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MSD vinner amerikansk rättstvist rörande Gardasil
Läkemedelsbolaget Merck & Co, känt som MSD utanför USA och Kanada, har fått en federal domare i USA på sin sida efter anklagelser om att man skulle ha dolt riskerna med vaccinet Gardasil. Det rapporterar Reuters.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ett litet djur med stor betydelse – Zebrafisken
Från den mytomspunna Gangesfloden till det mindre heliga, men avsevärt renare vattnet i KI:s akvarier i Solna. Den lilla zebrafisken har gjort en omedveten karriär – som ett allt viktigare försöksdjur i den medicinska forskningens tjänst.
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Lista: Här är biotechbolagen som startade i Sverige förra året
Tuffa ekonomiska tider och försiktiga investerare drabbar små biotechbolag. Trots detta finns det företagare som vågar satsa och starta nytt. Life Science Sweden har listan över biotechbolag som registrerades i Sverige under förra året.
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We desire talent to come here, but are we genuinely welcoming them?
Sweden faces significant challenges in creating a truly inclusive environment that makes international professionals feel welcome, valued, and able to build meaningful careers, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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The business coach: “We need to learn from our mistakes”
The past year has been challenging for many biotech companies, with several comapanies facing financial stress and bankruptcy. To understand how entrepreneurs can navigate these tough times, Life Science Sweden spoke to Pia Keyser, a business coach at Umeå Biotech Incubator, who has worked with many companies in the industry.
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Attendo värvar toppchef internt
Attendos affärsområdeschef väljer att lämna rollen efter bara ett år. Nu rekryteras en ny chef internt som har arbetat inom bolaget i snart två decennier.
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The future of healthcare in focus: ”Together, things happen”
In march, it’s once again time for Fokus Patient, an event for the industry where the patients’ perspective takes center stage. It’s a great way to spread knowledge in Sweden and around the world, according to the initiator Penilla Gunther
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"Besvärande för Akademiskas varumärke"
Ett sargat varumärke – och att framtida kliniska studier väljer andra sjukhus. Det kan bli följden av att Akademiska laboratoriet i Uppsala nu fråntas delar av sin ackreditering.
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New cell therapy raises hope for curing type 1 diabetes – "Never succeeded before"
For the first time, a patient with type 1 diabetes has undergone an islet transplantation using genetically modified insulin-producing cells that do not require immunosuppressive drugs. "A major immunological breakthrough," says Professor Per-Ola Carlsson, who leads the clinical study, to Life Science Sweden.
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Glada miner över storsatsning – ”Kommer stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft”
Regeringen har presenterat förslaget om en historiskt stor satsning på forskning och innovation. Life Science Sweden har samlat in reaktioner från branschen och akademin.
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“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”
Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessible to more people. “Our overall ambition is to reduce costs a hundredfold”, says professor Johan Rockberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health
A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health and attitude towards physicians.
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Aberas teknik får patentgodkännande av EU
Vaccin- och bioteknikbolaget Abera Bioscience, som utvecklar vacciner som nässpray, har fått ett patentgodkännande av den europeiska patentmyndigheten, EPO.
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Investigations against AstraZeneca: ”Chinese interests may be behind them”
Why are there several investigations against AstraZeneca employees in China right now? Life Science Sweden continues to seek answers.
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Ny behandling för äggstockscancer godkänd i EU
För första gången på ett decennium har en ny behandling för platinumresistent äggstockscancer godkänts av EU-kommissionen.
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Drug development booms in Medicon Valley
When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical companies are highlighted as a success factor. “Everyone has heard of Novo Nordisk, but these companies are unknown to people outside the industry despite being the golden vein of the life science sector,” says Anette Steenberg, CEO of the cluster organisation MVA.
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”The importance of stratification in a statistician’s August kitchen”
Ingrid Lönnstedt writes about an experiment of her own at home and about what lessons can be learned from it, in a science column.
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Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug
Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the billion-selling GLP1 analogues. ‘‘Basically, I expect all the beneficial effects that they have, but not the same side effect profile,’’ company founder Dorte X Gram said in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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