“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...

Ny brand på Novo Nordisk

Åter igen brinner det på Novo Nordisk i Danmark. Denna gång rasar elden i en av läkemedelsjättens byggnader i Köpenhamnsförorten Bagsværd.

Astra Zeneca miljardinvesterar i Kanada – ska ge 700 nya jobb

Astra Zeneca fortsätter sin satsning på Kanada. Sedan 2023 har läkemedelsjätten satsat 1,1 miljarder dollar i landet.

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

Regionerna om staten och vården: ”Betala gärna, men lägg er inte i”

Staten bör ta ett större ansvar för finansieringen av läkemedel – men ska inte gå in och styra mer över hälso- och sjukvården. Det är inställningen hos regioner...

Sanofi ingår samarbete om radiofarmaka – investerar miljardbelopp

Franska läkemedelsföretaget Sanofi och Orano Med har ingått ett avtal om utvecklingen av radioligand-terapier. Sanofi investerar samtidigt 300 miljoner euro i b...

“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...

Lucka 16 - vem döljer sig här?

"Jag vill bli uppringd av Sveriges nytillträdda life science-minister", säger den här branschkändisen...

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 ...

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...

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct s...

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

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The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way

"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave fo...

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and wit...

Ny tablettbehandling mot tarmsjukdom godkänd i EU

En ny tablettbehandling för patienter med ulcerös kolit har godkänts av EU-kommissionen.

Collaboration in laboratory automation

The Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation developed an automated DNA extraction system with high throughput, working very closely together with Festo. As a resu...

Misstänkt koppling mellan Ozempic och ögonsjukdom – myndighet reagerar

Två nya danska studier har pekat på en koppling mellan Ozempic (semaglutid) och en möjlig risk för den sällsynta ögonsjukdomen NAION. Nu vill danska läkemedelsv...