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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 describing the study at Bioscience 2022.
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A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil
Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.
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He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug
The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.
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The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list
Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows
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Edward Kim blir ny CMO hos Orexo
Läkemedelsbolaget Orexo har utsett Edward Kim till ny Chief Medical Officer. Han ersätter Michael Sumner som går vidare till bolagets amerikanska dotterbolag i New Jersey.
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She is Sweden´s new Minister of Healthcare
Today, Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who leads the Moderate Party and the centre-right coalition in Sweden, presented the government's new ministers. Christian Democrat Jakob Forssmed gets the role of Minister for Social Affairs
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Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons
According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.
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EU:s inköp av covidvaccin utreds av åklagare
Europeiska åklagarmyndigheten, Eppo, har inlett en utredning om misstänkta oegentligheter i samband med affärer med covid-19-vaccin inom EU. Flera internationella medier kopplar uppgifterna till ifrågasatta kontakter mellan Pfizers ledning och EU-toppen Ursula von der Leyen.
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Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group
The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.
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Positivt FDA-besked för Guard Therapeutics njurbehandling
Svenska biotech-bolaget Guard Therapeutics har fått sin IND-ansökan (Investigational New Drug) godkänd av FDA och kan nu bredda sina kliniska studier till att omfatta även sjukhus i USA.
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The TFS family is growing
TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.
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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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Larry Leksell: ”Cancerbördan växer snabbare än vad kapaciteten växer”
För att klara av det växande antal cancerfall i världen krävs effektivare teknologier och behandlingar, menar Larry Leksell, grundare och styrelseordförande i Elekta. Se honom berätta i videon om vilka krav som ställs på framtidens cancervård.
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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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Chalmers anmäler misstänkt oredlighet i studie om armprotes
Chalmers har anmält en av forskarna bakom en studie om en tankestyrd armprotes för misstänkt oredlighet, uppger Dagens Medicin.
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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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Den dödliga skuggan av Trofim Lysenko – när vetenskap blir ideologi och politik
Historien saknar verkligen inte exempel på forskare som haft rejält fel i sina teorier. Men få, om någon, har orsakat så mycket lidande, elände och död med sin pseudovetenskap som den sovjetiske biologen Trofim Lysenko.
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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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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
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Karolinska nionde bästa sjukhuset i världen i ny rankning
Återigen rankar Newsweek de bästa sjukhusen i världen. I år har de listat de sjukhus som är bäst på att använda ny teknik. Karolinska universitetssjukhuset utmärker sig inom artificiell intelligens och hamnar på plats 9 av 300 sjukhus.
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Konferens om läkemedelsformuleringar samlar branschen i Köpenhamn
Idag pågår den tionde upplagan av New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2022 i Köpenhamn.
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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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