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The high cost and uncertain outcomes of developing new drugs has taken a toll on research over the past several years.  Few companies can take the hit of investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in research and testing, only to see dangerous side effects emerge during the final stages, human clinical trials. The pursuit of […]

A nationwide initiative to increase student enrollment and proficiency in the sciences, math and technology and plans for a new life sciences building at the University of Oslo are at the heart of Norway’s Ministry of Research and Higher Education’s efforts to expand the nation’s involvement and status in the life sciences. Iselin Nybø (IN), […]

She joined LEO Pharma by chance, more than 27 years ago, but she remained there, for the true focus on helping patients and her love of the job. For more than a century Denmark’s LEO Pharma has had a solid niche, creating and selling drugs for dermatological and thrombotic conditions, penetrating markets across the world. […]

Long known for its natural beauty and abundant natural resources, the City of Tromsø in Norway’s far north now is making a name for itself in medical and life sciences’ research. The world’s northernmost university, several of the Nordics’ major research institutions and a comprehensive hospital all draw researchers and professionals to Tromsø, the Nordic […]

The stories have been in the U.S. media over and over in the past few years - the cost of a life-saving or maintenance drug suddenly jumps by as much as 1 000 percent, leaving patients and their advocates angry and bewildered.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken root in the Nordic countries’ health care systems, and while expansion has been slow, experts predict the rate of change will be increasing in the not so distant future. “We are starting to see the beginning of value from digitalization,” according to Sune Askjaer, a consultant and AI expert in […]