“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas that three specialist surgeons are suggesting for the operating theatre of the future.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.

Brown Dog Affair: Djurförsöket som skakade Storbritannien

En intet ont anande terrier, två svenska djurrättsaktivister, en känd fysiolog, brittiska medicinstudenter och en staty som behövde polisskydd. Det är några av ingredienserna i "Brown Dog affair" – en konflikt om djurförsök som splittrade England i början av 1900-talet.

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.

The TFS family is growing

TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.

“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”

that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.

Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring

The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to preliminary results from a phase III study.

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.

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.

Nytt coronavirus upptäckt hos fladdermöss – tog sig förbi vaccin

Ett nytt coronavirus i levande fladdermöss har upptäckts av forskare i USA. Enligt forskarna är viruset resistent mot befintliga covidvaccin.

Annika Östman Wernerson favorit till rektorsposten på KI

Valkommittén vid Karolinska institutet vill se Annika Östman Wernerson som ny rektor för lärosätet, uppger Läkartidningen.

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward

Martin Bonde tar över klubban i Asgard: "Vi ser fram emot att arbeta tillsammans med honom"

Asgard Therapeutics utser Martin Bonde till ny styrelseordförande. Han efterträder Lars Hedbys som fortsätter som ledamot i styrelsen.

Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO

When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.

Möjligt maktskifte i de största regionerna

I Västra Götalandsregionen och i Region Stockholm har allianspartierna tillsammans med Miljöpartiet styrt de senaste fyra åren och i Region Skåne har de klassiska allianspartierna hållit i tyglarna. Nu ser det ut att ändras.

L och MP backar i flera regioner

Richard Bergström Årets alumn vid Uppsala universitet

Vaccinsamordnaren Richard Bergström har utsetts till Årets alumn av Uppsala universitet. ”Richard Bergström är en sann alumn och ett sant föredöme för våra studenter” står det i nomineringen.

Konferens om läkemedelsformuleringar samlar branschen i Köpenhamn

Idag pågår den tionde upplagan av New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2022 i Köpenhamn.

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.