Collaboration - March 8, 2024
Spotlight on Women in Life Sciences
On International Women’s Day we like to highlight some of the many inspiring women in life science that we have had the opportunity to meet and interview. Bahija Jallal I definitely think it’s important for women in life science to have role models. I have always had mentors and tried to pay that forward by […]
Biotech Business - March 6, 2024
Elicera enters a Material Transfer Agreement with US Cancer Center
Via the agreement, the enhancing effect of the iTANK-technology will be evaluated in a novel T-cell receptor therapy targeting skin cancer and lung cancer. As per the agreement, Elicera Therapeutics will make parts of its technology iTANK available to a medical oncologist and researcher at the US Cancer Center whose investigation focuses on the development […]
Collaboration - February 26, 2024
NLS Magazine No 01 2024 – Out now!
Our profile in this issue is professor Mia Phillipson, co-founder of Ilya Pharma, co-director at SciLifeLab, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and a scientist pioneering immunotherapies. We also have a special report on the life science financial landscape, including VC predictions for 2024, an interview with Thomas Eldered, and a global […]
Collaboration - February 14, 2024
New report on research infrastructure collaborations
The report, requested by NordForsk, is titled Nordic research infrastructure collaboration – Recommendations for common Nordic activities. The report has been conducted by Professor Sven Stafström from the University of Linköping and former leader of the Swedish Research Council. In the report he investigates research infrastructure activities in the Nordic countries and presents measures that […]
Collaboration - February 13, 2024
A new Swedish-Norwegian health industry collaboration
A collaboration agreement between AstraZeneca, Oslo Cancer Cluster, and Oslo Science City aims to strengthen the Nordic health industry by facilitating closer collaboration between researchers, startups, and pharmaceutical companies. The focus on investment in the health industry in Norway gained momentum after Minister of Trade and Industry, Jan Christian Vestre announced at the Norway Life […]
Collaboration - February 12, 2024
Closing the gender gap in science
This year’s International Women and Girls in Science Day, implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women, focused on Closing the gender gap in science: Accelerating action. Despite the progress made in recent decades, still today only one in three researchers globally is a woman, describes UNESCO. This persistent gender disparity is the result of the numerous barriers […]