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How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development
Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how this finding is being applied in today’s drug development, and what challenges remain.
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Heart Monitoring in Breast Cancer – Essential or Excessive?
Trastuzumab and related drugs have transformed breast cancer treatment and dramatically improved survival rates. But the close cardiac monitoring required during treatment can be a heavy burden for both patients and healthcare systems. Dr. Andri Papakonstantinou is working to refine how doctors identify which patients truly need intensive follow-up.
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Reformation eller utbildning? Så kan rovtidskrifterna stoppas
Olika försök har gjorts för att komma till rätta med rovtidskrifterna. Röster höjs för att reformera meriteringssystemet, medan andra lyfter vikten av utbildningsinsatser. Läs del sju i Life Science Swedens artikelserie om rovtidskrifter.
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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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The investor: “The major common diseases are hot again”
She has previously been voted Investor of the Year and will now be moderating The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress. We check the temperature of the industry with Nina Rawal from Trill Impact Advisory.
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Anna Törner: ”Orphan Designation – the "petite robe noire" of drug development”
It is easy to cling to various regulatory incentives, like orphan designation, and other expedited pathways, without understanding what they truly mean or whether they are indeed right (or wrong) for the current project, Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Anna Törner: ”Orphan designation läkemedelsutvecklingens ’petite robe noire’”
Det är så lätt att klamra sig fast vid olika regulatoriska incitament, som orphan designation, utan att egentligen veta vad de innebär och på vilket sätt de kan vara rätt (eller fel), skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.
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From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium
Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be available for individuals with bipolar disorder in the future.
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Column: ”Life as a F1 race”
"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19
According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Gel av spindeltrådsprotein utvecklas för biomedicinsk användning
Spindeltrådens märkliga egenskaper kommer till användning när svenska forskare undersöker nya, potentiella metoder för bland annat regenerativ medicin och läkemedelsformulering.
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Nytillskott hos Smile utvecklar analysmetod för barnlösa
Lundaföretaget Spermosens, som utvecklar en analysmetod för manlig infertilitet, har checkat in hos företagsinkubatorn Smile på Medicon Village i Lund.
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Torgny Fornstedt: Analytisk kemi måste hitta tillbaka till sina rötter
Det behövs fler kunniga analytiska kemister både på universiteten och inom industrin, skriver Torgny Fornstedt i en krönika.
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Förkylningsspray inte bättre än placebo
Det primära målet, förbättrad livskvalitet vid förkylning, nåddes inte när Enzymaticas förkylningsspray Coldzyme ställdes mot placebo i en stort studie.
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ISR startar produktion av cancerkandidat
Läkemedelsbolaget ISR startar produktion av kandidat för cancerbehandling. ”Vi hoppas att flytta fram positionerna i kampen mot cancer”, säger bolaget vd.
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Nu är det drag i life science-Sverige!
Det går bra nu för life science-branschen, skriver Swedenbios policychef Helena Strigård.
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Han ska leda Max IV
Styrelsen för Max IV-laboratoriet i Lund får en ny ordförande.
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Checka in istället för att bygga eget
Det blir allt vanligare att små biotech-företag tar sin forskning och checkar in på labbhotell. Förutom att det är billigare än att öppna helt egna labb kan det ha fördelar i form av utvidgade nätverk, delade kunskapsbanker och ökad marknadsexponering.
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Welcome to wonderful Copenhagen
Strategically located, the Danish capital is the focal point of one of the most dynamic regions in Northern Europe. Here are some tips on where to spend your time, if you want to venture outside of the Bella Center fair venue!!
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Your partnering tool - step by step
Profile, agenda and requests. Those are the basic steps to follow to use the partnering tool for Biotech Forum. Follow our guide to successful partnering!
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Framtiden för klinisk forskning
Efter en utredning och en delegation väntar svensk life science på handling. - Vi har redan förstärkt infrastrukturen och skapat nya forskarskolor, säger Tobias Krantz, forskningsminister.
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Mingling do's and don'ts
Linkedin, Facebook, MSN and Gmail are all perfect tools for the urban businessman or woman to keep track of and stay up-to-date with contacts. "But in the end, networking is about meeting and talking to people face-to-face," says mingling expert Mia Forsgren at Begriplig.
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