Tirzepatide approved for obesity by the FDA – to be branded as Zepbound

Diabetes drug tirzepatide has now also been approved in the US for treating obesity.

Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”

It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.

New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in the ongoing opioid crisis in the US.

Nytt salmonellautbrott

Smitta upptäckt i en av stallarna.

Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.

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.

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

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of exciting results and perhaps a publication in a high-impact journal,” she writes in a column.

When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend

Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.

The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca

The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.

Samlar krafterna kring mikrobiomforskning

Ett projekt i Skåne och Köpenhamnsregionen syftar till att göra området till världsledande inom mikrobiomforskning.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Peab-grundarens stiftelse ger 22 miljoner till life science

Nya behandlingmetoder av cancer, blodbrist och herpesvirus, nya tekniker för kartläggning av gener och upptäckt av sårinfektioner och ett växtbaserat järntillskott - detta är exempel på de 7 forskningsprojekt som under 2019 får anslag från Mats Paulssonstiftelserna.

Han tar över på Karo

Christoffer Lorenzen blir ny vd på Karo Pharma när Peter Blom avgår.

Havrefabrik konserveras – anställda varslas

Den finska koncernen Paulig meddelar idag att öppningen av en fabrik för en havreprodukt i Mölnlycke skjuts på framtiden.

Över 60 läkemedel hittade i spindlar

Den ökande användningen av läkemedel sätter allt tydligare spår i naturen.

Över 60 läkemedel hittade i spindlar

Den ökande användningen av läkemedel sätter allt tydligare spår i naturen visar en ny internationell studie med forskare från bl a Umeå universitet och SLU.

Ska stärka läkemedelssäkerhet

Karolinska institutet leder ett internationellt samarbetsprojekt för läkemedelssäkerhet i fyra länder i östra Afrika.

Färre USA-resor med nytt samarbete

FDA och Läkemedelsverket ska framöver erkänna varandras inspektioner. – Nu kommer våra resor till USA att minska, säger Lena Björk direktör på Läkemedelsverket.

Ny nod för life science och livsmedel

Ett nytt partnerskap mellan tre inkubatorer och GU Ventures ska underlätta innovationer i gränslandet mellan life science och livsmedel.

Isofol tar sats mot fas III

Isofol medical i möte med FDA om fas III-studie för Modufolin.

Snabbspår för Wilson

FDA har beviljat fast track-status till Wilson Therapeutics kandidat mot Wilsons sjukdom.