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...

RegSmart Life Science AB

New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2026

“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 ...

Topp 20-listor: Sveriges främsta forskare inom molekylär- och mikrobiologi

Mathias Uhlén, Staffan Normark, Joakim Dillner och Carl-Henrik Heldin är namnen som återfinns högst på listorna över Sveriges mest citerade forskare inom mikrob...

The new ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 has been launched

Adaptable automation for advanced workflows.

Topp 20-listor: Här är främsta forskarna inom immunologi och genetik

Lars Klareskog och Tomas Olsson vid Karolinska institutet rankas som Sveriges främsta forskare inom immunologi. Juha Kere, också Karolinska, är etta på listan ö...

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...

Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed

Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

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...

Bio-Works

Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”

The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that r...

Björn Arvidsson will lead research and innovation in Region Uppsala

The Swedish life science profile Björn Arvidsson has been appointed Director of Research and Innovation for Region Uppsala.

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...

The new Swedish life science strategy – “It will consolidate Sweden as a leader”

Clinical trials and precision health are emphasised as key areas in the new national life science strategy.

Medicon Village Science Park

Reveal the Structures and Functions of Life

Super-resolution microscopes from ZEISS.

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

Automated dispensing of liquids

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Meribel Pharma Solna

Lund University’s record-breaking recruitment – attracting researchers from around the world

The Swedish university is launching its largest international recruitment effort ever, aiming to hire 25 researchers globally, including several in the medical field.

This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...

Uppgifter: Astra Zeneca överväger flytta börsnoteringen till USA

Astra Zenecas vd Pascal Soriot uppges vilja flytta bolagets huvudnotering från London till USA, rapporterar brittiska tidningen The Times.