Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try to understand why I haven’t told anyone, I find the answer: a feeling of shame. There is no forgiveness for something like this, even though it is very human to be distracted for a moment,” Anna Törner writes in a column.

Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9 billion, equivalent to almost SEK 25 billion, is being invested over six years.

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Astra Zeneca flyttar till bryggerikvarter i centrala Köpenhamn

Astra Zenecas danska verksamhet flyttar in till centrala Köpenhamn och de gamla bryggerikvarteren i Carlsberg Byen.

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The drug is currently approved for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Hon blir ny chefsjuksköterska på Danderyds sjukhus

Studie: Blodprov för att mäta hjärnpåverkan efter neurokirurgi

I framtiden tror forskare vid Göteborgs universitet att ett blodprov skulle kunna vara ett komplement till magnetkamera för att undersöka skador i samband med kirurgi av hjärntumörer.

This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster

Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments for common diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.

Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss

The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.

Covidvaccin från Novavax föreslås få fullt godkännande

Covid-19-vaccinet Nuvaxovid, som delvis tillverkas i Uppsala, rekommenderas nu för ett fullt marknadsgodkännande i EU.

Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose

The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and leaving the way open for Norwegian company Navamedic.

Anna Törner: Minuten mellan liv och död

”Jag har aldrig berättat för någon enda om den här dagen för mer än 20 år sedan. Men jag tänker ibland på vad som hände, på vad som kunde ha hänt. När jag försöker förstå varför jag inte berättat för någon landar jag i känslan skam. Det finns liksom ingen förlåtelse för något som detta, även om det är högst mänskligt att distraheras ett ögonblick”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

”Sveriges fortsatta tillväxt sitter i konvergens”

Det är när vi kombinerar två av Sveriges absoluta styrkegrenar som vi kommer att ta nästa stora steg för fortsatt tillväxt. Med vår spets inom life science och vår bredd från tech kan vi möta möjligheterna med den fjärde industriella revolutionen, det skriver Björn Arvidsson och Peter Kjäll i en debattartikel.

Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Product Agencies sign an agreement

The Directors-General of the Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Products Agencies have signed a cooperation agreement.

The first Lyme disease vaccine faces a delay

Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine, which could be the first of its kind, is facing delays of about a year. The reason is problems at trial sites in the United States, which have forced the companies to drop half of the participants in an ongoing Phase III study.

Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors

The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.

Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”

How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cluster organisation’s new radar pair.

Nytt nummer – Biotechbolagens fantasifulla namn och intervju med sjukvårdsministern

Nu är ett nytt nummer av Life Science Sweden skickat till tryck. Där läser du bland annat en intervju sjukvårdsministern Acko Ankarberg Johansson. Från och med det nya numret har tidningen både ny form och nytt format.

Efterlängtat vaccin mot RS-virus nu godkänt i USA

Det första vaccinet mot RS-virus har godkänts i USA för personer som är 60 år och äldre.

Han är Swedish Labtechs nya ordförande

Branschorganisationen Swedish Labtech har nu valt en ny ordförande. Det blir Mattias Bengtsson som tar över stafettpinnen efter Peter Simonsbacka.

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.

Uncertainty about the government’s life science work

The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.