Novo Nordisk establishes new factory in Denmark

Novo Nordisk establishes a new production facility in Odense, Denmark, an investment of 8.5 billion Danish kroner.

Abbvie i miljardaffär – tar sikte på in vivo CAR-T

Abbvie har tecknat avtal om att förvärva det kliniska biotechbolaget Capstan Therapeutics för upp till 2,1 miljarder dollar och får därmed tillgång till bland a...

Norway rejects national life science strategy – sees no need

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

Gelhype, börsras och fetmastudie – här är nyheterna som lästes mest i oktober

En ny studie pekar ut varför många patienter avbryter behandling med den nya sortens läkemedel mot obesitas. Det är den nyhet som har lästs mest den här månaden.

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...

FDA approves first non-opioid pain reliever in over 20 years

For the first time in decades, a new type of acute pain medication that is not an opioid has been approved in the USA.

Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”

In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 1...

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Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Roche joins Medicon Village

Roche and Medicon Village Innovation have signed an agreement for deeper collaboration. “The fact that Roche is now becoming part of this environment further st...

Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo

The first high-precision proportional valve terminal VTEP opens up new application areas

”Information security must become part of the Swedish life science strategy”

Sweden needs knowledge security to stand strong in the global competition, writes Björn Ursing in an opinion article.

New version of ISO 10993-1: the core standard for the biological evaluation of medical devices

ISO 10993-1, the core standard for the biological evaluation of medical devices, has been under revision over the past few years. A Final Draft International St...

Will the FDA’s new transparency policy extend to medical devices? (Part 1)

In a significant policy shift, the FDA has begun publishing Complete Response Letters (CRLs) for drug and biologic applications that were initially rejected but...

The FDA’s new transparency policy (Part 3)

As transparency and consistency become increasingly emphasized by the FDA, medical device manufacturers must approach their submissions with both thoroughness a...

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...

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.

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...

Astra Zeneca hoppas på blodtryckskandidat som ny guldgruva

Före årets slut planerar Astra Zeneca att ansöka om regulatoriskt godkännande för sin experimentella blodtrycksbehandling. Förhoppningen är att den på sikt ska ...

Danish obesity success causes recruitment problems in southern Sweden

The substantial expansion of Danish Novo Nordisk is affecting companies in southern Sweden, which are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for attractive staff.

Kim Ramme tar över som forskningschef på Barncancerfonden

Kim Ramme är barnläkare och specialist inom barnhematologi och barnonkologi med särskilt fokus på stamcellsbehandlingar. Nu blir hon ny forskningschef på Barncancerfonden.

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New diagnostic rules raise concerns

In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagno...

Bakslag i USA får Elicera att ändra patentstrategi

Car T-bolaget Elicera har fått avslag på en patentansökan i USA för sin Itank-plattform – men uppger sig nu ha tagit fram en ny strategi för att ändå nå patentskydd.