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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.
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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.
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Region Stockholm kräver tillbaka 60 miljoner från Kry och Doktor.se
Region Stockholm kräver tillbaka nära 60 miljoner kronor från Kry och Doktor.se. Detta efter att regionens kostnader för digital vård skenat när nätbolagen skickar notan för stockholmarnas vård via Sörmland.
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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.
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Konsultbolag slås ihop – Scandinavian CRO och Qadvis blir Aurevia
Scandinavian CRO och Qadvis har nu bägge officiellt blivit en del av Aurevia, och tar därmed det nya bolagets namn.
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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.
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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.
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KI-studie: Blodprov kan förutspå och utesluta framtida demens
Förekomsten av vissa biomarkörer i blodet kan förutsäga utvecklingen av demens upp tio år innan en faktisk diagnos ställs, enligt en ny studie vid Karolinska institutet.
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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.
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Domare stoppar J & J:s 100 miljardersuppgörelse om babypuder
En amerikansk konkursdomare har avvisat Johnson & Johnsons erbjudande på 10 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 100 miljarder kronor, för att få slut på den rättsliga striden kring bolagets babypuder, som hävdats orsaka cancer.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mammografiskandal växer: Rapporter om ännu fler felsvar
Region Stockholm har upptäckt 89 fall där bilder från mammografi inte granskats färdigt. Även i Dalarna har ett stort antal granskningar missats. I ett flertal fall har kvinnor friskförklarats trots att de borde ha kallats till uppföljande undersökningar.
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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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Swetrial tar form – så ska partnerskapet stärka kliniska prövningar
Ett nationellt partnerskap med namnet Swetrial ska skapa bättre förutsättningar för kliniska prövningar. Läkemedelsverket presenterar nu en delredovisning och ett förslag på hur partnerskapet ska organiseras.
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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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Sanofi lägger ner projekt inom E. coli-vaccin
Sanofi lägger ner utvecklingen av ett nytt E. coli-vaccin efter ett misslyckande i sen klinisk fas.
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Nytt radioaktivt läkemedel ska underlätta diagnos av NET
Skånes universitetssjukhus är först i Sverige med en ny metod för att diagnostisera neuroendokrina tumörer med hjälp av ett nytt radioaktivt läkemedel.
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Omdiskuterade cancerkliniken Docrates öppnar i Sverige
Docrates Cancersjukhus i Finland har mött både ris och ros för sina metoder. Nu öppnar cancerkliniken i Stockholm.
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