A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will adv...

Siemens köper forskningsplattform inom läkemedel för 51 miljarder

Siemens AG tar ett rejält kliv in på life science-området genom att förvärva amerikanska Dotmatics och dess forskningsplattform i en affär på 5,1 miljarder doll...

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life scienc...

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Anna Hellergård blir ny vd för Attana

Attana, som arbetar för att effektivisera utvecklingen av nya läkemedel, har utsett Anna Hellergård till ny vd med tillträde 1 april. Det framgår av ett pressmeddelande.

40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperat...

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed

Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borreb...

Rise and Scantox cease conducting animal testing in Stockholm

Access to in vivo toxicology services is significantly decreasing in the Stockholm area as Rise shuts down animal testing and Scantox reorganizes. ”The costs ar...

Sensorer som lossnar och buggar i appar – fler klagomål på medicinteknik

Läkemedelsverkets nya e-tjänst för anmälan av problem med medicintekniska produkter har lett till en markant ökning av rapporter från privatpersoner. Särskilt m...

AxFlow blir officiell distributör av Grundfos doserpumpar i Europa

AxFlow är stolta över att tillkännage ett strategiskt samarbete med Grundfos, känt för sina ledande doserlösningar som erbjuder enastående precision och tillför...

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

Gallagher – din försäkringsrådgivare inom Life Science

Med över 25 års erfarenhet av att leverera försäkring- & riskhanteringstjänster till life science-sektorn är vi på Gallagher ledande på området i Sverige. Som e...

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – ...

CSL Behring: Nya terapier kräver nya betalningsmodeller

DEBATT: NT-rådets beslut att inte rekommendera en genterapi för hemofili på grund av kostnad och osäker effektlängd belyser vikten av att terapier mot sällsynta...

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working...

This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map

Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to a...

OMNIPLUS – Smarta flödesmätningar med IO-Link

OEM Automatic presenterar OMNIPLUS-transmittern från Senseca, som kombinerar beprövad mätteknik med ett modernt IO-Link-gränssnitt. Den robusta designen med ros...

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...

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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a propos...