“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Hor...

Japanese pharma to buy US drugmaker for $2.4 bln

Japanese Ono Pharmaceutical buys the American cancer drug developer Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in one of the largest acquisitions in the industry so far this year.

u2-Lok – rostfria dubbelklämringskopplingar för trygg drift

I industriella miljöer där vätskor och gaser transporteras under högt tryck eller vakuum krävs pålitliga förbindelser. u2-Lok från Schwer Fittings, tillgänglig ...

Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”

“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportuni...

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the...

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...

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sw...

Lykos Therapeutics skär ned på personal efter negativt FDA-besked

Ungefär 75 procent av personalstyrkan får gå hos Lykos Therapeutics. Bolaget utvecklar en MDMA-baserad behandling mot posttraumatiskt stressyndrom som tidigare ...

Danish biotech to buy struggling American oncology company

Danish drugmaker Pharmacosmos has agreed to acquire American pharmaceutical company G1 Therapeutics in a deal that amounts to 405 million dollars.

Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences

Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage ...

Effektiv och hygienisk nivåmätning med radar från OEM Automatic

OEM Automatic erbjuder radarnivågivare från Rosemount – en lösning för beröringsfri nivåmätning som kombinerar precision, pålitlighet och lång livslängd. Teknik...

Superconductor technology: Contactless working in the laboratory of the future

Automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in the cleanroom with SupraMotion from Festo

Scientific Solutions

Chefen för amerikanska CDC petad – fyra högt uppsatta tjänstemän lämnar

Efter bara en dryg månad på posten sparkas högste chefen för CDC, meddelade Vita huset på onsdagen. Samtidigt lämnar fyra högt uppsatta tjänstemän myndigheten, ...

Easy integration of piezo valves for gas handling

Extremely energy-saving, silent and without any heat build-up – piezo technology offers many benefits for efficient and precise gas handling in medical technolo...

Han är ny ordförande för Stockholm Science City

Johan Christensen har utsetts till ny styrelseordförande för Stockholm Science City. Han efterträder Cecilia Schelin Seidegård som lämnar posten efter fem år.

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...

Stora globala nedskärningar hos två läkemedelsjättar

Enligt ett brev till anställda på Moderna ska 10 procent av den globala arbetskraften sägas upp. Samtidigt kommer medieuppgifter om att hela 6 000 anställda kom...

He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter

The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s...

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...

Region hävde avtalet – endoskopicentrum i konkurs

Uppgifter om att koloskopier utförts av ”okvalificerad personal” gjorde att Västra Götalandsregionen hävde avtalet med en privat vårdgivare. Nu har företaget i ...

Bemanningsbranschen i gungning när SKR sparar miljarder

På ett år har kostnaderna för inhyrd personal i sjukvården sjunkit med en tredjedel – närmare bestämt 3,3 miljarder kronor. Under samma period har nio bemanning...

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...