Fritextsökning
Artiklar per år
Innehållstyper
-
Gilead står fast vid hivsatsning – trots hotad finansiering
Gilead Sciences planerar fortfarande att leverera sitt hiv-läkemedel till låginkomstländer om det godkänns i USA, trots osäker finansiering efter Trumpadministrationens neskärningar i biståndet.
-
MSD Sveriges vd: ”Vi sätter en ära i att driva kliniska prövningar”
Att få vara delaktig i att utrota en svår sjukdom i Sverige är en sällsynt förmån. För Birgitta Wikman Erlandson, nytillträdd vd för MSD Sverige, kan det bli verklighet inom bara några år. ”Det är stort”, säger hon i en intervju.
-
The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”
It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. "We invested for 25 years while everyone else laughed at us. Now everyone wants to join the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.
-
Trump in new push to lower drug prices
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to sign an executive order to lower the cost of prescription drugs to the same levels paid in other wealthy countries — something he claims could reduce prices by 30 to 80 percent.
-
Rovtidskriftsjägaren om sin ärkefiende: ”Ondskans imperium”
Han myntade begreppet rovtidskrifter och gjorde ett första försök att kartlägga deras utbredning. Nu berättar bibliotekarien Jeffrey Beall om konsekvenserna det fick för honom. Det här är del fyra i Life Science Swedens artikelserie om rovtidskrifter.
-
Novo Nordisks Wegovy säljer sämre än väntat – trots stark tillväxt
Låga förskrivningstal i USA har under en tid väckt oro för Novo Nordisks tillväxt inom fetmaläkemedel – vilket även märks i läkemedelsjättens rapport som visade sämre resultat än väntat under andra kvartalet.
-
Lista: Här vill medicinstudenterna helst jobba
Karolinska institutet är den mest lockande arbetsplatsen för Sveriges medicinstudenter, enligt en ny undersökning.
-
Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit
Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership of his life's work – the company Tataa Biocenter. “Not only did they take our company away from us. They followed up by showering us with lawsuits,” he says.
-
Alzheimerforskaren om godkännandet av Leqembi: ”Stora vinster att göra”
Inom ett år eller två kan Leqembi användas i klinisk vardag i Sverige, hoppas alzheimerforskaren Henrik Zetterberg efter EU:s godkännande av läkemedlet. "I framtiden kanske det inte blir så hemskt som idag att få en alzheimerdiagnos", säger han.
-
From pharmacist to life science podcaster – Magnus Lejelöv uses his voice as a tool
Magnus Lejelöv has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with healthcare professionals on his podcasts.
-
Korbinian Löbmann leads scientific meeting on drug formulation: High activity in the field
Korbinian Löbmann has moderated New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability several times before. Now he is once again taking on the scientific meeting. Life Science Sweden reached out to him.
-
EU godkänner RSV-vaccin för alla vuxna
EU-kommissionen har godkänt en utvidgad användning av Pfizers vaccin mot RS-virus, som nu även kan ges till personer mellan 18 och 59 år.
-
MSD får EU-godkänt för nytt pneumokockvaccin
EU-kommissionen godkänner Merck & Co:s, känt som MSD utanför USA och Kanada, pneumokockvaccin Capvaxive. Det framgår av ett pressmeddelande.
-
An organ seldom in the spotlight – but utterly vital
The kidneys consist of more than 40 types of cells and have more functions in the body than most people know. Julie Williams leads AstraZeneca’s work in preclinical research about kidney diseases. “They are probably one of the most complicated organs in the body, and I like a challenge”, she says.
-
Aqilion's licensing journey: From Merck partnership to new opportunities
Be extremely meticulous with your scientific data, but spend just as much time and effort on business development. That piece of advice comes from Aqilion's CEO Sarah Fredriksson and is directed at biotech companies aiming to find a good licensing partner.
-
A tiny animal with great importance
From the mythical Ganges River to the less sacred, but considerably cleaner waters in KI's aquariums in Solna. The little zebrafish has made an unconscious career – as an increasingly important model organism in medical research.
-
Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?
Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it
-
The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”
Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies: to succeed with a licensing deal.
-
Ukraine war fuels rise of totally resistent bacteria
War-torn Ukraine is not just suffering from hostile attacks from a foreign aggressor, but also from the threat of a totally resistant and contagious bacteria.
-
Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away
A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 out of 21 regions in Sweden. It is also used in neighbouring Nordic countries. “Extremely serious,” says the Sectra CEO to Medtech Magazine.
-
Developing rapid diagnostics for sepsis – “Every hour counts”
Finding the right antibiotic in the right dose – with an ultra-fast analysis method. Gradientech's product solution is currently used in routine diagnostics at several hospitals in Europe – and the next target is the US market.
-
Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decided to make a change from within. Life Science Sweden meets Lina Nordquist, Member of Parliament for the Liberals and their spokesperson on healthcare policy, to have a conversation about reality, politics, and the need for writing.
-
Kriget i Ukraina ger bränsle åt totalt resistenta bakterier
Krigshärjade Ukraina lider inte bara av fientliga attacker från en utländsk angripare, utan också från hotet från en totalt resistent och smittsam bakterie.
-
Bältrosvaccin för dyrt – NT-rådet avråder från finansiering
Bältrosvaccinet Shingrix är inte kostnadseffektivt, anser NT-rådet som avråder regionerna från att finansiera generell vaccination inom riskgrupperna.
BREAKING