As one of the actors in the Nordic consortium for life science, SwedenBIO has partnered up with BIO to offer our members a special discounted rate for the world’s biggest life science convention, BIO International Convention. The event takes place in San Diego, USA, on June 13-16, 2022.
This year’s SwedenBIO Award was given to the bio convergence company BICO, for showcasing the power of the Swedish life-science industry on the global arena and for their visionary business model and remarkable growth.
The Swedish life science industry is expanding at high speed, and as the national industry organization it is important for SwedenBIO to support its sustainable growth by staying abreast of developments and communicating the industry’s priorities. That is why SwedenBIO now expands with Alexandra Hoegberg as director of communications and Sebastian Blomstrand as digital communications officer.
Finally, we get to ring the bell at the SwedenBIO office for member nr 300. Sliding in right after Agrisera Biotech, an ultimate example of homegrown Swedish biotech based in Vännäs, the jubilar nr 300 is no less than big pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim. Head quartered in Germany and with sites all over the world, their country manager for Sweden, Amy Arthur, have chosen to bring this big pharma into the community of Swedish Life Sciences.
A major deal was announced today as Flerie Invest, a biotech and pharma investment firm with offices in Stockholm and London, led a syndicate of investors in the $52m acquisition of Charles River Laboratories Inc’s DNA and protein manufacturing subsidiary Cobra Biologics Matfors AB, Sweden.
Dag Larsson, Johan Rockberg, Atlas Antibodies (represented by Martin Skoglund) and Mohammed Homman are awarded for their outstanding contributions to pushing the frontiers of life sciences. With these awards, four different aspects of what characterizes a dynamic and bold life science sector are given attention and recognition.
SwedenBIO launches a set of awards to highlight individuals and organisations behind outstanding contributions to pushing the frontiers of life sciences. With these four awards, various aspects of what characterizes a dynamic and bold life science sector are given attention and recognition. Check out what the jury thinks.
The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco has recently appointed SwedenBIOs CEO Helena Strigård to take part in their advisory board, where she will join leading representatives of Swedish and Californian industry and academia.
Welcome back to a physical NLSDays – the largest Nordic partnering conference dedicated to the life science industry. Next year's event will take place in Malmö over two days, filled-to-the-brim with exciting content and phenomenal partnering possibilities. Register before November 1 to receive the early bird-discount!
The MDR date of application is imminent. What does it mean for medical device software developers?
How to create sustainable trading on the stock exchange
The life science sector is one of the strongest for listed small companies in Sweden. At the same time, the competition in the sector is fierce and it is necessary to work with the issues that affect share trading. A well-functioning share trading is important for creating growth in small and medium-sized companies.
Offer to you as an incubator company
Life for startup companies was not without challenges before the effects of the corona crisis hit, and the situation is now tough for many smaller companies. Now we want to contribute to building Sweden’s next generation of life science companies strong, for future export revenue and innovation power. Startup companies with up to four employees must be members of SwedenBIO for an annual fee of SEK 1,000.
Brännpunkt Life Science is an interview series in collaboration with DNB Sweden that focuses the magnifying glass on the intersection between innovation, capital and health. In the first part, we meet Adam Kostyal, European head of listing at Nasdaq, who looks at how the stock market year looked for the sector, talks about the impact of the pandemic and shares his predictions for the future.
