”Vi behöver reflektera över hur vi skapar en arbetsmiljö som premierar mod”

I en hårt reglerad bransch som läkemedelsindustrin finns strikta regler och arbetsrutiner för att stötta och förenkla arbetsvardagen, men regler och rutiner kan också hämma och skrämma. Helena Fröstadius, utbildare och kvalitetskonsult, och Ellinor Crafoord, vd och senior rekryteringskonsult, lyfter problematiken och vill att fler diskuterar fenomenet.

Danish biotech to buy struggling American oncology company

Danish drugmaker Pharmacosmos has agreed to acquire American pharmaceutical company G1 Therapeutics in a deal that amounts to 405 million dollars.

The investor: “The major common diseases are hot again”

She has previously been voted Investor of the Year and will now be moderating The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress. We check the temperature of the industry with Nina Rawal from Trill Impact Advisory.

Dansk aktör köper krisande amerikanskt cancerbolag

Danska Pharmacosmos tar över det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget G1 Therapeutics i en affär som uppgår till 405 miljoner dollar.

Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”

describes the reactions after the announcement as a surprise and disappointment.

Healthcare study: Alzheimer’s blood test shows high accuracy

A blood test for identifying Alzheimer’s has now been tested in the general healthcare setting. According to the researchers, the test was 90% accurate in making a diagnosis.

Ny mpox-variant sprids från Kongo – ökad efterfrågan på vaccin

En dödligare variant av mpox sprids från Demokratiska Republiken Kongo och utgör en risk för barn. Viruset orsakar feber, huvudvärk, muskelvärk, smärtsamma bölder på huden, och sprids genom nära kontakt men är sällan dödlig, enligt NBC News.

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Uppgifter: Sanofi tar in bud på konsumenthälsodivision

Den franska läkemedelsjätten Sanofi ska enligt uppgifter ha bett om initiala bud för sin konsumenthälsoverksamhet, som är värderad till runt 20 miljarder dollar.

Swedish pavilion with healthcare companies at Ukraine fair – “Ukraine is being rebuilt right now”

Private companies and public authorities are both needed in the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, in her opening speech in the Swedish pavilion at the ReBuild Ukraine fair.

Gothenburg, the city of life science – We are ‘Little Boston’

Western Sweden is investing in life science within everything from advanced therapeutic drugs to femtech. At the same time, stakeholders are looking to other industries for inspiration and knowledge.

Ranking: Top 10 highest-paid CEOs in pharma

It's nice to hear that things go well for others, right? Some of those who have done really well – at least financially – are listed here in the ranking of the best paid CEOs in Big Pharma 2023.

EMA review confirms a risk of new cancer after CAR-T

CAR-T cancer therapies can, in rare cases, induce secondary cancers. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) now recognises this and requires a warning label to be attached to the product information and patients to be followed up for life.

Lista: Bäst betalda toppcheferna i läkemedelsvärlden

Det är kul när det går bra för andra, eller hur? Några av dem som det gått riktigt hyggligt för – åtminstone ekonomiskt – listas här på rankningen över de bäst betalda vd:arna inom Big Pharma 2023.

Bio Europe to Stockholm – ”The Swedish ecosystem is now taking the opportunity”

The international life science conference Bio Europe is coming to Sweden for the first time in November. The conference, whose program takes inspiration from ABBA songs, turns 30 this year. "There is great interest in Sweden and Swedish solutions globally," says Anna Redwood from Business Sweden.

”Vi har börjat skala upp så fler ska få tillgång till analyser”

Mångsysslaren Richard Rosenquist Brandell har ofta jobbet i tankarna dygnet runt. Han har ett stort engagemang för precisionsmedicin och blodsjukdomar och har fått några av sina bästa idéer på crosstrainern.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”

In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 100 years old, he looks back on an intense life and his upbringing in Stockholm, Sweden, which shaped his desire to help the vulnerable in society.

MSD köper företag inriktat på ögonsjukdomar

Läkemedelsjätten MSD förvärvar biotechbolaget Eye Bio, som bland annat utvecklar ett läkemedel mot diabetiskt makulaödem.

Innovative start-up helps doctors, scientists and industry balance coagulation risks

For many doctors caring for seriously ill patients, for example, in stroke units and cancer wards, maintaining the life-saving balance between bleeding and thrombosis is an ongoing challenge. In the late 1980s, scientists at Maastricht University in the Netherlands developed an innovative method, the thrombin generation assay (TGA), which provides a complete overview of a physiological process crucial for maintaining normal haemostasis.

“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”

The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at Lund University, about research policy, the constant hunt for funding in academia and what constitutes ‘fine research’.

Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”

The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that relieve pain or eliminate painful symptoms, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far

German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.