Självadministrerad astmabehandling godkänd i USA

Astra Zeneca tillsammans med det amerikanska företaget Amgen har nu fått det självadministrerade astmaläkemedlet Tezspire godkänt i USA.

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the previous year. In a bill presented by the government a number of proposals are put forward to counteract the problem.

He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital

Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with luck and timing.

Dylan Ceynowa är ny medicinsk chef på Novocure

Cancerterapibolaget Novocure har rekryterat Dylan Ceynowa till tjänsten som Senior Medical Manager.

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.

Immunovia rekryterar från Roche

Cancerdiagnostikföretaget Immunovia har anställt Lara E Sucheston-Campbell som ansvarig för kliniska och medicinska ärenden, eller Head of Medical and Clinical Affairs.

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including heading the production of the company’s Covid vaccine, he is now advancing to the absolute top.

Räddade liv med sina teorier – blev utfryst och slutade på mentalsjukhus

Envishet, flit och god slutledningsförmåga hade han förvisso. Men ingen kan säga att den ungerske läkaren Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) var begåvad med vare sig tur eller tajming.

Han blir Lif:s nya vd

Det blir Johan Färnstrand, idag chef vid Aleris, som tar över vd-posten för branschorganisationen Lif efter avgående Anders Blanck.

Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency

On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.

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”Alla skriker efter talang”

Att locka till sig begåvningarna är en av life science-branschens stora framtidsutmaningar. Det var en av slutsatserna i det panelsamtal som avslutade konferensen New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing på torsdagen.

Svenskt DNA-vaccin i fokus — "Villigheten att dela data och kompetens har varit en nyckel"

Utvecklingen av ett svenskt DNA-baserat covidvaccin som ska ge bredare immunitet mot sars-cov-2-virusets olika varianter och mutationer är på väg in i klinisk fas. Projektet och dess utveckling beskrevs i en presentation på eventet New Horizons på

Ny forskarskola ska skapa spetskompetens i ATMP

Det kommer att behövas 500 personer med spetskompetens inom avancerade terapiläkemedel inom några år. För att lyckas med det startar nu fem lärosäten tillsammans en forskarskola för doktorander, med bas i Lund.

Pia Steensland går till Pfizer

Den tidigare riksdagsledamoten Pia Steensland börjar på Pfizer som Director, Policy & Public Affairs.

SUS prövar CAR-T-terapi mot fler cancerformer

Behandling med CAR-T-cellsterapi ska prövas för flera ovanliga former av lymfom i en klinisk studie som vid årsskiftet inleds vid Skånes universitetssjukhus (SUS).

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19

According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.

Ny ordförande för Atlas Antibodies

Åsa Riisberg, styrelseproffs och tidigare partner i EQT, tar över ordförandeklubban i Atlas Antibodies.

Ny Sverigechef till Boehringer Ingelheim

Australiensaren Paul Dunesky har arbetat inom Boehringer Ingelheim sedan 2013 – nu blir han Sverigechef.

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.