Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life...

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Nordic Regulatory experts: Improving biotech chances of Succ

Why is it that so many biotech companies fail? And what are the tools needed to change that fact?

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

EU-pengar till probiotikabolag

Lundabolaget Immunebiotech har erhållit 500 000 kronor i Fas 1 av EU:s Horizon 2020 SME instrument.

Atheras studie av hjärtsvikt igång

Den första patienten har behandlats i studien med en ny terapeutisk antikropp från Athera. Studien genomförs på 11 sjukhus och inkluderar patienter med akut hjä...

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...

Hello Johan Billiet...

...Flanders Investment and Trade Agency, why are there so many Belgian companies represented at Biotech Forum?

Första läkemedlet för bara en patient

I en ny artikel beskrivs det förmodade första fallet av ultra-personalized medicine – ett läkemedel till en åttaårig flicka med en ovanlig genetisk sjukdom.

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

With the increasing developments in life sciences over the past decade and strong support for the sector’s strategic importance from both the Sweden and Danish ...

How to become globally competitive

Here Gunilla Osswald from BioArctic share her experience of scaling up and be competative on the global arena.

International models among science parks

Science parks have become a part of modern communities. With science parks in Oxford, Cambridge and Nice setting good examples, a special potential emerged. Cou...

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

Marie Curie – forskaren som besegrade en tidsanda

Om herrarna i den franska vetenskapsakademien fått sin vilja fram hade hon varken fått erkännande eller berömmelse: ”Herregud, ett fruntimmer kan ju inte forska...

Tar bort behovet av levertransplantation

Hittills har den enda botande behandlingen vid akut hepatisk porfyri, AHP, varit levertransplantation. Nu kan det nya läkemedlet givosiran, som fick en priorite...

Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"

Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recogniz...

Prisade appar hittar behandling

I USA har två applikationer uppmärksammats.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Pharmalundensis söker tillstånd för CFS-studie

Vill ge kvicksilverbindande substans till patienter med kroniskt trötthetssyndrom.