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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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Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring
The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to preliminary results from a phase III study.
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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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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 to the outcome of the pilot to hopefully then understand if “in house” analyses actually will add value.
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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.
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Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage
A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.
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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.
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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.
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Försök med screening för lungcancer i Stockholm – kan bli nationellt program
I höst inleds en pilotstudie i Stockholm som kan vara det första steget mot ett nationell screeningprogram för lungcancer.
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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.
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Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity
American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease.
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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.
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BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”
For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leaving the hub. This is the message from the biohub’s CEO Magnus Björsne in an interview, in which he also highlights a study that points out that companies with a high degree of interaction with other companies achieve greater success.
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Läkare vid Karolinska presenterar rön som kan ge bättre behandling av leukemi
Forskare vid Karolinska universitetssjukhuset har hittat en metod för mer effektiv behandling av aggressiv blodcancer, enligt en ny studie.
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Tablet treatment for hair loss approved in the USA
The US Drug Administration has given a thumbs up for the first tablet treatment for spotty hair loss.
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Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched
A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by Johan Rockberg, Professor at KTH.
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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.
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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.
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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. “It makes me extremely frustrated,” he says.
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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.
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A growing industry in Denmark: “One new life science company a week”
The life science sector in eastern Denmark continues to grow in the number of employees, as well as the number of companies. An emerging problem is the shortage of labour, a new report reveals.