She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.

Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward to the outcome of the pilot to hopefully then understand if “in house” analyses actually will add value.

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.

Startup-bolaget vill bli nästa Olink

Inte ens ett år gamla har Rarity Bioscience fått anslag från Swelife och Medtech4health. Nu hoppas vd:n Linus Bosaeus att deras teknik för detektion av mutationer i blodprov hos cancerpatienter ska nå laboratorier redan nästa år.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians changes in the era of AI.

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Norrländsk life science går för högtryck

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

Anna Törner: Ingenstans finns så många Concordeprojekt

Plötsligt känns det rimligt med Concordeprojekt inom life science – för att det handlar om liv och död, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Ny patentansökan för Arocell

En ny patentansökan har lämnats in angående användningen av immunoanalysen av Tymidinkinas 1, TK1, för att möjliggöra mer exakta prognoser hos prostatacancerpatienter.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.

Arocell gör studie med Tammerfors sjukhus

Svenska Arocell har inlett ett samarbete med Tammerfors universitetssjukhus för att utvärdera TK1 som en prognostisk biomarkör för patienter med prostatacancer.

Hon banar väg för cancervacciner

”Hela 90-talet gick vi på nitar när det gäller cancervacciner” berättar Sara Mangsbo, biträdande lektor i proteinläkemedel och docent i experimentell klinisk immunologi. Under Bioscience den 7 november talar hon om utveckling av immunterapier, särskilt cancervacciner.

They’re all doing it – buying drug research

December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as the biggest CRMO of the country.

Pengaregn över hälsoprojekt

22 projekt inom läkemedel, medtech och e-hälsa delar på 20,5 miljoner i Vinnova-utlysning.

Han lämnar Arocell

Letar ersättare när Jan Stålemark lämnar posten efter fyra år.

De fick pengar för djurfri forskning

Forska utan djurförsök tillkännager 2018 års anslag.