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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.
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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.
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19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry
19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Among them are medicines for HIV, epilepsy, cancer and Parkinson’s, which may be withdrawn unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.
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KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”
A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karolinska Institutet. She will not give up her research entirely though. “I think it’s crucial to maintain a close presence in the business,” she says.
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Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades
Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has taken place in the lab.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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Hello Jenni Nordborg!
Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Jenni Nordborg and asks her about her new job, why she became a chemical engineer and who her role model is.
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Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”
”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.
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Bioinvent utvalt till amerikanskt blodcancerprogram – får in 31 miljoner
Bioinvent har valts ut som partner till den amerikanska patientorganisationen LLS:s program för finansiering av forskning inom blodcancer. Samtidigt får bolaget in en strategisk investering i form av en riktad nyemission på tre miljoner dollar, motsvarande omkring 31 miljoner svenska kronor.
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He is zooming in on topical preparations
According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.
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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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Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic
A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assessments may have been guided by wishful thinking rather than a rational perception of the risks.
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Göran Stiernstedt: “We are the world’s worst at continuity”
Failed investments in primary care, an unreasonable system with online doctors and a public failure at coordinating the healthcare IT system. Göran Stiernstedt does not mind his language when describing the shortcomings of today’s healthcare system. “It makes me extremely frustrated,” he says.
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KI-rektorn om planerad avrättning: "Om dödsdomen verkställs är det ett oerhört övergrepp"
Uppgifterna om att den svensk-iranska forskaren Ahmadreza Djalali inom kort ska avrättas väcker bestörtning. ”Vår bedömning är att vi måste ta de här uppgifterna på största allvar”, säger Karolinska institutets rektor Ole Petter Ottersen till Life Science Sweden.
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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map
Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.
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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”
The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Hon startar en digital patientportal
”Information om hälsa är något som alla är intresserade av, och intresset har ökat under coronapandemin”, säger Penilla Gunther om sajten Fokus Patient Digital som lanserades förra veckan.
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Samtycke från patient – i många fall inte tillräckligt för databehandling
Vilka är konsekvenserna av att den Europeiska dataskyddsstyrelsen uttalat att försökspersoner i de flesta fall inte kan samtycka till hantering av data rörande dem? Advokaterna på Cirio Advokatbyrå reder ut.
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Bengt Mattson: ”Både morot och piska behövs”
Att läkemedelsföretag inte vill uppge utsläppsvolymer av läkemedelsrester i miljön är inte alls särskilt förvånande, anser Bengt Mattson, sakkunnig i miljöfrågor på Lif- de forskande läkemedelsföretagen.
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Swedish and Danish Life Science – are there still untapped synergies?
With the increasing developments in life sciences over the past decade and strong support for the sector’s strategic importance from both the Sweden and Danish governments, the timing of The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science conference could not be better. A one-day conference on ongoing collaborations, new directions and required future investment will held on April 2nd at Medicon Village in Lund.
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Världsomspännande säljturné avslutades med cykeltur till Stureplan
Arvid Söderhäll, vd Empros Pharma, berättar om bolagets resa världen runt och hur det ledde till lyckad affärsutveckling.
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Svenskar skeptiska till AI i sjukvården
Svenskar anser att den ökade användningen av AI gynnar de allra flesta branscher. Post och logistik hamnar i topp. Sämre är det med sjukvården som hamnar i botten av Tietos undersökning över svenskarnas syn på AI.
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Meet the governmental life science office
More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duties of the Life Sciences office are plentiful.
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It´s time to establish relations
Communication with the patient is the key to future healthcare, writes Hanna Brodda, editor in chief of Life Science Sweden.
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