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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the University of Oslo and the Karolinska Institute during a visit by the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple and a Norwegian industry delegation in Stockholm on 2 May. “Norway and Sweden must work together towards making precision medicine a standard for all cancer patients,” says Ketil Widerberg, general […]

The life science industry organization SwedenBIO pushed for stronger global collaborations on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, U.S., earlier in June. The organization also strengthened the Swedish participation in the International Council of Biotech Associations (ICBA) by taking over the chair on AMR issues. The AMR threat may not […]

Solna District Court is convicting the surgeon Paolo Macchiarini for one case of causing bodily injury, serious crime. Macchiarini is found not guilty in two other cases and convicted to suspended sentence. The surgeries went against “science and proven experience” but can be viewed as justifiable from the patients’ conditions. In the third case, there […]

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have visualized in detail the machinery that the mitochondria use to form their proteins. The mitochondria convert energy locked in our food into a functional “energy currency” for the cells. They also have their own protein synthesis factories called ribosomes, which have a different appearance to those found […]

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new vaccine candidate against pneumococci, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The vaccine molecules comprise nano-sized membrane vesicles produced by the bacteria and provide protection in mice, a new study published in PNAS reports. A pneumococcal vaccine has been included in Sweden’s childhood vaccination programme since […]

The purpose of this memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to promote cooperation between the participants across local, regional and national healthcare, research and innovation systems in support of the development of dynamic, effective and attractive life science ecosystems. The participants will continue to pursue opportunities that advances in medical technologies and techniques enable to benefit […]