Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”

”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.

Peter Hovstadius är ny medicinsk chef på Lif

Läkaren Peter Hovstadius har utsetts till Chief Medical Officer på branschorganisationen Lif – de forskande läkemedelsföretagen.

Tidig operation gav bättre överlevnad i prostatacancer

Operation direkt av prostatacancer gav längre livslängd för patienterna än ett mer avvaktande tillvägagångssätt i en 30 år lång skandinavisk studie ledd från Up...

EMA review confirms a risk of new cancer after CAR-T

CAR-T cancer therapies can, in rare cases, induce secondary cancers. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) now recognises this and requires a warning label to be ...

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...

Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company

Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in co...

Joy at Egetis after positive CHMP opinion – ”The single most important milestone”

Stockholm-based Egetis Therapeutics has received a positive CHMP opinion for Emcitate, which could become the first approved treatment for the rare disease MCT8 deficiency."

Thomas Eldered: ”Innovation is the key”

Thomas Eldered speaks in a web clip about the challenges facing the life science sector in the future and what he, as an investor, finds most interesting in new companies.

Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?

Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it

ZEISS Metrology Expert Tips

New video series provides valuable expert knowledge.

Medicinpriset till forskare som upptäckte mikro-RNA:s roll i genreglering

Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till Victor Ambros och Gary Ruvkun för deras upptäckter om användningen av mikro-RNA inom posttransitionell genreglering.

Studie: Reningsverk en bov i utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens

Överföringen av antibiotikaresistens sker lättare mellan bakterier som är genetiskt lika varandra och det sker mest i reningsverk och i människokroppen. De slut...

What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks

What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major ...

Flera tunga avhopp i toppen hos Nykode

Delar av både ledningen och styrelsen lämnar det norska biotechbolaget Nykode.

ATEX-klassade komponenter för explosionsfarliga miljöer

Som en del av vårt engagemang för säkerhet och kvalitet erbjuder vi ATEX-klassade komponenter utvecklade för att möta de höga kraven i explosionsfarliga miljöer...

Studie: Livslängd består trots betydande viktåtergång efter fetmakirurgi

Hos personer som genomgått fetmakirurgi och senare gått upp en del i vikt kvarstår vissa positiva hälsoeffekter. Deras risk för cancer och dödlighet förblir den...

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Exploring Molecular Dynamics with Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy

Case study by ZEISS Microscopy.

Kompauto Nordic AB

Leo Pharmas nyförvärv floppade i studie

Danska Leo Pharmas läkemedelskandidat mot hudsjukdomen kongenial iktyos har misslyckats i en fas III-studie.

The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”

Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies...

“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...

First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola

After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on p...