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Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”
Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”
According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.
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How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action
A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden speaks to believe that the results must be taken seriously, and call for action from the Swedish authorities.
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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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Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”
”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writes in an editorial.
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Hello Jenni Nordborg!
Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Jenni Nordborg and asks her about her new job, why she became a chemical engineer and who her role model is.
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A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer
Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising discovery about the function of the immune system.
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Amerikansk tidning stämmer EU-kommissionen för "mörkade" vaccin-sms
EU:s vägran att lämna ut en sms-konversation mellan Pfizers ledning och EU-kommissionens ordförande Ursula von der Leyen i samband med ett gigantiskt vaccinkontrakt blir nu föremål för rättslig prövning.
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Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”
Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech Magazine called Anna Wedell, who is heading the work, to find out…
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Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“
You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good conditions for growing new solutions, but it is also becoming increasingly clear that we
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The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time
According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the previous year. In a bill presented by the government a number of proposals are put forward to counteract the problem.
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He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital
Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with luck and timing.
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"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"
Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.
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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists
The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.
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Medivir i möte med FDA: "Positiv återkoppling"
Forskningsbolaget Medivir har genomfört ett så kallat pre-IND-möte med den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.
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“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”
Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials
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Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap
From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.
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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.
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The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking
Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.
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Viktigaste medicinska innovationerna plats 13-20
En metod som revolutionerade strålbehandlingen, ett förband som minskar risken för antibiotikaresistens och en teknik som hjälper bland andra ALS-patienter att kommunicera. Det är några av uppfinningarna som intar platserna 13-20 på Life Science Swedens rankning av de viktigaste svenska nutida innovationerna inom medicinområdet.
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Här är hela listan – De viktigaste svenska medicininnovationerna
Högst upp på Life Science Swedens rankning över moderna svenska innovationer inom medicinområdet finns Losec från dåvarande Astra.
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He is zooming in on topical preparations
According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.
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Behandling som skjuter upp diabetes typ 1 godkänd i USA – "Historiskt ögonblick"
Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA har godkänt en behandling som fördröjer utbrottet av typ 1-diabetes, och därmed kan bespara patienter åratal av insulinsprutor, blodsockerkontroller och hård diet.
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