"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

“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.

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.

FOKUS Patient turns international

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

Fokus Patient blir internationellt

I oktober arrangerar Fokus Patient konferenser i dagarna tre. Fokus ligger i år på internationella samarbeten.

Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?

Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.

Kalmar tar täten inom e-hälsa

Under det senaste decenniet har digitalisering och e-hälsolösningar skapat nya möjligheter för medicintekniska företag. I Kalmar län har regionen skapat en e-hälsoarena med visionen att länet ska bli ett internationellt centrum för e-hälsans utveckling.

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to deceive the immune system by forming new variants that are mixtures of different strains.

Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”

A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.

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.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.

Covid-19-studie med Farxiga nådde inte målen

Astra Zenecas läkemedel Farxiga har inte nått målen för behandling av covid-19 i en fas III-studie.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.

Han bygger ett konstgjort hjärta

I över 20 år har Azad Najar arbetat med sin modell för ett konstgjort hjärta som nu utvecklas i ett företag i Västerås.

Pilots want to live too

Upcoming event: New updates on drugs

At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.

Femte förslaget till regeringen från SwedenBio

Skärp målsättningen för deltagandet i EU:s ramprogram. Det är SwedenBios femte förslag inför den kommande forskningspropositionen.

Orsakssamband mellan överflödigt kroppsfett och hjärtkärlsjukdom

Det är skillnad på att riskfaktorer faktiskt orsakar en sjukdom eller bara förekommer i samband med dem. Genom så kallad Mendelsk randomisering visar KI-forskare att det finns ett orsakssamband mellan högt BMI och fler hjärtkärlsjukdomar.

Måttligt med salt ok för hälsan

Salt i maten är inte så farligt för hälsan som vi tidigare trott visar en omfattande studie som publiceras i The Lancet.

Blodförtunnande kan minska demensrisken

En studie visar att patienter som tar blodförtunnande läkemedel mot förmaksflimmer kan halvera risken för demens.

Cellatlasen publicerar unika resultat i Science

Human protein atlas-projektet publicerar nu den första övergripande kartan över var proteinerna befinner sig i cellen. Artikeln återfinns i Science.

Real Heart tappar vd

Christina Hugosson avgår från rollen som vd på medtechbolaget.

Ny projektledare på Real Heart

Fredrik Pahlm från ABB Robotics leder utvecklingen av bolagets hjärtpump.

App ökar följsamhet

Hjärtmedicin räddar liv, men det är en viktig detalj. De måste tas för att fungera. Nu visar en studie att en app hjälper patienten till ökad följsamhet.