KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”

A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karolinska Institutet. She will not give up her research entirely though. “I think it’s crucial

“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”

Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forward in the pursuit of the world’s first ETEC vaccine. Meet the company’s CEO Björn Sjöstrand.

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech Magazine called Anna Wedell, who is heading the work, to find out…

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.

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.

Extensive agreements signed at Scilifelab

Four agreements were signed between Swedish and Dutch life science players in connection with the Dutch state visit earlier this month.

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 and Acko Ankarberg Johansson (also of the Christian Democrat Party) becomes Minister for Health Care.

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.

Han får internationellt KI-pris: "Haft ett påtagligt inflytande på forskare världen över"

Professor Kevin Eva vid University of British Colombia i Kanada har tilldelats Karolinska institutets pris för forskning i medicinsk pedagogik. Enligt motiveringen har han haft djupgående påverkan på en hel generation av utbildare och forskare inom området.

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which has recently broadened its programme for leading innovators in medical research to apply to the entire Nordic region.

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians changes in the era of AI.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.

Första behandlingen mot sicklecellsjukdom godkänd

Första läkemedlet som angriper orsaken bakom sjukdomen får grönt ljus i USA – ”Har pågående diskussioner med EMA”

Meet the governmental life science office

More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duties of the Life Sciences office are plentiful.

”Varje cell har ett kön”

Fler kvinnor i läkemedelsstudier räcker inte. Även försöksdjur bör vara av båda könen, liksom cellerna som studeras. Varje cell har ett kön.

Världens bästa universitetsstäder

I vissa av världens stora städer ligger toppuniversiteten på rad. Men även Sverige kommer högt när Times higher education listar världens bästa studiestäder.

Det här har ni läst mest i år

Macchiarini, omdömen om svenska lärosäten, nedläggningar av produktionsanläggningar och profiler som får fina priser – allt detta har lockat er till läsning i år. Men det allra mest lästa är något annat…

Så här bra är svenska universitet

Fyra svenska lärosäten med på topp-100 när bästa life science-universiteten i världen rankas.

Blodförtunnande kan minska demensrisken

En studie visar att patienter som tar blodförtunnande läkemedel mot förmaksflimmer kan halvera risken för demens.

Här är världens bästa universitet

Stor dipp för KI men uppåt för flera andra svenska lärosäten när internationell ranking över världens lärosäten offentliggörs. Och i toppen har det stuvats om.

Framtidens digitala sjukvård

Elektronisk hälsoinformatik är avgörande för utvecklingen av hälso- och sjukvård. Att investera i teknik som uppnår kostnadsbesparingar genom förbättrad patientvård och genomströmning kan vara en lösning på vårdutmaningen.

Tummen upp för Sobi

CHMP rekommenderar bolagets behandling mot blodsjukdomen hemofili A.

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