Ny behandling mot allvarlig hudsjukdom godkänns i EU

En ny behandling riktad mot skov av den allvarliga hudsjukdomen generaliserad pustulös psoriasis (GPP) har fått ett villkorat marknadsgodkännande i EU.

Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

Ny ordförande för Atlas Antibodies

Åsa Riisberg, styrelseproffs och tidigare partner i EQT, tar över ordförandeklubban i Atlas Antibodies.

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.

“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees the anniversary as a recognition of MVA’s explosive power.

Topplista innovationer: Så gjorde vi

Det är en grannlaga uppgift att ranka svenska innovationer då det finns många aspekter att ta hänsyn till. Kan man ens jämföra ett läkemedel med en medicinteknisk produkt?

Atlas Antibodies flyttar till Forskaren – "Viktigt steg"

Bioteknikbolaget Atlas Antibodies flyttar sitt huvudkontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.

Ny biosimilar för ögonbehandling har godkänts i USA

Den första biosimilaren för alla fem indikationerna av Roches storsäljare Lucentis har godkänts av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by Johan Rockberg, Professor at KTH.

The first vaccine derived from cowpox

The British rural doctor could not forget the words of the peasant girl. Could that really be true? A couple of decades later, on 14 May 1796, he performed the world’s first smallpox vaccination, and a medical breakthrough had occurred.

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and Covid-19. However, not one single institute in the entire Nordic region is able to certify the diagnostics companies’ products according to the new regulations. “In the end, it risks affecting patients,” says Anna Lefèvre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.

Studie: Ny typ av cellterapi kan läka skador på hjärta efter infarkt

I en ny studie har forskare från bland annat Karolinska institutet, Astra Zeneca och Technical University of Munich identifierat en ny typ av cellterapi som har förmåga att reparera skadad hjärtvävnad efter infarkt.

Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”

Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the trial against the Italian surgeon began on Wednesday last week.

Undergrupper av glioblastom upptäckta – kan leda till ny behandling

Tre forskargrupper vid Uppsala universitet har upptäckt undergrupper av glioblastom som kan kopplas till hur sjukdomen utvecklar sig. Resultaten från studien kan ge mer specifika behandlingar för undergrupper av patienter med hjärntumörformen.

Spanska Hipra kan bli nästa covidvaccin i EU

Ett spanskt boostervaccin mot covid-19 har nu börjat prövas av den europeiska läkemedelsmyndigheten EMA i en löpande granskning.

Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?

“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

Cancerdödande protein förstärks – med hjälp av spindeltråd

Länge har stora förhoppningar knutits till proteinet p53 som behandling mot cancer, men problemet är att kroppens celler tillverkar det i för liten mängd och att det bryts ner för snabbt. Nu har forskare vid Karolinska institutet funnit en tänkbar lösning – med hjälp av ett stycke protein från spindeltråd.

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians changes in the era of AI.

Unga forskare belönas för upptäckter kring proteiner och immunterapi

Nya upptäckter kring immunterapier mot cancer och en kartläggning av proteinerna i mänskliga celler hör till den forskning som nu belönas med Göran Gustafssonpriset.

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.

Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment

A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.