Business - June 28, 2023
UBI’s Life science city project granted 14 million SEK
Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI) has been granted financing for the ERDF project “Life science city”, which will further develop the life science industry in the region 2024-2026. ”It feels gratifying that we get to build on our long-term goal,” says UBI’s Operations coordinator, Peter Jacobsson. ”Developments in recent years have shown the potential in Life […]
Business - June 15, 2023
EnginZyme selected for Global Cleantech 100 List
The company has been selected, for the second year in a row, to Cleantech Group’s list if companies taking action on the climate crisis. “It’s a recognition of our ongoing quest to deliver innovative solutions that can help all of us find cleaner, less wasteful ways to live, and to put society back on a […]
Business - June 7, 2023
R.I.P. Jantelagen
A reflection around the importance of aiming high in times of economic turmoil. Selling. Damn, it’s hard. Especially with capital markets going south. Business Development Professionals around the globe targeting biotech’s as their customer base would probably agree with me. We are all connected and the ripple effect of sharpened competition in raising capital is […]
Business - June 6, 2023
BIO International Convention 2023 has begun
More than 18,000 delegates from 85 countries are attending the event in Boston, USA. The BIO International Convention offers intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. The program includes areas like therapeutic frontiers, the business of biotech, regulatory and policy outlooks, and human capital. Stay updated on nordiclifescience.org for more BIO-updates from Ola Björkman! […]
Business - May 29, 2023
Strengthening regulatory submissions for innovative treatments using RWE
The focus on real world evidence (RWE) and its potential to support regulatory decision-making has gained global traction. Regulatory bodies, such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have released their expectations for the use of real world data (RWD) and RWE. In July 2022, the International Coalition […]
Business - May 29, 2023
New method reveals bacterial reaction to antibiotics in 5 minutes
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a molecular method able to detect whether or not bacteria respond to antibiotics within minutes. The findings are presented in the journal Nature Microbiology and the researchers now hope to develop a simple test for doctors to use. “We are confident and hope that this can be one of […]
