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The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”
Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.
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High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke
It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher than their actual age are significantly more likely to suffer from dementia and stroke.
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Svensk-danskt life science-kluster hem för EU:s största pipeline
Öresundsregionen som sträcker sig från Skåne ner till östra delen av Danmark är hem för EU:s största pipeline inom life science, enligt en rapport från Medicon Valley Alliance.
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Tirzepatide approved for obesity by the FDA – to be branded as Zepbound
Diabetes drug tirzepatide has now also been approved in the US for treating obesity.
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Här är de mest attraktiva arbetsplatserna när naturvetare får välja
Både läkemedelsföretag och universitet är några av de mest attraktiva arbetsgivarna inom life science-sektorn när naturvetare får välja. Det visar en ny undersökning från fackförbundet Naturvetarna.
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Här är medtechbolagen som växer i rekordfart
Intellego Technologies toppar årets lista över Sveriges snabbast växande techföretag. Det Stockholmsbaserade medtechbolaget har ökat sin nettoomsättning med hela 7 723 procent på fyra år.
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Svensk vaccinutvecklare får 24 miljoner av brittiskt forskningsprogram
Abera Bioscience får upp till motsvarande cirka 24 miljoner kronor i finansiering från ett brittiskt program inriktat på vacciner som ska stoppa epidemier i låg- och medelinkomstländer.
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Vinnova vill satsa på precisionsmedicin
Vinnova anser att Sveriges totala investeringar i forskning och innovation bör stiga till minst fyra procent av BNP fram till 2030. Det skriver myndigheten i sitt inspel till regeringens kommande forskningsproposition.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”
The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment line for cancer patients, and the company recently presented positive data from a phase II
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease
According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases of the aggressive cancer mesothelioma.
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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”
COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current focus is on her next field: the role of gut flora in human health.
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Novo Nordisk buys drug candidate in billion dollar deal
The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have made an agreement with KBP Biosciences to aqcuire the hypertension drug ocedurenone for up to 1.3 billion dollars, which corresponds to approximately 14 billion Swedish kronor.
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EU-godkännande rekommenderas för Astellas läkemedel mot värmevallningar
Den europeiska kommittén för humanläkemedel, CHMP, har gett ett positivt utlåtande för läkemedelsföretaget Astellas läkemedel fezolinetant mot vasomotoriska symptom i samband med menopaus.
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Novo Nordisk köper läkemedelskandidat i miljardaffär
Den danska läkemedelsjätten Novo Nordisk förvärvar blodtryckspreparatet ocedurenone från KBP Biosciences för upp till 1,3 miljarder dollar, vilket motsvarar cirka 14 miljarder svenska kronor.
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Utbrott av kikhosta i Danmark oroar – svensk region uppmanar till vaccinering
En ökning av kikhosta i Danmark oroar sjukvården i Västra Götaland som nu uppmanar gravida i regionen att vaccinera sig för att skydda spädbarn, rapporterar Sveriges Radio P4 Göteborg.
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Positiva röster om nya förslagen kring forskningsfinansiering
I onsdags lades en ny utredning fram med förslag om att i grunden förändra dagens struktur för finansiering av forskning. Life Science Sweden har pratat med flera branschföreträdare som ser positivt på förslagen.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology
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Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think
Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.
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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”
The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Medicinpriset till forskare bakom mRNA och första covidvaccinen
Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till förhandstippade Katalin Karikó och Drew Weissman från University of Pennsylvania.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life
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Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”
”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration of new products in rare diseases. But will it also work to increase access for all EU patients
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