Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

Remdesivir kan ges till fler patienter

Europeiska läkemedelsmyndigheten, EMA, har uppdaterat sin rekommendation för användning av remdesivir för svårt sjuka covid-19-patienter.

Upcoming event: New updates on drugs

At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.

Första resultaten för nygammalt läkemedel mot covid-19

I en ny studie förbättrades tillståndet för 68 procent av patienter med allvarlig covid-19 när de fick läkemedlet remdesivir. Men studien har flera svagheter oc...

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostics

High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens thanks to automation technology

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...

Meet the governmental life science office

More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duti...

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...

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometime...

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

Glucose facilitates the use of indigo

The Finnish researcher Anne Vuorema oat the MTT Agrifood Research Finland proves in her new doctoral dissertation that glucose can serve as a reducing agent of indigo.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Coordination of world-class research facilities

Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and...

Omega-3 utreds

Nyligen publicerade studier antyder att omega-3-fettsyror inte skyddar mot hjärt-kärlsjuksjukdom hos personer som tidigare haft en hjärtinfarkt.

Microwave reactor for use in various synthesis applications

The Monowave 300 microwave reactor offers 850 watts of power for a variety of synthesis applications.

EU-godkända läkemedel - hela listan

Cancer, svälj- och luftrörsproblem och MS har fått nya behandlingar. EMA:s vetenskapliga kommitté har beslutat att följande läkemedel ska få säljas och marknadsföras inom EU.

”Sverige klarar tillverkningen”

I Matfors bygger Cobra Biologics två unika tillverkningssviter för storskalig GMP-tillverkning av ATMP-produkter. Kontraktstillverkaren rustar för att möta den ...

EMA-granskning efter dödsfall klar

Granskningen av MS-läkemedlet Zinbryta och myndighetens rekommendationer är klara.

One-step cleaning system for use in clean rooms

The Micronswep cleaning system from Berendsen is a single action cleaning system developed for use in clean rooms.

Dubbdäck tar fler liv än de räddar

Dubbarna river upp asfalt, vilket skördar fler liv än dubbarna räddar, enligt en ny studie inom ramen för programmet Mistra Environmental Nanosafety.

Pengaregn över hälsoprojekt

22 projekt inom läkemedel, medtech och e-hälsa delar på 20,5 miljoner i Vinnova-utlysning.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market