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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality
What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Business Sweden: “Companies have a lot to offer in data-driven precision medicine”
Data-driven precision medicine can potentially solve major healthcare problems, states Business Sweden in a new report on the subject.
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The art of building a biologic drug
The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “We do everything in-house ‒ from DNA fragments to a final process,” says David Vikström, Chief Technology Officer at the company.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”
COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current focus is on her next field: the role of gut flora in human health.
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Positiva röster om nya förslagen kring forskningsfinansiering
I onsdags lades en ny utredning fram med förslag om att i grunden förändra dagens struktur för finansiering av forskning. Life Science Sweden har pratat med flera branschföreträdare som ser positivt på förslagen.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Lundabolag tecknar nordiskt avtal och tar in ny finansiering
Lundbaserade Acucort har tecknat ett avtal med Unimedic om försäljning och marknadsföring av munfilmen Zeqmelit i Sverige, Danmark, Norge och Finland. Samtidigt aviserar bolaget en nyemission för att finansiera en kommersialisering av läkemedlet i USA och EU.
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Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate
Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.
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“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”
The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that aimed to find answers and solutions to this downward trend. One of the proposals was a stable
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Small robots to deliver pharmaceuticals to the body
Robots that can operate inside the body and a platform that combines ultrasound with AI. These are a couple of the technologies that have qualified for a list that aims to promote sustainable entrepreneurship.
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CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process
Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.
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Branschens doldisar – kontraktsforskarna
Konsultbolagen har blivit en allt viktigare del av läkemedelsutvecklingen. ”Det är en trend och affärsmodell som fungerar, och vi ser inga tecken på att den kommer att vika“, säger Helena Lüning, branschorganisationen ASCRO.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Stanfords rektor avgår efter anklagelser om forskningsfusk
Mitt i sommaren meddelade neuroforskaren Marc Tessier-Lavigne att han skulle lämna sin post som rektor för Stanford efter anklagelser om manipulerade studiedata. ”Han belönade vinnarna och straffade förlorarna”, säger reportern som avslöjade honom. Här är bakgrunden till vad som fick den uppburne forskaren på fall.
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Studie: Extroverta mer benägna till vaccinskepsis
Utåtriktade personer borde ha bråttom att få komma ut och umgås igen under pandemin, och därför vara extra benägna att ta covid-vaccinet. Trodde forskarna. Men enligt deras studie var det precis tvärtom.
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Nytt Alzheimerstest säljs direkt till konsument
Amerikanska Quest Diagnostics har lanserat ett blodtest för diagnos av Alzheimers som marknadsförs direkt mot konsument. Testet mäter nivån av beta-amyloid, och ska bidra till tidig upptäckt av sjukdomen.
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Novo Nordisk vill köpa fransk samarbetspartner
Danska Novo Nordisk har inlett förhandlingar med medtech-företaget Biocorps största ägare om att förvärva samtliga av dess aktier i bolaget. Om affären går i lås planerar den danska läkemedelsjätten att förvärva ytterligare aktier i Biocorp för att köpa hela bolaget.
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Olika resultat för Sedanas inhalerade sedering av barn i studie: "Föranleder försiktighet i tolkningen"
En första analys av en fas III-studie med Sedana Medicals inhalationssedering påvisar "non-inferiority" – eller klinisk likvärdighet – för hela analyspopulationen, men inte i per protocol-analysen.
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Han tar över vd-posten på Smartcella
Biotech- och medtech-bolaget Smartcella har utsett Niklas Prager till ny vd. I sommar efterträder han Johan Rugfeldt, som går tillbaka till rollen som COO i företaget efter ett drygt år som tillförordnad vd.
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Uncertainty about the government’s life science work
The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.