Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality

What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Novo Nordisk sues compounding pharmacies in the US

Novo Nordisk is suing compounding pharmacies in Florida, USA, because the company claims to have found impurities in the active ingredient in the obesity drug Wegovy.

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AI detects tumor disease – via voice recording

A short voice recording along with facial images – both analyzed with an AI algorithm – can make it possible to detect the rare tumour disease acromegaly and in...

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The Swedish innovation model: “There is a paradox”

It is often said that Sweden is strong when it comes to innovation, but how well are we turning that innovation into actual medicines?

Jan Holmgren to receive award for the development of cholera vaccine

Researcher Jan Holmgren is being awarded for the development of the first effective drinkable cholera vaccine. The award is given by the International Vaccine I...

Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”

”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration o...

ZEISS Lightfield 4D for instant volumetric high-speed imaging

Capturing physiological and neuronal processes in 3D.

Elevating 3D characterization with enhanced performance and efficiencies

Introducing the ZEISS VersaXRM 730 3D X-ray microscope.

First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola

After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on p...

Lilly recruits top Swedish researcher in Alzheimer´s

One of Sweden's leading Alzheimer's researchers, Oskar Hansson, has been recruited by pharma giant Eli Lilly and will be moving to the USA.

On the hunt for high throughput diagnostics

Global diagnostics companies and laboratories are in a race against time to adapt testing capacity to current demand. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the d...

Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”

It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or wheth...

Xbrane enters licensing agreement with Indian generics giant

Swedish biosimilar developer Xbrane Biopharma and the Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into a license and co-development agreement.

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...

Spatial Biology Studies in Lung Tissue using Spectral Microscopy

Spectral imaging with the ZEISS LSM 980 laser scanning confocal enables more complex studies of cell-cell interactions and locations in immunology research.

Pneumatics Makes a Technological Leap with Piezo

The first high-precision proportional valve terminal VTEP opens up new application areas

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good condit...

The International Vaccine Institute’s office in Sweden is expanding

The International Vaccine Institute’s Stockholm office has been open for over a year. During the past year, training programmes and projects have been launched,...

Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work

A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story...

Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study

”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess ...