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Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas
Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided to apply for delisting of the company´s share from Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Lista: Bäst betalda toppcheferna inom medtech
Det blåser på toppen i medtechvärlden – men belöningen är fortfarande avsevärd för dem som lyckas hålla sig kvar. Här är topplistan över de högst betalda vd:arna i branschen.
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EU bokar 40 miljoner doser fågelinfluensavaccin
EU säkrar 40 miljoner doser vaccin mot fågelinfluensa – redan innan smittan nått Europa.
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Stark comeback för Affibody-kandidat efter misslyckande i fjol
Positiva data rapporteras för Affibodys läkemedelskandidat Izokibep vid behandling av psoriasisartrit (PsA) i en fas IIb/III-studie.
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Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work
A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story of a Swedish entrepreneur who was going to raise US venture capital to strengthen his company but lost his life’s work instead.
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Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug
Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a legal case with an unusual twist, the answer is yes.
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Licensavtal avslutas – Bioinvent tar tillbaka rättigheter
Biotechbolaget Bioinvents amerikanska samarbetspartner inom tidig forskning, Exelixis, har avslutat options- och licensavtalet för framtagande av nya antikroppar för immun-onkologibehandling. Därmed återtar Bioinvent alla rättigheter inom programmet.
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Roche i mångmiljardaffär – förvärvar företag inom tarmsjukdomar
Den schweiziska läkemedelsjätten Roche förvärvar Televant, som utvecklar behandlingar mot inflammatoriska tarmsjukdomar.
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Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate
Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.
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KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”
A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karolinska Institutet. She will not give up her research entirely though. “I think it’s crucial to maintain a close presence in the business,” she says.
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"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"
Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.
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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists
The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.
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Rätt inställd hörapparat kan minska tinnitusbesvär
Enligt en studie från Lunds universitet kan en enkel undersökning och rätt inställning av hörapparater minska tinnitusbesvär.
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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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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. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.
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Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way
"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave for drug development in a broader context", writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter
Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.
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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”
The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!
“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Coordination of world-class research facilities
Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and research could become a reality. Kajsa M Paulsson is the project leader for HALOS, driving the idea forward.
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Nytt avtal för Alligator
Alligator bioscience har tecknat ett licensavtal med ett privatägt kinesiskt företag som nu får rättigheter till en av lundabolagets antikroppar.
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Kinesisk miljardaffär för Stockholmsbolag
Specialistläkemedelsbolaget Calliditas har ingått ett licensavtal med Everest Medicines för att utveckla bolagets njurläkemedel. Avtalet är värt drygt 1 miljard kronor.
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Oasmias nya styrelse inleder omfattande granskning
Efter en rekordlång extrastämma och infekterad ägarstrid byttes hela styrelsen i Oasmia ut. Nu ska bolaget genomlysas och granskas.
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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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