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Viss effekt av Alzheimers-behandling bekräftas i studie – Bioarctic stiger på börsen
Nya data bekräftar att Bioarctics läkemedel lecanemab bromsar Alzheimers sjukdom – om än i måttlig utsträckning och med vissa biverkningar. Beskedet fick bolagets aktie att stiga under onsdagsförmiddagens handel.
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The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s
The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.
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The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking
Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.
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Viktigaste medicinska innovationerna plats 13-20
En metod som revolutionerade strålbehandlingen, ett förband som minskar risken för antibiotikaresistens och en teknik som hjälper bland andra ALS-patienter att kommunicera. Det är några av uppfinningarna som intar platserna 13-20 på Life Science Swedens rankning av de viktigaste svenska nutida innovationerna inom medicinområdet.
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Här är hela listan – De viktigaste svenska medicininnovationerna
Högst upp på Life Science Swedens rankning över moderna svenska innovationer inom medicinområdet finns Losec från dåvarande Astra.
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He is zooming in on topical preparations
According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.
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Behandling som skjuter upp diabetes typ 1 godkänd i USA – "Historiskt ögonblick"
Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA har godkänt en behandling som fördröjer utbrottet av typ 1-diabetes, och därmed kan bespara patienter åratal av insulinsprutor, blodsockerkontroller och hård diet.
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Silicon Valleys svindlardrottning döms till fängelse efter skandalen med diagnostikbolaget
Elizabeth Holmes övertygade luttrade investerare och toppolitiker om att hon utvecklat en revolutionerande teknologi, där hundratals sjukdomar kunde testas genom en enda bloddroppe. Men det var en lögn – som nu placerat henne i fängelse.
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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.
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Rekordutdelning från Cancerfonden – över 230 projekt beviljas anslag
Cancerfonden har beslutat att dela ut ytterligare 815 miljoner kronor till ett stort antal projekt. Störst tilldelning får cancerforskningen vid Karolinska institutet.
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A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil
Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.
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He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug
The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.
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The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list
Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows
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Edward Kim blir ny CMO hos Orexo
Läkemedelsbolaget Orexo har utsett Edward Kim till ny Chief Medical Officer. Han ersätter Michael Sumner som går vidare till bolagets amerikanska dotterbolag i New Jersey.
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Richard Bergström blir hedersdoktor vid Uppsala universitet
Uppsala universitet har utsett fem hedersdoktorer vid den medicinska och vid den farmaceutiska fakulteten. Bland de nya hedersdoktorerna finns, förutom den nationella vaccinsamordnaren, tre forskare och en journalist.
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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
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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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EU:s inköp av covidvaccin utreds av åklagare
Europeiska åklagarmyndigheten, Eppo, har inlett en utredning om misstänkta oegentligheter i samband med affärer med covid-19-vaccin inom EU. Flera internationella medier kopplar uppgifterna till ifrågasatta kontakter mellan Pfizers ledning och EU-toppen Ursula von der Leyen.
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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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“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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Positivt FDA-besked för Guard Therapeutics njurbehandling
Svenska biotech-bolaget Guard Therapeutics har fått sin IND-ansökan (Investigational New Drug) godkänd av FDA och kan nu bredda sina kliniska studier till att omfatta även sjukhus i USA.
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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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