New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Stockholm (2025)

Lars Lannfelt får Lifetime Achievement Award

Bioarctics medgrundare Lars Lannfelt har tilldelats en Lifetime Achievement Award på kongressen CTAD i Madrid.

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Copenhagen (2026)

Nytt AI-verktyg ska hjälpa forskare förstå varför läkemedel misslyckas

Ett nytt AI-verktyg ska lösa ett av läkemedelsutvecklingens stora utmaningar: patienter som inte svarar på sina behandlingar. Genom att koppla samman stora mäng...

Agreement in the EU on eight years of data exclusivity for new medicines

New pharmaceuticals will be covered by eight years of data exclusivity, according to the proposed new pharmaceutical legislation that EU countries have now agre...

New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing incl. Advanced Therapies: Stockholm (2026)

The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”

the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.

”Forskning är alltid en massa misslyckanden och några få succéer”

Genterapier öppnar fantastiska möjligheter, men är också extremt dyra att producera. Genenova ska ändra på det – och göra läkemedlen tillgängliga för fler. ”Vår...

“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”

Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessibl...

Sustainability at Festo

On the Way to the Net Zero Era - New Sustainability Report published

Life science trends 2025 – Part 1 obesity drugs

More obesity drugs are being launched this year following Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's previous successes with GLP-1 drugs. But the next big breakthrough in obe...

SMC:s kompakta trådlösa system ger industrin helt nya möjligheter

Nya EXW1 ger en störningsfri, trådlös kommunikation med 100 m räckvidd, för ventiler och I/O:s. Systemet är ytterst lätt och kompakt samt kompatibelt med ett fl...

Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory

"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.

A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.

Anna Törner: Squid game, anyone?

”Den entusiasm och finansiering som finns att uppbåda i mindre bolag räcker till ett skott, och detta måste avfyras med ohygglig precision”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?

The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significa...

Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose

The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and l...

Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

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 – ...

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Nytt internationellt center för stamcellsforskning skapas i Köpenhamn

Ett nytt center för stamcellsforskning slår upp portarna i januari månad. Bakom satsningen står Novo Nordisk Foundation och förhoppningen är att centret ska led...

Prestigepris till svensk Alzheimerforskare

Geriatrikprofessor Lars Lannfelt tilldelas en av världens mest prestigefulla utmärkelser inom Alzheimerforskningen, AAIC Lifetime Achievement Awards 2019.

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