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19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry
19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Am...
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Novo Nordisk buys drug candidate in billion dollar deal
The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have made an agreement with KBP Biosciences to aqcuire the hypertension drug ocedurenone for up to 1.3 billion doll...
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Novo Nordisk to invest billions in Danish manufacturing facilities
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is investing DKK 42 billion, equivalent to around SEK 65 billion/EUR 5.6 billion, in its manufacturing facilities in Ka...
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KI’s freezer fiasco investigated: A chain of failures
A chain of combined technical and organisational shortcomings caused the freezer breakdown at the Karolinska Institute during the Christmas holidays, destroying...
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KI’s new super machine measures brain activity in real-time – “A very expensive hairdo”
Using brand-new, super-advanced equipment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now measure brain activity in real-time, with higher resolution than previou...
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SupraCube - In life Science
restricted. We now present the SupraCube, the first concept in which the superconductor unit can be separated from the electrical cooler and can operate autonom...
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study
In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one...
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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...
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Study: Popular diabetes drug may be effective against liver disease
After its success in diabetes and weight loss, a new potential therapeutic area has been identified for Ozempic and other GLP1 analogues. A new study links the ...
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Samuel Lagercrantz: We are currently seeing medical breakthroughs in these areas
Samuel Lagercrantz, Editor in Chief of Life Science Sweden, lists three medical fields in which we are currently seeing major breakthroughs and two fields in wh...
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“What is important is to create an overview and understanding from different perspectives”
Scientist Jochen Schwenk analyses blood proteins using proteomics to improve our understanding of disease and health. This year, he is moderating the Lab & Diag...
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Double up for Korbinian Löbmann
This year, Korbinian Löbmann will moderate the New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meeting in Copenhagen for the fifth time. Furthermore, he will ...
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The Swedish government is to increase its investment in cancer care
The Swedish government wants to invest more in cancer and paediatric cancer care and proposes to allocate SEK 500 million per year for this purpose in the coming years.
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New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals
A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...
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Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”
What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Swede...
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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...
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The dock that “thinks” for itself
The world of bulk material handling seems straightforward at first glance: moving, filling, delivering. However, the art of dealing with a variety of different ...
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Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate
Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.
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Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease
A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Mari...
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Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”
Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor...
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A new special edition and a new event in Copenhagen – This is happening at Life Science Sweden 2024
The new year brings new features for the readers of Life Science Sweden.
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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...
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Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´
Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 10...
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The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”
Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.