Medicinpriset till forskare bakom mRNA och första covidvaccinen

Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till förhandstippade Katalin Karikó och Drew Weissman från University of Pennsylvania.

Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”

With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve been in the thick of things and part of the development for so long now, but I’m also looking forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.

19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry

19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Among them are medicines for HIV, epilepsy, cancer and Parkinson’s, which may be withdrawn

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.

Ny vd till Sprint Bioscience

Huddingebolaget Sprint Bioscience har utsett Johan Emilsson till ny vd.

Double up for Korbinian Löbmann

This year, Korbinian Löbmann will moderate the New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meeting in Copenhagen for the fifth time. Furthermore, he will also moderate The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress in Lund for the first time.

Anna Törner: ”Jobbar på att ta över världen!”

Det är mer framgångsrikt att våga mycket, än att redan från början döma ut sig själv som otillräcklig, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Neogap vinner pris – satsar på internationell utveckling

Bioteknikföretaget Neogap har utsetts till vinnare av ett scale up-program som genomförs av Buisness Sweden.

CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process

Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.

Vaccin mot nya coronavarianten Eris på väg

Den nya varianten av sars-cov-2 Eris har väckt uppmärksamhet sedan den förra veckan klassades som en ”Variant of interest” av WHO. Uppdaterade vaccin är nu på väg.

Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president

In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.

Tar roll på Quay Pharmaceuticals

Jörn Mars går in som Business Development Director Scandinavia på företaget SGS Quay Pharmaceuticals.

Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal

A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients with opioid addiction. However, the opposing party, the Indian company Sun, is not giving up and has filed an appeal.

Han är ny CFO på Peptonic

Medtech-bolaget Peptonic Medical har nu rekryterat Albert Lindgren till Chief Financial Officer (CFO) för företaget.

Moderna fortsätter expansion – anställer Sverigechef

Vaccinjätten Moderna expanderar i Sverige och utser nu Mattias Bankel till sin första Sverigechef.

Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Vikingasjukan kan bero på genvarianter från neandertalare

Den så kallade vikingasjukan, som påverkar handfunktionen hos många äldre, kan vara kopplad till genvarianter nedärvda från neanderthalare, enligt en ny studie.

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Astra Zeneca flyttar till bryggerikvarter i centrala Köpenhamn

Astra Zenecas danska verksamhet flyttar in till centrala Köpenhamn och de gamla bryggerikvarteren i Carlsberg Byen.

Hon blir ny chefsjuksköterska på Danderyds sjukhus

Ny vd på Aegirbio

Diagnostikbolaget Aegirbio har rekryterat en ny vd – Marco Witteveen.

This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster

Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments

Covidvaccin från Novavax föreslås få fullt godkännande

Covid-19-vaccinet Nuvaxovid, som delvis tillverkas i Uppsala, rekommenderas nu för ett fullt marknadsgodkännande i EU.