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.

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.

Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”

Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor and serial entrepreneur Mathias Uhlén.

Uppsalabolag köper brittiskt företag i miljardaffär – och får nya storägare

Bioteknikbolaget Biotage har tecknat avtal om att förvärva brittiska Astrea Bioseperations i en affär värd över två miljarder kronor. Betalning sker i aktier till säljaren, amerikanska Gamma Biosciences, som därmed blir största ägare i Biotage.

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer side effects if the drug treatment is adapted to their genes.

Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey

The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.

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 are challenged in one area – regulations, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.

Uppsalaföretag beviljas särläkemedelsstatus i USA

Uppsalaföretaget Beactica Therapeutics har nu beviljats särläkemedelsstatus i USA för sitt läkemedel BEA-17 för behandling av glioblastom.

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.

Nytt jobb för Anders Blanck

Lifs vd Anders Blanck går till Gullers grupp.

"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.

”Otydligt förslag från EU-kommissionen om hur MDR-utmaningarna ska lösas”

Redan innan EU-förordningen om medicintekniska produkter (MDR) trädde i kraft fanns en oro hos medicinteknikföretag och läkare för att den skulle äventyra tillgången på medicintekniska produkter i EU. Farhågorna har dessvärre besannats.

Combigene i danskt samarbete om kronisk smärta

Genterapiföretaget Combigene har tecknat ett samarbetsavtal med danska Zyneyro om utveckling av en ny behandling mot kronisk smärta.

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.

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.

Karolinska rekryterar tidigare regiondirektör

Ökade vinster för privata vårdbolag – men allvarlig rekryteringskris hotar

Rejält ökad omsättning och den bästa lönsamheten på fem år. Det går bra ekonomiskt nu för den privata vården och omsorgen – men runt hörnet lurar utmaningar i form av bland annat personalbrist.

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.

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.

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.

Spermosens tar in 24 miljoner – ska lansera ny diagnostik inför IVF

“En banbrytande produkt som kan hjälpa miljontals drabbade av ofrivillig barnlöshet”. Så beskriver bolaget Spermosens en ny mätmetod för män som företaget uppger ger bättre chans vid IVF-behandling.

Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

FDA-kommitté förordar Astra Zenecas nya astmabehandling

En rådgivande kommitté till den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA rekommenderar Astra Zenecas preparat PT027 som en behandling mot astma för vuxna, uppger bolaget i ett pressmeddelande.