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...

Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark

In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson...

“We should avoid surgery if we can”

Since February this year, she has been Scientific Director Life Science at the Karolinska Institutet. Life Science Sweden met Anna Martling for a talk about rol...

Ny snittfri behandling av ögonsjukdom godkänd i USA

Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA har godkänt en ny behandling som gör det möjligt att behandla en sällsynt och synhotande sjukdom i hornhinnan utan att...

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RFK Jr: I september vet vi vad som orsakar autism

USA ska identifiera orsaken till autism – och det ska vara gjort till september i år. Det säger USA:s hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr., som därmed sätter en ...

Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far

German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.

Danish obesity success causes recruitment problems in southern Sweden

The substantial expansion of Danish Novo Nordisk is affecting companies in southern Sweden, which are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for attractive staff.

Efficient use of blood plasma

Blood plasma is an indispensable resource in the production of life-saving medicines. It is in high demand on global markets. To make more efficient use of this...

Novo Nordisk lanserar Wegovy i Indien

Novo Nordisk lanserar Wegovy i Indien och tar därmed upp kampen mot Lillys Mounjaro på världens största marknad för fetmaläkemedel.

New report: Fewer PhDs in life sciences

A new report from Vinnova suggests that competency returns in the life science sector are declining.

Så används Nobelupptäckten i läkemedelsutveckling

Regulatoriska T-celler håller immunförsvaret i schack, en upptäckt som nu belönas med nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin 2025. Qiang Pan Hammarström berättar...

Cancer researcher: “We can do better and reduce suffering”

Lund University researcher Catharina Hagerling is developing innovative methods to understand metastatic cancer, aiming to create more targeted treatments for p...

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.

Nytt AI-verktyg ska hjälpa forskare förstå varför läkemedel misslyckas

Ett nytt AI-verktyg ska lösa ett av läkemedelsutvecklingens stora utmaningar: patienter som inte svarar på sina behandlingar. Genom att koppla samman stora mäng...

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.

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 more than 47,000 samples. This was the conclusion of an internal investigation....

Rising interest in CRISPR treatments

Treatments using CRISPR technology are emerging as one of the hottest medical trends in the United States – and the FDA is doing its best to promote the development.

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How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

Vaccinprojekt mot medfödd infektion skrotas i sen fas – ”Klart besvikna”

Hoppet om det första vaccinet mot världens vanligaste medfödda infektion har fått sig en rejäl törn.

”The importance of stratification in a statistician’s August kitchen”

Ingrid Lönnstedt writes about an experiment of her own at home and about what lessons can be learned from it, in a science column.

Falska studiedeltagare – ett växande hot mot forskningen

Digital rekrytering blir allt vanligare vid hälsorelaterad forskning, men samtidigt ökar problemet med falska deltagare. Det hotar både resultatens tillförlitli...

EQT säljer Karo Healthcare för 27 miljarder

Riskkapitalbolaget KKR förvärvar det svenska konsumenthälsobolaget Karo Healthcare från EQT.