Cost-efficient development of laboratory devices

8 ways to optimise development costs and speed up processes

Drug development booms in Medicon Valley

When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical compani...

Automated nitrogen analysis reduces costs per sample

N-Realizer analytical system from C. Gerhardt increases productivity with valve block from Festo

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimen...

“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...

AstraZeneca to use American AI platform for cancer trials

In a collaboration AstraZeneca will use an AI model from Israeli-American biotech Immunai to streamline its clinical trials in cancer.

“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...

The US is leaving the WHO

The newly installed US President, Donald Trump, has issued an executive order for the US to leave the World Health Organization, WHO.

Business Sweden: “Companies have a lot to offer in data-driven precision medicine”

Data-driven precision medicine can potentially solve major healthcare problems, states Business Sweden in a new report on the subject.

Settlement of cancer allegations against blockbuster drug

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has reached a principal agreement in the US on around 4,000 of the cases in which its now withdrawn blockbuster heartburn d...

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...

LINK Medical recruits Swedish CEO

The Norwegian Contract Research Organization LINK Medical has recruited Anders Göransson as the new CEO.

Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency

On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.

The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science 2026

Life science-strategin – detta vill branschen se

Arbetet med att uppdatera den nationella life science-strategin har påbörjats vid regeringens life science-kontor. Sveriges konkurrenskraft, tillgängliggörandet...

A small thing that can solve your problems

If you are in need of a compact valve. Look no further! We have the VOVK

”Vi uppmanar regeringen till krafttag”

DEBATT: Minskade satsningar på innovation inom life science riskerar Sveriges konkurrenskraft och folkhälsan. Det skriver företrädare för det strategiska innova...

Nytt droglarm i USA: Ökning av överdoser kopplas till användning av läkemedel för djur

En kombination av den syntetiska drogen fentanyl och xylazin, ett lugnande medel avsett för djur, har av Vita Huset stämplats som ett "växande hot" på grund av ...

To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI

Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.

Digital Temperature Sensors from ZEISS

New Metrology Expert Tip video.

An organ seldom in the spotlight – but utterly vital

The kidneys consist of more than 40 types of cells and have more functions in the body than most people know. Julie Williams leads AstraZeneca’s work in preclin...

ZEISS Connected Quality: One metrology hub

The new product family ZEISS CONNECTED QUALITY is the solution for quick and secure data exchange, quality management and efficient system monitoring.

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...

FHM bröt mot regler för upphandling – anmäler sig själv

Folkhälsomyndigheten kände sig ”tvingade” att utan anbudsförfarande ingå ett kontrakt som låg tio gånger över gränsen för direktupphandlingar. Nu har myndighete...