BMS and venture capital giant form new company

The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company wil...

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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...

The FDA’s new transparency policy (Part 2)

In the second part of our article series on the FDA’s new “radical transparency” initiative, we explore regulatory strategies to navigate the potential impact o...

Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain

In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI researcher who is trialling an unusual approach ‒ using scorpion venom....

J&J har fått en ny Nordenchef

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine har utsett Mario Klesse till ny Norden- och Sverigechef.

Astra Zeneca fryser miljardinvestering i Storbritannien

Astra Zeneca har pausat en planerad investering på motsvarande 2,5 miljarder kronor. Det är det senaste läkemedelsbolaget som drar tillbaka sina satsningar i Storbritannien.

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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen...

AstraZeneca to use American AI platform for cancer trials

In a collaboration AstraZeneca will use an AI model from Israeli-American biotech Immunai to streamline its clinical trials in cancer.

Licensavtal ska ge Roche nya vägar in i hjärnan

Läkemedelsbolaget Roche ska testa ett nytt sätt att transportera läkemedel till hjärnan – med hjälp av transportmolekyler från Bostonbaserade Manifold Bio.

MSD discontinues two Keytruda trials

MSD has stopped two late-stage trials that tested its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for skin and lung cancer.

Höjdpunkter från Bioscience Göteborg 2025

En blandning mellan teknik, medicin, terapi och diagnostik. Så beskriver moderator Johan Rockberg vetenskapskonferensen, och sammanfattar några av de viktigaste...

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala researcher Charlotte Blease, co-author of a book on the phenomenon....

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...

Trends and overview: ELRIG "Robotics and Automation"

Laboratories on the way to end-to-end automation: Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technology boosted by pandemic

Maria Rankka tar över klubban i Bico

Maria Rankka har utsetts till ny styrelseordförande i Bico Group. Hon efterträder Rolf Classon, som av hälsoskäl valt att lämna sin styrelsepost.

Gel mot håravfall lockar miljardinvestering

Det amerikanska bioteknikbolaget Pelage Pharmaceuticals väcker stort intresse med sin regenerativa kandidat mot ärftligt håravfall. Nu tar bolaget in 120 miljon...

FDA vill ersätta djurförsök med AI – ”Paradigmskifte”

Krav på djurförsök vid läkemedelsutveckling ska fasas ut och ersättas med AI, meddelade FDA på torsdagen. Beskedet möts av skepsis från den nationella föreninge...

Novartis storsatsar på RNA-terapier – köper miljardbolag

Novartis förvärvar amerikanska Avidity Biosciences för 12 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 113 miljarder kronor. Köpet stärker bolagets position inom sällsynta mus...

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

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Investigations against AstraZeneca: ”Chinese interests may be behind them”

Why are there several investigations against AstraZeneca employees in China right now? Life Science Sweden continues to seek answers.

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.