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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.
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NT-rådet säger nej till nya ALS-läkemedlet Qalsody
EU-kommissionen sa ja – men NT-rådet sätter stopp. Regionerna rekommenderas inte att använda det nya läkemedlet Qalsody till patienter med den neurogenerativa sjukdomen ALS.
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USA upprättar databas över autismpatienter – ska forska kring orsakerna
USA:s hälsomyndigheter ska skapa en databas över autismpatienter för att kunna studera orsakerna till diagnosen. Det meddelade landets hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. på onsdagen.
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Spanska Ferrer säkrar europeiska rättigheter för ALS-kandidat
Nederländska bioteknikföretaget Prilenia Therapeutics har ingått ett licensavtal med det spanska läkemedelsföretaget Ferrer för att ta företagets enda läkemedelskandidat vidare genom klinisk utveckling och vidare i Europa.
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Vd-skifte på Bonesupport – rustar för nästa steg
I september lämnar Emil Billbäck rollen som vd för att istället bli senior rådgivare åt medicinteknikbolaget. Efter beskedet föll Bonesupports aktie.
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MSD satsar på peptider i tablettform – ingår licensavtal
MSD kan vara på väg att omvandla några av sina peptidbaserade läkemedel till tablettform. Bolaget har ingått ett licensavtal med österrikiska drug delivery-bolaget Cyprumed som kan bli värt upp till 493 miljoner dollar.
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FDA plans to replace animal testing with AI – “Paradigm shift”
The requirement for animal testing in drug development will be phased out and replaced by AI, according to an announcement by the FDA. The decision has been met with skepticism from the National Association for Biomedical Research.
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Tau-targeted Alzheimer's drug gets Fast Track designation in the USA
Biogen's Alzheimer's candidate BIIB080 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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New drug to simplify treatment of hemophilia
A new type of treatment for hemophilia, which only needs to be administered every two months, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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FDA’s Top Vaccine Official resigns – Issues sharp criticism of Kennedy
FDA’s Top Vaccine Official is leaving his post while simultaneously criticizing the country’s health secretary for allowing “misinformation and lies” to influence his views on vaccine safety.
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Oncozenge tecknar Europaavtal för tablett mot oral smärta
Oncozenge har ingått ett bindande avtal med italienska Molteni Farmaceutici om kommersialisering i Europa av Bupizenge, en sugtablett under utveckling för behandling av oral smärta.
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Aqilion's licensing journey: From Merck partnership to new opportunities
Be extremely meticulous with your scientific data, but spend just as much time and effort on business development. That piece of advice comes from Aqilion's CEO Sarah Fredriksson and is directed at biotech companies aiming to find a good licensing partner.
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Career coach on salaries: “There is no right or wrong”
What is a reasonable salary for my job? It's a question we all ask ourselves. But how important is a higher salary really? Career coach Tina Persson believes this is an important consideration.
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Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?
Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it
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The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”
Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies: to succeed with a licensing deal.
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Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away
A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 out of 21 regions in Sweden. It is also used in neighbouring Nordic countries. “Extremely serious,” says the Sectra CEO to Medtech Magazine.
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Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decided to make a change from within. Life Science Sweden meets Lina Nordquist, Member of Parliament for the Liberals and their spokesperson on healthcare policy, to have a conversation about reality, politics, and the need for writing.
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We must raise our gaze to find the answers of the future”
A system approach isn't just about understanding complexity – it's about making better decisions. By seeing ourselves as part of larger systems, we can better anticipate the consequences of our actions, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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Hajpat genterapibolag går för en spottstyver
Genterapibolaget Bluebird Bio värderades en gång till över 10 miljarder dollar – men säljs nu för en bråkdel av den summan.
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Bältrosvaccin för dyrt – NT-rådet avråder från finansiering
Bältrosvaccinet Shingrix är inte kostnadseffektivt, anser NT-rådet som avråder regionerna från att finansiera generell vaccination inom riskgrupperna.
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Elekta föll efter rapport – men har fulla orderböcker
En lägre vinst än väntat fick strålbehandlingsbolaget Elekta att backa rejält på börsen. Samtidigt presenterades en stor order i Mexiko och ett nytt USA-samarbete.
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Läkare var berusade på jobbet – avtal med kliniken sägs upp
En missad cancerdiagnos, utebliven journalföring och läkare som uppträtt fulla på jobbet. Det är bara några av de missförhållanden som gör att Region Stockholm nu säger upp avtalet med en öron-, näsa-, halsklinik.
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First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola
After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on preterm born infants.
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Studie av vaccin mot vinterkräksjuka pausas efter misstänkt biverkning
En stor klinisk studie av en vaccinkandidat mot norovirus, som orsakar vinterkräksjuka, har pausats av FDA sedan en av deltagarna drabbats av en allvarlig autoimmun sjukdom.
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