FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

”Har Nya Karolinska verkligen varit ett misslyckande?”

Journalistisk granskning är viktig, till och med avgörande för att sjukvården hela tiden ska kunna bli bättre. Men granskningen bör ha bredd och undvika att bli ett politiskt slagträ, skriver Samuel Lagercrantz i en ledare.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward

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.

Johan Dahlin går till BMS

Från kommunikationschef på Janssen Sverige till Associate Director Corporate Affairs på Bristol Myers Squibb – den 3 oktober stiger Johan Dahlin in på BMS:s kontor i Solna.

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.

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.

Jonas Vikman lämnar Lif

Lifs samhällspolitiska chef Jonas Vikman lämnar branschorganisationen för att starta eget som konsult och strategisk rådgivare.

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.

Novartis plan: att knoppa av Sandoz

Den schweiziska läkemedelsjätten Novartis planerar att knoppa av sin generika- och biosimilardivision Sandoz och göra den till ett fristående bolag.

Stort engagemang på möte om medicinteknik: "Vi vet att lösningarna finns"

Hur ska alla innovativa medicintekniska lösningar inom diagnostik och behandling kunna nå patienten – utan att snubbla på alla juridiska, tekniska och formella hinder på vägen? Det var ämnet för ett välbesökt event i Göteborg på onsdagen.

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.

Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations

Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive properties of the material, and it also cracks some of the problems,” says the company’s Research and Development Manager Robert Rönn.

Presschef lämnar Folkhälsomyndigheten

Britta Björkholm blir SBU:s nya generaldirektör

Regeringen har utsett Britta Björkholm till ny generaldirektör för Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering, SBU.

Valnevas Sverige-vd hoppas på vaccinbeställningar från Sverige

Valnevas covidvaccin har fått EMA-godkännande, men det är ännu oklart om det kommer till Sverige. ”Jag hoppas Sverige kommer stödja vår verksamhet och låta svenskar få tillgång till det”, säger Janet Hoogstraate, vd i Sverige, till Life Science Sweden.

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assessments may have been guided by wishful thinking rather than a rational perception of the risks.

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.

Göran Stiernstedt: “We are the world’s worst at continuity”

Failed investments in primary care, an unreasonable system with online doctors and a public failure at coordinating the healthcare IT system. Göran Stiernstedt does not mind his language when describing the shortcomings of today’s healthcare system

FHM vill narkotikaklassa åtta substanser

Folkhälsomyndigheten vill att ytterligare åtta psykoaktiva substanser ska klassas som narkotika.

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.

Studie: Önsketänkande kan ha väglett beteende under pandemin

En ny doktorsavhandling tyder på att vi systematiskt underskattar hälsorisker – om och när det passar oss. Det gällde inte minst under pandemin då våra riskbedömningar kan ha styrts av önsketänkande snarare än av hur vi rimligen borde ha uppfattat farorna.

Nya chefer på Bayer när ny organisation införs i Sverige

Läkemedelsjätten Bayer har utsett Karin Eidolf till Sverigechef för sin läkemedelsdivision, samtidigt som Martin Stagmo blir ny medicinsk chef i Sverige.