Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

become disease-free, at least of those treated with Yescarta, which are the ones I know best,” says Gunilla Enblad, Chairman of the national working group for CAR-T treatment.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages

For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.

Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation

A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment

A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.

Hon ska leda GSK:s spin-off inom konsumenthälsa

Haleon – så lyder namnet på det nya bolag inom konsumenthälsa som inom kort knoppas av från brittiska läkemedelsjätten Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK. – Den här lanseringen är en milstolpe för oss på resan mot att bli ett nytt, fristående bolag, säger Anja Schwarz, Sverigechef för den nya organisationen, till Life Science Sweden.

Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way

A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimension. But what if the leading life science nations, Denmark and Sweden, joined forces, took

Stockholm aims at becoming one of the world’s top life science regions

Regional Chair for Finance, Irene Svenonius (M), believes that Stockholm can realise the goal of becoming one of the world’s top 5 regions in life science by 2025. One step on the way to achieve this is by hosting a world-leading congress in medtech.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Lockdown-studie kritiseras även i USA

I USA har den uppmärksammade metastudie som uppger att knappt några liv har räddats med hjälp av lockdowns blivit kraftigt ifrågasatt av forskare.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.

Brittisk medtechjätte etablerar sig i Mölndal

Den brittiska medtechjätten Smith & Nephew etablerar sig i Mölndal utanför Göteborg

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Digitalisering av in vivo-data ska underlätta för forskare

Problem med stora datamängder väckte en idé hos forskaren Sara Mangsbo och hennes kollegor på Vivologica, som utvecklade en mjukvaruplattform som underlättar för forskare att samla data och statistik från prekliniska forskningsstudier.

Lovande resultat för Orexos akutläkemedel mot överdos

Svenska Orexo, som utvecklar ett akutläkemedel för överdoser i opioider, meddelar positiva resultat från en registreringsgrundande studie. Företaget räknar med att kunna lämna in en FDA-ansökan under andra kvartalet 2022.

”Sverige bör vara med och sätta standard för organ-on-chip”

Ett europeiskt samarbete om standardisering av teknologier för organ på chip har inletts. Hör Sarah Sim, sektionschef för Vård och omsorg vid SIS, berätta om det i videon.

Alzinovas vaccinkandidat för Alzheimers godkänd för klinisk prövning

Biofarmabolaget Alzinova har fått klartecken för att starta den första kliniska studien med sin vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers sjukdom.

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Medicover expanderar i Norge – köper fertilitetsklinker

Vård- och diagnostikföretaget Medicover, baserat i Stockholm, har köpt 70 procent av röstandelarna i den norska fertilitetsverksamheten Klinikk Hausken. Det är bolagets andra stora förvärv i Norden på kort tid.