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Ny vd hos Index Pharmaceuticals
I januari 2023 får Index Pharmaceuticals en ny vd. Jenny Sundqvist efterträder Johan Giléus som varit tillförordnad vd sedan april i år.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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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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Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet
According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.
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Allvarliga komplikationer utelämnades i känd svensk studie om armprotes
I en internationellt uppmärksammad fallstudie rapporterade forskare vid Chalmers och Göteborgs universitet lysande resultat för tre patienter som testat en tankestyrd armprotes. Men vad de inte berättade är att en fjärde försöksdeltagare drabbades av allvarliga komplikationer, skriver Forskning & Framsteg.
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Leo Groenewegen ny vd för Ilya Pharmas dotterbolag
Ilya Pharma förvärvade tidigare i år Nordic Bioanalysis. Nu har Leo Groenewegen utsetts till vd för dotterbolaget.
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FOKUS Patient turns international
FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.
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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.
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Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”
For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Han blir ny rektor för KTH
Regeringen har idag, torsdag, beslutat att Anders Söderholm kommer att tillträda som KTH:s rektor den 1 december i år.
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Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine
Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.
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Stark kritik mot Sverige för utebliven beställning av covidvaccin
Valneva och EU-kommissionen har ingått avtal om 1,25 miljoner doser av bolagets covidvaccin, men Sverige har inte lagt någon beställning.
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Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”
“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportunities,” Björn Arvidsson writes in a column.
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Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way
"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave for drug development in a broader context", writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Vaccinavtal eller inte – orolig tid för Valneva i Solna
Förhandlingarna mellan Valneva och EU om leveranser av covidvaccin pågår in i det sista, och på vaccinföretagets anläggning i Solna är läget ovisst. – Vi har inte landat i ett avtal än och tiden börjar rinna ut, säger bolagets Sverigechef Janet Hoogstraate till Life Science Sweden.
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Ryskt universitet stängs av från FIP efter öppet brev till stöd för Putins krig
Ett universitet i S:t Petersburg stängs av från FIP efter ett öppet brev från rektorn till stöd för Rysslands krig i Ukraina. Hundratals rektorer har skrivit under brevet.
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Valnevas Sverige-chef: ”Vi hoppas på en lösning med EU-kommissionen”
EMA:s vetenskapliga kommitté fortsätter sin rolling review för Valnevas covidvaccin. "Under längre tid har vi haft interaktioner med EMA relaterade till vår rolling review", kommenterar Janet Hoogstraate, Sverigechef för Valneva.
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Bakslag för Valneva: EU vill säga upp vaccinavtal
Det franska läkemedelsföretaget Valneva, med tillverkning i Sverige, har meddelats av EU-kommissionen att kommissionen avser avbryta det köpavtal som EU har med Valneva som gäller ett stort antal doser av vaccin mot covid-19.
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Hello Angelica Loskog!
Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.
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Modernas CFO avgår efter en dag på jobbet
Vaccinbolaget Modernas nya CFO Jorge Gomez fick lämna efter bara en dag på jobbet på grund av att hans förra arbetsgivare börjat med en internutredning.
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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.
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Fas IIb-resultat för Rhovacs cancervaccin inlämnade: "Väntar med spänning"
Lundabolaget Rhovac har nu lämnat in alla data från sin fas IIb-studie i prostatacancer. Nu väntar analyser och en presentation av de primära resultaten i början juni.
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