Helena Strigård: The rise of the community

Sweden Bio´s CEO is looking back at the last decade of development in the industry. Something has shifted in the interdependence between small and larger companies.

Ökad risk för blodpropp hos män som haft fetma som unga

En studie från Göteborgs universitet visar att män som haft fetma i övre tonåren löper ökad risk för blodpropp i ben eller lunga senare i livet.

Tillägg av peptid mångdubblade effekten av antibiotika

När forskare i Örebro och Linköping tillsatte en peptid till antibiotika behövdes endast en hundradel av normal dos för att ta död på MRSA-bakterier.

Första resultaten för nygammalt läkemedel mot covid-19

I en ny studie förbättrades tillståndet för 68 procent av patienter med allvarlig covid-19 när de fick läkemedlet remdesivir. Men studien har flera svagheter och resultaten kan endast betraktas som en indikation.

Forskare har hittat sätt att rensa kroppen på triglycerider

Två amerikanska forskare har hittat ett sätt att i laboratoriet framställa ett mänskligt protein, kallad APOA 5, som normalt sätt produceras i levern.

Studie: Så länge klarar sig corona på olika ytor

Klarar sig i timmar i luftburna aerosoler och i flera dagar på olika ytor.

Pilots want to live too

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?

With the increasing developments in life sciences over the past decade and strong support for the sector’s strategic importance from both the Sweden and Danish governments, the timing of The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science conference could not be better. A one-day conference on ongoing collaborations, new directions and required future investment will held on April 2nd at Medicon Village in Lund.

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life science village is home to over 150 organisations, employing more than 2,200 people.

Storrunda för Elypta – tar in 64 miljoner

Diagnostikbolaget Elypta tar in drygt 64 miljoner kronor i en såddfinansieringsrunda ledd av Industrifonden och Sciety.

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.

Brexit looking back and looking forward

More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards an exit early 2020.