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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”
Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.
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A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed
There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the malaria parasite, and this is a vital piece of the puzzle for creating effective vaccines, says malaria researcher Kristina Persson.
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Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide
Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.
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Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field
In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Science Sweden has talked to some of those that attended the conference.
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“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.
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Column: ”Life as a F1 race”
"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.
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Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”
”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writes in an editorial.
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He is zooming in on topical preparations
According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.
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Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity
American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
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IVI’s Director General on establishing in Sweden: Will need up to 40 employees
The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, hopes to have its first staff on-site in Stockholm within a couple of months, says the institute’s Director General Jerome Kim in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies
Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.
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Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval
"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.
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Svensk innovation minskar risken för hjärnskador
Ett flertal oberoende tester av hjälmar för olika fritidsaktiviteter har en sak gemensamt. De modeller som ligger i topp är oftast utrustade med MIPS-teknik, en svensk innovation utvecklad av forskare på Karolinska Institutet och KTH, som nu även lanseras i en helt nyutvecklad hjälm för byggare och anläggare.
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”Det här är revolutionerande”
Diabetesförening skänker storbelopp till diabetesprojekt inom AI.
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Brexit creeping closer – or?
In this column, lawyer Pernilla Norman, tries to sort out the different Brexit options.
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They’re all doing it – buying drug research
December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as the biggest CRMO of the country.
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They’re all doing it – buying drug research
It is not easy to navigate the complex infrastructure for drug development in Sweden, where various contract players exist alongside the pharmaceutical companies.
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Bygger fosforåtervinning
En ny process för att återvinna fosfor i stor skala från förbränt avloppsslam har utvecklats av EasyMining och COWI.
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Almedalen: bilderna, åsikterna, människorna
Bland runstenar och fornlämningar diskuterades AI, framtidens IT-system i vården och hur modern medicinteknik kan hjälpa människor på liv och död. En talande miljö menade flera av de namnkunniga deltagarna på Medtech Café i Almedalen.
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Ny spelplan för upphandlingar
Nya upphandlingslagar kommer att påverka både kravställning och avtal i offentlig upphandling, skriver Pernilla Norman, advokat på Lindskog Malmström.
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Namn på ersättningsläkemedel kan förvirra
Ersättningsmediciner är bra för landstingens ekonomi. Men samtidigt riskerar patienter att inte känna igen sina mediciner, när det står andra namn på förpackningarna. Peter Ekelund, namnutvecklare på Skriptor, undersökte deras upplevelse av systemet.
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Så kan Trump påverka life science
Det är oklart hur Donald Trumps prioriteringar som president för USA kommer att se ut och i life science-branschen finns bland annat frågetecken kring Obamacare och frihandelsavtal.
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NeuroVive lägger ner franskt dotterbolag
Den avslutade utvecklingen av läkemedelskandidaten CicloMulsion leder till att NeuroVive lägger ner sitt dotterbolag i Lyon.
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