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Swedish life science is growing – but capital is not keeping up
The number of employees and companies in Swedish life science is increasing and the sector is more equal than many other sectors. But investments in unlisted companies are weak.
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Genmab to Acquire Dutch biotech for USD 8 Billion
Danish pharmaceutical company Genmab has agreed to acquire Dutch firm Merus, a developer of cancer therapies, for USD 8 billion, equivalent to nearly SEK 75 billion.
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The race between new alzheimer’s drugs Kisunla and Leqembi heats up
Kisunla or Leqembi? The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Bioarctic is intensifying. Where one drug gains approval, the other falls behind. Here's a look at the markets where these competing treatments are currently available.
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Icelandic pharmaceutical company Alvotech to list on Nasdaq Stockholm
One of Iceland's largest companies, the pharmaceutical firm Alvotech, has announced its intention to list on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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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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A new scientific event in Gothenburg
Life Science Sweden is holding an event in Gothenburg for the first time.
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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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Ny vd hos Segulah: ”Spännande att gå över till investerarsidan”
Susanna Francke Rodau är ny vd och partner i Segulah Medical Acceleration.
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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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He takes over the chairmanship of Karolinska Development
Ben Toogood is appointed as the new chairman of Karolinska Developments.
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Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company
Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in connection with losing his company, Tataa Biocenter.
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Thomas Eldered: ”Innovation is the key”
Thomas Eldered speaks in a web clip about the challenges facing the life science sector in the future and what he, as an investor, finds most interesting in new companies.
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Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”
Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks approved treatment alternatives. "We can't do that on our own – our entire R&D activities are about working together with others," says the company's CEO Jens Lindberg.
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Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug
Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the billion-selling GLP1 analogues. ‘‘Basically, I expect all the beneficial effects that they have, but not the same side effect profile,’’ company founder Dorte X Gram said in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas
Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided to apply for delisting of the company´s share from Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”
Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her opening speech in the Swedish pavilion at the ReBuild Ukraine fair.
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Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma
It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the best paid CEOs in Big Pharma 2023.
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Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”
In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 100 years old, he looks back on an intense life and his upbringing in Stockholm, Sweden, which shaped his desire to help the vulnerable in society.
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Astra Zeneca miljardsatsar – i Singapore
Läkemedelsjätten Astra Zeneca satsar 1,5 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 16 miljarder kronor, på en anläggning i Singapore för tillverkning av antikroppskonjugat (ADC) mot cancer.
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Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed
Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borrebaeck, Professor of Immunotechnology at Lund, is not yet satisfied. “We have a new, potentially super exciting project in the pipeline,” he says.
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Immunovia flyttar labb och amerikanskt huvudkontor
Immunovia, som utvecklar en test för tidig upptäckt av bukspottkörtelcancer, flyttar sitt labb och amerikanska huvudkontor, och utser samtidigt en ny labbchef.
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Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work
A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story of a Swedish entrepreneur who was going to raise US venture capital to strengthen his company but lost his life’s work instead.