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Ämne från äppelträdets bark gav bättre dialys i djurstudie
Ett paradigmskifte i dialysbehandlingen är under uppsegling, enligt forskaren Carl Öberg, som har upptäckt att ett ämne från äppelträdets bark blockerar cellerna från att ta upp glukos från dialysvätskan.
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She is Sweden´s new Minister of Healthcare
Today, Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who leads the Moderate Party and the centre-right coalition in Sweden, presented the government's new ministers. Christian Democrat Jakob Forssmed gets the role of Minister for Social Affairs and Acko Ankarberg Johansson (also of the Christian Democrat Party) becomes Minister for Health Care.
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Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons
According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.
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“We need to build flexible operating theatres”
Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas that three specialist surgeons are suggesting for the operating theatre of the future.
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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.
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Brown Dog Affair: Djurförsöket som skakade Storbritannien
En intet ont anande terrier, två svenska djurrättsaktivister, en känd fysiolog, brittiska medicinstudenter och en staty som behövde polisskydd. Det är några av ingredienserna i "Brown Dog affair" – en konflikt om djurförsök som splittrade England i början av 1900-talet.
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Postdoc på spel i Astra Zenecas internationella tävling
Eslövsbon Cátia Bonito Ferreira ska på onsdag presentera sitt forskningsförslag om behandling för en sällsynt sjukdom inför en jury i hopp om att få en betald postdoc vid Astra Zenecas anläggning i Göteborg. ”Jag vill förbättra livskvaliteten för dessa patienter”, säger hon till Life Science Sweden.
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“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”
Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.
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The TFS family is growing
TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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Promising Alzheimer’s study data sends Bioarctic stock soaring
The drug candidate lecanemab from Swedish company Bioarctic significantly slowed down the deterioration in patients with early on-set Alzheimer’s, according to preliminary results from a phase III study.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet
According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.
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”Vi vill vara ett startup-företag med akademisk anda”
Långvarig smärta och alzheimer. Två sjukdomar som plågar många människor världen över och som verkar omöjliga att rå på. Men Huddingeföretaget Alzecure arbetar med att utveckla läkemedel mot båda tillstånden.
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Positivt utlåtande i EU för Sobis behandling av B-cellslymfom
Sobis läkemedel Zynlonta har fått tummen upp av en expertkommitté inom EMA för behandling vid två indikationer inom blodcancerformen B-cellslymfom.
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FOKUS Patient turns international
FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.
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Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire
In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.
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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.
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Karolinska nionde bästa sjukhuset i världen i ny rankning
Återigen rankar Newsweek de bästa sjukhusen i världen. I år har de listat de sjukhus som är bäst på att använda ny teknik. Karolinska universitetssjukhuset utmärker sig inom artificiell intelligens och hamnar på plats 9 av 300 sjukhus.
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Anna-Karin Maltais ny vetenskaplig chef hos XNK Therapeutics
Det svenska immunterapibolaget XNK Therapeutics tar in Anna-Karin Maltais som CSO. Hon tillträder tjänsten den 17 oktober.
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Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO
When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?
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Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”
For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.
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Svensk-danskt möte på Medicon Village – "En av de viktigaste life science-kongresserna"
För elfte året hölls på onsdagen The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science, och eventet fortsätter att fungera som sammanbindande länk mellan de bägge ländernas life science-sektorer. Årets upplaga lockade närmare 450 besökare.
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Finansiering och riskkapital i fokus: "Rätt tid att investera i biotech"
Sverige och Danmark är topprankade i EU när det gäller medicinsk innovation – men inte lika bra på att göra något av idéerna. "Det finns ett gap på den nordiska marknaden: brist på kapital. Och vi löper risk att gå miste om storartade möjligheter", säger Tobias Horneman-Thielcke på riskkapitalfonden Eir Ventures.