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Vaccine project targeting congenital infection scrapped in late-stage trial – “Clearly disappointed”
Hope for the first vaccine against the world’s most common congenital infection has taken a serious hit
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Grönt ljus för diabetespiller för att reducera hjärtrisker
FDA godkänner Novo Nordisks Rybelsus för behandling av allvarliga hjärt-kärlhändelser hos vuxna med typ 2-diabetes. Det är första gången ett oralt GLP-1-läkemedel godkänts för denna indikation.
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Many discontinue obesity medication – new study highlights the reasons
A new study maps out the most common reasons why patients choose to stop taking obesity medication prematurely. “Obesity medication discontinuation reverses health benefits and prompts weight regain in most individuals,” says Hamlet Gasoyan, one of the researchers behind the new study, in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Många avbryter behandling med fetmaläkemedel – ny studie pekar ut orsakerna
I en ny studie kartläggs de vanligaste orsakerna till att patienter väljer att sluta med läkemedel mot obesitas i förtid. ”Hälsofördelar går förlorade när behandlingen avbryts”, säger Hamlet Gasoyan, en av forskarna bakom den nya studien, till Life Science Sweden.
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Sarah Lidé: ”Artificial intelligence must not replace authentic interactions”
Artificial intelligence must never become a replacement for authentic, even if messy, interactions with our fellow humankind, Sarah Lifé, Deputy CEO at Medicon Village Innovation, writes in a column.
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Ylva Trolle Lagerros: ”Vissa borde få läkemedel mot obesitas subventionerat”
Som ledande expert på obesitas har Ylva Trolle Lagerros synts mycket i media på sista tiden. I en intervju med Life Science Sweden talar hon om stigmat kring fetma, om hur biverkningar från den nya sortens fetmaläkemedel kan undvikas, och om vilka patienter hon anser bör få läkemedel mot obesitas subventionerade.
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Kennedy stoppar bidrag till vaccinalliansen Gavi
USA kommer inte längre ge ekonomiskt stöd till Gavi förrän den globala vaccinalliansen ”återvunnit allmänhetens förtroende”. Det meddelar USA:s hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under onsdagen.
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FDA approves Gilead’s HIV injection: “Historic day”
Gilead Sciences’ preventive HIV drug, lenacapavir, was approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sparking new hope for finally breaking the transmission chain of a virus that affects 1.3 million people annually.
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Charged with illegal pharmaceutical sales – alleged earnings of 23 million
For at least five years, two men allegedly carried out illegal sales of pharmaceuticals and supplements, amassing millions. They are now facing charges at Södertörn District Court in Huddinge, south of Stockholm.
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MSD Sveriges vd: ”Vi sätter en ära i att driva kliniska prövningar”
Att få vara delaktig i att utrota en svår sjukdom i Sverige är en sällsynt förmån. För Birgitta Wikman Erlandson, nytillträdd vd för MSD Sverige, kan det bli verklighet inom bara några år. ”Det är stort”, säger hon i en intervju.
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Nytt initiativ ska ge bättre ögonhälsa
Flera intressenter har samlats bakom ett förslag att ta fram en nationell ögonstrategi. Förhoppningen är att regeringen redan nästa år ska hörsamma förslaget.
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Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit
Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership of his life's work – the company Tataa Biocenter. “Not only did they take our company away from us. They followed up by showering us with lawsuits,” he says.
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New moves around Nykode's management – withdrawal of resignations
Norwegian Nykode Therapeutics is reinstating members of the management team who previously announced their resignations.
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Vaccine skeptic David Geier to lead study on link to autism
The American government is to launch a study on whether vaccines cause autism – and has appointed a well-known vaccine skeptic to lead the analysis.
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Several departures at the top at Nykode
Members of both the management and the board are leaving the Norwegian biotech company Nykode.
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Aqilion's licensing journey: From Merck partnership to new opportunities
Be extremely meticulous with your scientific data, but spend just as much time and effort on business development. That piece of advice comes from Aqilion's CEO Sarah Fredriksson and is directed at biotech companies aiming to find a good licensing partner.
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Doge backar om nedläggning av viktigt FDA-labb
Trumpadministrationen drar efter kritik tillbaka beslutet att stänga ett av FDA:s viktigaste laboratorier för läkemedelskontroll.
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Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away
A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 out of 21 regions in Sweden. It is also used in neighbouring Nordic countries. “Extremely serious,” says the Sectra CEO to Medtech Magazine.
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Investment CEO: “The Nordics are outstanding in creating successful medtech companies”
Since the beginning of last month, Susanna Francke Rodau has been a partner and the new CEO of Segulah Medical Acceleration, which invests in medical technology. In an interview she tells about which companies the investment company prefers to invest in, which companies she believes in the most in the portfolio and why she accepted the new position.
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Norway rejects national life science strategy – sees no need
The Norwegian Arbeiderpartiet rejects a proposal that Norway should develop its own life science strategy.
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Life science trends 2025 – Neurology
New Alzheimer's drugs are beginning to be used in Sweden, more deals in the neuro sector are expected, and tools for deliver active substances across the blood-brain barrier are being developed. In addition, a new type of drug for MS is making its debut. This part of trend insights on life science 2025 is about neurology.
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Digitala tvillingar blir verklighet i primärvården – ”Som en tamagotchi”
Att möta sin egen digitala tvilling och se vad som händer med kroppen om man slutar röka eller ändrar diet? Det ska testas vid besök på vårdcentraler i Östergötland.
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Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications
Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according to a large American study where the connections between GLP-1 receptor agonists and the risk of a variety of health outcomes have been examined.
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Jättestudie: Fördelarna med fetmaläkemedel – och riskerna
Läkemedel som Ozempic kan minska risken för en rad olika sjukdomar och hälsotillstånd, men också öka risken för andra komplikationer. Det enligt en stor amerikansk studie där kopplingar mellan GLP-1-analoger och risk för en mängd olika sjukdomar undersökts.
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