“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...

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...

Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work

A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story...

Automated dispensing of a viscous hydrogel

A suitable solution developed for UPM Biomedicals In the Festo LifeTech Application Center we tested a setup for UPM Biomedicals for the automatic dispensing of...

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the ...

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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”

The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Reliably gripping and turning small parts

The extremely compact rotary gripper module EHMD is the ideal choice in many life science applications where small objects need to be gripped and turned in conf...

Standardisation in automation

B. Braun Melsungen had a great idea and implemented it throughout the plant. Production for infusion solutions was to be largely standardised. B. Braun hoped th...

“Life science is important on a personal level”

From the High Coast to the Government Offices. Jeanette Edblad is a native of Ångermanland, and since September last year, she has been Head and Coordinator of ...

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

Life science-vd fälls för ekobrott – fortsätter leda företaget

Stockholms tingsrätt dömer Cline Scientifics vd Patrik Sundh för marknadsmanipulation till villkorlig dom och dagsböter. Trots det har han styrelsens förtroende...

Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...

OEM Automatic bjuder in till EURO EXPO IndustriMässor i Karlstad

Vi är glada över att bjuda in dig till vår första mässa för året, EURO EXPO IndustriMässor, som äger rum i Karlstad Racketcenter den 24-25 januari 2024.

Diaverum utser Rafael Romanini till ny vd

Det svenskgrundade dialysbolaget Diaverum har utsett Rafael Romanini till ny vd.

Anna Törner: Yes, I Am Sick, But Not Weak

”People often say that someone who is ill only has one wish—to get better. But I think that is not true. Someone who is ill also longs to be understood, to be r...

Är ditt ERP tillräckligt skalbart för att hantera Life Science?

Ett flexibelt och skalbart affärssystem är viktigt inom alla branscher men extra viktigt inom Life Science, varför då?

Roches alzheimerprogram vidare till fas III efter positiva data

Roche rapporterar positiva preliminära data från sitt alzheimerprojekt trontinemab, och ska nu gå vidare med en fas III-studie.

On the hunt for high throughput diagnostics

Global diagnostics companies and laboratories are in a race against time to adapt testing capacity to current demand. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the d...

Konsultbolag startar nytt affärsområde – rekryterar från Sobi

Charlotta Hjerpe blir chef för Key2compliances nya affärsområde.

“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”

The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that ai...

Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.

Barn nära smältverk hade högre halter tungmetaller i kroppen

En studie som studerat barn i Landskrona visar att de barn som bor nära Nordens enda blysmältverket har upp till 24 gånger högre halter av bly, kadmium och kvic...

Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president

In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According...