Moderna develops mRNA vaccine against norovirus

A highly anticipated vaccine is in late clinical evaluation and could be ready for approval within a couple of years. The target is the norovirus, often called ...

Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”

A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiolog...

GSK pays 2.2 billion dollars to settle Zantac lawsuits

British drugmaker Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK, has struck a 2.2 billion dollar settlement, thereby resolving a vast majority of the liability cases pending against t...

ZEISS Metrology Shop provides planning security

ZEISS Metrology Shop brings it all together.

Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”

The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that r...

Marie Gårdmark: “What to expect from Trump’s second term?”

One may complain about the complex multinational system in EU, but it gives us some predictability that cannot be easily overturned by different member states p...

Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”

In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 1...

VGR pausar Millennium på obestämd tid

Under kaosartade former stoppades journalsystemet Millennium i höstas. Nu pausas införandet på obestämd tid, men Västra Götalandsregionen utesluter inte ett åte...

Fuskande tredjepartslabb en ”alarmerande trend” enligt FDA

Allt fler medtech-bolag förlitar sig på data från tredjepartslabb som visar sig vara påhittade eller duplicerade från tidigare studier, varnar den amerikanska l...

Introduction of ZEISS Imaging Systems for Super-Resolution

Webinar recording about the ZEISS Lattice SIM technology.

Wusson Accelerator AB

Reliably gripping and turning small parts

The extremely compact rotary gripper module EHMD is the ideal choice in many life science applications where small objects need to be gripped and turned in conf...

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine

The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast ...

MSD discontinues two Keytruda trials

MSD has stopped two late-stage trials that tested its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for skin and lung cancer.

ESS i krismöte – varnar för att projektet kan misslyckas

Beatrix Vierkorn, ESS-konsitoriets ordförande, har kallat till krismöte i Lund den 30 november. Det rapporterar Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Anledningen är förseningar...

Astra Zeneca i förlikning i USA – ska betala miljardbelopp

Astra Zeneca ska betala 425 miljoner dollar, motsvarande närmare 4,7 miljarder kronor, i samband med förlikningsavtal i USA kopplade till läkemedlen Nexium och Prilosec.

Webinar: Support Trial Patients Transitioning to the Commercial Space

Register for expert insights on supporting Phase III clinical trial patients post-approval and read our blog on advanced Patient Assistance Programs.

This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understan...

Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”

The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), acc...

Affärscoachen: ”Vi behöver lära oss av våra misstag”

Det senaste året har varit tufft för många biotechbolag med flera företag som gått omkull. Hur kan konkurs undvikas? Pia Keyser, affärscoach på Umeå Biotech Inc...

Lilly-chefen om nya fetmaläkemedlet – ”Patienterna förtjänar respekt”

Ännu ett hajpat diabetes- och fetmaläkemedel har gjort sin inmarsch i Sverige – med löften om stabil tillgång och tillgänglighet för patienterna. ”Vi ser att de...

Larm om vaccinbrist efter utbrott av difteri i Västafrika

Ett allvarligt utbrott av difteri har drabbat Västafrika. Nu varnar Läkare utan gränser för brist på läkemedel och vaccin mot sjukdomen.