GSK acquires oncology research company

GSK acquires the American biotechnology company Idrx for up to 1.15 billion dollars.

“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...

GSK förvärvar bioteknikbolag för miljardbelopp

GSK köper det amerikanska bioteknikföretaget Idrx för upp till 1,15 miljarder dollar.

Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Hon lämnar Athera – efter 13 år

Vd-byte i Athera när Carina Schmidt går vidare till nya uppdrag – James Hall tar över.

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...

Grönt ljus för Kennedy sänker läkemedelsbolag

Flera läkemedelsbolag backar på börsen efter att senatskommittén godkänt Robert F. Kennedy Jr som kandidat till landets hälsominister.

Generaldirektören utses till vårdkompetensrådets nya ordförande

Socialstyrelsens generaldirektör Björn Eriksson är ny ordförande för vårdkompetensrådet. Han efterträder Ann-Marie Wennberg Larkö som går vidare till annat ordförandeuppdrag.

Minskad läkemedelsexport – ”positiv trend bruten”

Under 2024 minskade den svenska exporten av läkemedel för första gången på flera år. Trenden för medicinteknik ser däremot ljusare ut.

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...

Lucka 13 - öppna och se

I dagens lucka förutspås att en ketchupeffekt väntar bakom hörnet...

The fast route to a safe insulin pen

Diabetes is on the rise worldwide with around ten million people developing the disease every year. Demand for insulin pens allowing patients to self-medicate i...

“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.

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 – ...

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...

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigå...

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.

Integrated solutions for liquid handling

Greater efficiency for manufacturers in laboratory automation and many other industries

“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...

Alligator kapar personalstyrkan med 70 procent

Alligator Bioscience strukturerar om och skärper fokus på utvecklingen av sin huvudkandidat mitazalimab. Som en följd av det minskas den nuvarande arbetsstyrkan med 70 procent.

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