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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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Nytt coronavirus upptäckt hos fladdermöss – tog sig förbi vaccin
Ett nytt coronavirus i levande fladdermöss har upptäckts av forskare i USA. Enligt forskarna är viruset resistent mot befintliga covidvaccin.
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Novo Nordisks studie: Insulin en gång i veckan gav bättre effekt
Data från det danska läkemedelsbolagets Onwards-studie tyder på att insulin som ges en gång per vecka har större effekt än insulin som ges varje dag.
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Astra Zenecas nya astmaläkemedel godkänns i EU
Astra Zenecas läkemedel Tezspire har fått marknadsgodkännande i EU som tilläggsbehandling mot svår astma hos patienter från 12 år.
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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
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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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Studie: Svår covid-19 ger försvagat immunförsvar i minst ett halvår
Allvarlig covid-19-sjukdom påverkar immunförsvaret negativt i minst ett halvår efter tillfrisknandet, enligt en studie från Linköpings universitet.
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Konferens om läkemedelsformuleringar samlar branschen i Köpenhamn
Idag pågår den tionde upplagan av New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2022 i Köpenhamn.
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Lugnande besked om nya omikronvarianten BA.2.75. – "Ungefär samma känslighet mot antikroppar"
Den nya omikronvarianten BA.2.75, som nyligen upptäckts i Sverige, tycks inte vara mer resistent mot antikroppar än tidigare omikronvarianter, enligt en studie vid bland annat Karolinska institutet.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage
A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.
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Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise
Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Han får internationellt KI-pris: "Haft ett påtagligt inflytande på forskare världen över"
Professor Kevin Eva vid University of British Colombia i Kanada har tilldelats Karolinska institutets pris för forskning i medicinsk pedagogik. Enligt motiveringen har han haft djupgående påverkan på en hel generation av utbildare och forskare inom området.
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Första godkännandet för Evusheld som behandling av covid-19: "En milstolpe"
Astra Zenecas läkemedel Evusheld har godkänts i Japan både för förebyggande och behandling av covid-19. Det är första gången läkemedlet får ett godkännande som behandling mot symtomatisk sjukdom orsakad av sars-cov-2-viruset.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Gen från neandertalare kan påverka rätt läkemedelsdosering
En femtedel av alla européer bär på genvarianter nedärvda från neandertalarna som gör att vissa läkemedel bryts ned långsammare. Det kan ha betydelse för vilka doser av läkemedlen de bör ta.
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Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine
Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.
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Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity
American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
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Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations
Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive properties of the material, and it also cracks some of the problems,” says the company’s
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Pilotstudie: Implantat från grishud alternativ till donerade hornhinnor
Linköpingsforskare har utvecklat ett implantat byggt på protein från grishud som efterliknar den mänskliga hornhinnan. Positiva resultat presenteras nu från en pilotstudie.
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