

Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit

Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership ...

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.

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...

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. ...

Positive EMA Decision for BioArctic's New Drug Candidate

Bioarctic's drug candidate for multiple system atrophy, exidavnemab, is recommended to be classified as an orphan drug, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

“We should avoid surgery if we can”

Since February this year, she has been Scientific Director Life Science at the Karolinska Institutet. Life Science Sweden met Anna Martling for a talk about rol...

Eli Lilly requests re-examination of Alzheimer's drug recommendation

Eli Lilly has requested that the EMA re-examine its opinion on the company's Alzheimer's drug, Kisunla, the agency announced on Friday.

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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...

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...

The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science (2026)

ZEISS Hosts an exceptional Global Conference on Innovation and Production in Berlin

More than 50 distinguished speakers from leading manufacturing companies.

ZEISS showcases comprehensive workflow for full spectrum of retina care at EURETINA

ZEISS Medical Technology combines its diagnostic, surgical and digital technologies to support healthcare professionals in advancing retinal care.

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...

This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...

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...

Tau-targeted Alzheimer's drug gets Fast Track designation in the USA

Biogen's Alzheimer's candidate BIIB080 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).