Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Extremely high sample throughput rates

Precision and reliability in automated liquid handling

Han tar över vd-posten på Läkemedelshandlarna

Branschföreningen Läkemedelshandlarna har fått en ny vd. I början av september tog Andreas Rosenlund över stafettpinnen från Fredrik Skepp.

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...

Hon tar över vd-posten på Rise

Forskningsinstitutet Rise har utsett Malin Frenning till ny vd efter Pia Sandvik.

No longer afraid of the dentist.

Teaching robot with piezo technology

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...

Study: Vaccination linked to lower risk of post-COVID

The risk of developing post-COVID after a COVID infection was reduced in vaccinated people, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg.

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...

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

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...

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...

Han är ny vd för Läkemedelsförsäkringen

Svenska Läkemedelsförsäkringen har fått en ny vd. Juristen Anders Hultman tar över efter Robert Ström, som går i pension efter nio år på posten.

Han tar över vd-posten på Smartcella

Biotech- och medtech-bolaget Smartcella har utsett Niklas Prager till ny vd. I sommar efterträder han Johan Rugfeldt, som går tillbaka till rollen som COO i för...

Trots löfte – RFK Jr. ska se över barnvaccinationer

För att släppas fram till posten som USA:s hälsominister lovade Robert F Kennedy Jr. att inte ändra de nuvarande vaccinationsprogrammen. Men nu är det just det ...

Över 250 sajter stängdes efter försäljning av falska fetmaläkemedel

Över 250 webbsajter stoppades i fjol efter att ha marknadsfört förfalskade versioner av populära diabetes- och fetmaläkemedel av typen GLP-1-analoger.

Controlled Pneumatics: pushing the boundaries of pneumatics

Pressure, flow rate and movement can now be controlled very precisely, and with exactly the energy actually required. Controlled Pneumatics is the combination o...

Scientific Solutions

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...

Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”

Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a...

High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health

Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech....

“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”

The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at...

Revealing the secrets of a part

CT inspection in automation technology at Festo.