Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug

Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the bi...

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”

Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the dec...

Lista: Årets mest framstående medicinska uppfinningar

Den subkutana formen av det svenskutvecklade alzheimerläkemedlet Leqembi lyfts fram när Time presenterar sin årliga lista över de bästa uppfinningarna 2025.

Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications

Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according t...

Drug development booms in Medicon Valley

When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical compani...

Tio life science-projekt får miljonanslag – ny utlysning öppnar

En rad life science-projekt har fått miljonanslag i ett svenskt proof of concept-program. 13 januari öppnar en ny utlysning.

Reduced heat transfer to the media with media-separated valves

In laboratory automation, many liquids are used that react sensitively to heat. One possible factor for the transfer of heat to the fluid are media-separated so...

From powder to implant

Quality assurance for additively manufactured implants.

ZEN core now available for all ZEISS scanning electron microscopes

Introducing intuitive, streamlined SEM control over imaging, analytics, and multi-modal workflows.

Inget statligt stöd för fetmaläkemedel – aktien för läkemedelsjättar pressas

Trump-administrationen slopar Bidens förslag om att om att inkludera fetmaläkemedel i sjukförsäkringen Medicare. Det innebär ett bakslag för Novo Nordisk och El...

List: The coolest names in biotech

Hairy beasts, volcanic material and space strolling stand out on a US list of the best biotech company names, and on a list of the coolest names for pharmaceuti...

Life science trends 2025 – Part 1 obesity drugs

in a series of trend insights for 2025. Today: obesity.

Ukraine war fuels rise of totally resistent bacteria

War-torn Ukraine is not just suffering from hostile attacks from a foreign aggressor, but also from the threat of a totally resistant and contagious bacteria.

Several departures at the top at Nykode

Members of both the management and the board are leaving the Norwegian biotech company Nykode.

Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men

The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while n...

Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”

Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks appr...

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Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

N-Realizer analytical system from C. Gerhardt increases productivity with valve block from Festo

From lab to patient – the art of developing new antibody therapies

For 25 years, Danish company Genmab has been developing antibodies and has managed to get several drugs all the way to the patient. Esther Breij has been along ...

Business Sweden: “Companies have a lot to offer in data-driven precision medicine”

Data-driven precision medicine can potentially solve major healthcare problems, states Business Sweden in a new report on the subject.

New cell therapy raises hope for curing type 1 diabetes – "Never succeeded before"

For the first time, a patient with type 1 diabetes has undergone an islet transplantation using genetically modified insulin-producing cells that do not require...

Norway rejects national life science strategy – sees no need

The Norwegian Arbeiderpartiet rejects a proposal that Norway should develop its own life science strategy.

The Crucial Role of Core Imaging Facility Managers

User story from ZEISS and the University of York.