Vaccinskeptiker ny ordförande för amerikansk covid-kommitté

Enligt professor Retsef Levi kan mRNA-vacciner orsaka allvarlig skada och död och bör därför omedelbart dras tillbaka. Nu har han utsetts till att leda arbetsgruppen för covid-19 på den amerikanska smittskyddsmyndigheten CDC.

Cantargia utser Hilde Steineger till ny vd

Det Lundbaserade forskningsbolaget Cantargia har utsett Hilde Steineger till ny vd.

Anocca raises SEK 440 million ahead of clinical cancer trial

Swedish cell therapy biotech Anocca has successfully raised SEK 440 million in a new funding round to support upcoming clinical trials in pancreatic cancer.

Wegovy approved in the U.S. for treatment of liver disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Novo Nordisk’s drug Wegovy to treat the serious liver condition known as MASH. The decision strengthens the company’s position in the field of metabolic diseases.

The top five most expensive drugs in 2025

New advanced therapeutic medicines are reaching the market, but their price tags remain exceptionally high. This year’s ranking of the most expensive drugs in the US reveals a common denominator: all are gene therapies administered as one-time treatments.

Allogene discontinues investigational antibody following patient death

U.S. biotechnology company Allogene Therapeutics is fully discontinuing the use of its experimental antibody ALLO-647 following the death of a patient in its pivotal CAR-T trial.

Uppsalaanläggning tas över av nederländskt bolag

Uppsalabaserade OT Chemistry med 20-talet anställda förvärvas av det nederländska CDMO-bolaget Ofichem.

BMS and venture capital giant form new company

The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company will develop treatments for autoimmune diseases where there is currently a lack of effective

Novo Nordisk appoints Mike Doustdar as new CEO

The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has appointed Mike Doustdar as its new CEO. At the same time, the company announced it was lowering its forecasts – which caused the stock to drop sharply on Wednesday.

BMS och riskkapitaljätte bildar bolag för läkemedel mot autoimmuna sjukdomar

Det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget Bristol Myers Squibb bildar tillsammans med riskkapitalbolaget Bain Capital ett nytt biotechbolag. Företaget ska utveckla behandlingar mot autoimmuna sjukdomar där det idag saknas välfungerande terapier.

Nytt godkännande för Elektas Gamma Knife i USA

Strålterapibolaget Elekta har fått klartecken av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA för att använda sitt Gamma Knife-system vid ytterligare en typ av särskilt svårbehandlad epilepsi.

CSL Behring: Nya terapier kräver nya betalningsmodeller

DEBATT: NT-rådets beslut att inte rekommendera en genterapi för hemofili på grund av kostnad och osäker effektlängd belyser vikten av att terapier mot sällsynta, svåra sjukdomar kräver nya betalningsmodeller. Det skriver företrädare för CSL Behring.

Novo Nordisk cuts ties with Hims & Hers after Wegovy dispute

Novo Nordisk is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers Health due to concerns about the company’s sales and marketing practices related to the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

FDA approves Gilead’s HIV injection: “Historic day”

Gilead Sciences’ preventive HIV drug, lenacapavir, was approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sparking new hope for finally breaking the transmission chain of a virus that affects 1.3 million people annually.

Xbrane tar in 240 miljoner – satsar vidare på biosimilarprojekt

Biosimilarutvecklaren Xbrane Biopharma tar in 240 miljoner kronor i en riktad nyemission, som var övertecknad.

Agreement in the EU on eight years of data exclusivity for new medicines

New pharmaceuticals will be covered by eight years of data exclusivity, according to the proposed new pharmaceutical legislation that EU countries have now agreed upon after prolonged negotiations.

Mercks RSV-läkemedel får tummen upp i USA – tar upp kampen med Beyfortus

Amerikanska FDA godkänner Mercks nya läkemedel mot infektioner orsakade av RS-virus. Därmed får Sanofis och Astra Zenecas storsäljare Beyfortus ny konkurrens.

Charged with illegal pharmaceutical sales – alleged earnings of 23 million

For at least five years, two men allegedly carried out illegal sales of pharmaceuticals and supplements, amassing millions. They are now facing charges at Södertörn District Court in Huddinge, south of Stockholm.

Positive EMA Decision for BioArctic's New Drug Candidate

Bioarctic's drug candidate for multiple system atrophy, exidavnemab, is recommended to be classified as an orphan drug, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

The race between new alzheimer’s drugs Kisunla and Leqembi heats up

Kisunla or Leqembi? The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Bioarctic is intensifying. Where one drug gains approval, the other falls behind. Here's a look at the markets where these competing treatments are currently available.

Venomaid's rapid test aims to find the right snake bite treatment

Every six seconds, someone on our planet suffers a snake bite, and each time, a race against the clock begins. What kind of snake was it, and which antivenom can help? Danish company Venomaid Diagnostics is working hard to develop solutions to a problem

Virology professor on the threat from X: ”The next pandemic could be worse“

The question is not if, but when we will be affected by a new unknown virus that causes yet another pandemic. Are we sufficiently prepared? "Absolutely not!", responds virologist Niklas Arnberg.

The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”

It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. "We invested for 25 years while everyone else laughed at us. Now everyone wants to join the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.

Hallå där... Mattias Gäreskog, ny Life Science Lead på Business Sweden