Woman deficit in Swedish research

The IP firm Awapatent will soon launch its Innovation Barometer 2009. This year Awapatent reveals that the statistics is even worse, compared to last year.

Nocebo – den onda tvillingen som får dig att må sämre

Placeboeffekten är väl känd inom vården – men det gäller inte dess motsats: nocebo. "Det är en liten effekt, men den kan få stora återverkningar", säger Uppsala...

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be ...

Amerikansk kraftsamling för nya genterapier mot sällsynta sjukdomar

USA:s hälsomyndigheter har tillsammans med tio läkemedelsbolag och fem intresseorganisationer gått samman för att snabba upp utvecklingen av genterapier för säl...

LEO Pharma - International Clinical Trial Manager

Nytt nummer ute

I nya numret av Life Science Sweden tittar vi närmare på läkemedelsföretagens miljöarbete och fördjupar oss i flera aspekter av coronaviruset.

Filter tips for safer pipetting and better accuracy

Biohit has launched new Safetyspace Filter Tips that have more space between the sample and the filter than conventional filter tips usually have.

New faces in Pronova Biopharma team

The Norwegian company Pronova Biopharma has recently changed the management team structure.

Think outside the... brain

Riitta Hari from the Brain Research Unit at the Helsinki University of Technology has recently stated that the mind is more than just the brain.

New management at Øresund

The Øresund University has recently appointed a new director and a new Chairman.

Fokus Patient blir internationellt

I oktober arrangerar Fokus Patient konferenser i dagarna tre. Fokus ligger i år på internationella samarbeten.

Ny lungbehandling säker

Nytt läkemedel vid idiopatisk lungfibros Boehringer Ingelheim har visats vara säkert.

Swedish cancer therapy granted

Pledpharma, Linköping University and Ryhov County Hospital receive a research grant from the Research Council FORSS to conduct clinical studies in cancer patients.

Swiss allergy therapy convinces

Cytos Biotechnology presents promising results in a study of a new therapy against allergy and asthma.

Abera får patent i USA för ny vaccinplattform

Det svenska vaccin- och bioteknikföretaget Abera Bioscience har fått besked om USA-godkännande av ett nytt patent för en av företagets vaccinplattformar.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and on...

Many rotor options for refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Sprint får ny vetenskaplig rådgivare

Cancerforskaren Ravi Amaravadi från USA ska hjälpa bolaget till klinisk fas.

Multiple rotor options in refrigerated microcentrifuge

The new 5430 R from Eppendorf is a refrigerated microcentrifuge with several different rotors.

Grant for development projects in Gothenburg

Seven research projects receive SEK 1 million to promote commercialization of early drug development and medical technology.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize

At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.

Första resultaten för nygammalt läkemedel mot covid-19

I en ny studie förbättrades tillståndet för 68 procent av patienter med allvarlig covid-19 när de fick läkemedlet remdesivir. Men studien har flera svagheter oc...

Vitamin D is mental health aid

Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests.