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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.
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Tunga avtal tecknades på Scilifelab
Fyra överenskommelser mellan svenska och nederländska life science-aktörer signerades i samband med statsbesöket från Nederländerna förra veckan.
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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.
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Postdoc på spel i Astra Zenecas internationella tävling
Eslövsbon Cátia Bonito Ferreira ska på onsdag presentera sitt forskningsförslag om behandling för en sällsynt sjukdom inför en jury i hopp om att få en betald postdoc vid Astra Zenecas anläggning i Göteborg. ”Jag vill förbättra livskvaliteten för dessa patienter”, säger hon till Life Science Sweden.
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“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.
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Avtal sluts mellan stora svenska och nederländska aktörer
Fyra överenskommelser mellan svenska och nederländska life science-aktörer ska skrivas idag. Avtalen signeras i samband med det pågående statsbesöket från Nederländerna under en ceremoni där ministrar från de bägge länderna medverkar.
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Ny vd hos Index Pharmaceuticals
I januari 2023 får Index Pharmaceuticals en ny vd. Jenny Sundqvist efterträder Johan Giléus som varit tillförordnad vd sedan april i år.
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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.
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Neolas vd: ”Jag förstod att vi hade något stort på gång”
Hanna Sjöström har gjort en resa från att marknadsföra hud- och hårprodukter och läsk, till att som vd för Neola arbeta med livsavgörande medicinsk teknik för spädbarn. Mot slutet av nästa år planerar företaget att påbörja kommersialiseringen av sin produkt för barn som är för tidigt födda.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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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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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
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Sex personer åtalas i insiderhärva kopplad till medtechbolag
Nu åtalas sex personer i en härva kring misstänkta grova insiderbrott samt marknadsmanipulation med anknytning till medtech-bolagen Brighter och Peptonic Medical.
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FOKUS Patient turns international
FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.
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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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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?
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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.
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Studie: Ilya Pharmas läkemedelskandidat påskyndar sårläkning
Ilya Pharma presenterade data vid det amerikanska försvarsdepartementets årliga konferens Medical Health System Research Symposia i Florida, som tyder på att deras läkemedelskandidat påskyndar sårläkning.
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Isofol Medical: "Inte befogat bedriva nya studier i egen regi"
Efter bakslaget i augusti då varken de primära eller sekundära effektmåtten uppnåddes i Agent-studien, meddelar nu Isofol Medical att det utifrån bolagets finansiella ställning inte är befogat att bedriva nya studier i egen regi.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. 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.
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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.
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Isofol avbryter cancerstudie efter ytterligare nedslående data
Det är inte motiverat att driva Agent-studien kring metastaserande kolorektalcancer vidare. Den bedömningen gör Isofol Medical efter granskning av nya studiedata.
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Han får internationellt KI-pris: "Haft ett påtagligt inflytande på forskare världen över"
Professor Kevin Eva vid University of British Colombia i Kanada har tilldelats Karolinska institutets pris för forskning i medicinsk pedagogik. Enligt motiveringen har han haft djupgående påverkan på en hel generation av utbildare och forskare inom området.
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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.
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