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Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons
According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.
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“We need to build flexible operating theatres”
Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas that three specialist surgeons are suggesting for the operating theatre of the future.
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Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group
The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.
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“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”
Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.
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The TFS family is growing
TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.
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Byggstart för Galdermas nya produktionsanläggning i Uppsala
Läkemedelsbolaget Galderma växer i Uppsala med en helt ny 9 000 kvadratmeter stor anläggning.
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Klart med namn för apoteksjätten
Den nya sammanslagna apoteksjätten ska heta Kronans Apotek. Därmed försvinner varumärket Apoteksgruppen.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
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
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Patienter i kläm när allt fler läkemedel tar slut på apoteket
Antalet läkemedel som restanmäls och inte går att köpa på apotek har ökat till över 500, och inte alla går att ersätta med andra preparat. För somliga patienter kan det få förödande konsekvenser.
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Business Swedens nya garde – De rullar ut den blågula mattan
Mixen av mycket medicinskt kunnande och en tech-sektor som växer sig allt starkare är en framgångsfaktor för Sverige, enligt Business Swedens life science-team. – Det är en perfekt storm, en bra perfekt storm, säger Britta Stenson, Program Manager.
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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
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Biosimilarer ger prispress, men används de tillräckligt?
Biosimilarernas ankomst för drygt 16 år sedan väckte hopp om att många fler patienter skulle få tillgång till effektiva men annars mycket dyra behandlingar med biologiska läkemedel. Så hur bra har svensk sjukvård varit på att använda biosimilarerna? Svaret beror, åtminstone delvis, på vem man frågar.
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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
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Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO
When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?
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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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Klinisk studie av läkemedel mot apkoppor inleds i USA
Forskare i USA vill ta reda på hur väl det antivirala läkemedlet tekovirimat hjälper mot apkoppor. Nu inleds en fas III-studie.
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Thomas Eldered köpte en tablettfabrik och skapade ett eget imperium
Det är 1995 och Thomas Eldered är chef för en av Pharmacias fabriker i Stockholmsområdet då den svenska läkemedelsjätten efter ett uppköp beslutar att tillverkningen ska flyttas utomlands. Risken är överhängande för att den 34-årige Thomas snart står utan jobb. Men istället blir det startskottet för en av de största framgångssagorna inom svensk life science.
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På söndag är det val – här är partiernas viktigaste frågor för svensk life science
Life Science Sweden har intervjuat riksdagspolitiker från de olika partierna. Här läser du samtliga intervjuer.
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Konferens om läkemedelsformuleringar samlar branschen i Köpenhamn
Idag pågår den tionde upplagan av New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2022 i Köpenhamn.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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