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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”
COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current focus is on her next field: the role of gut flora in human health.
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Novo Nordisk buys drug candidate in billion dollar deal
The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk have made an agreement with KBP Biosciences to aqcuire the hypertension drug ocedurenone for up to 1.3 billion dollars, which corresponds to approximately 14 billion Swedish kronor.
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Utbrott av kikhosta i Danmark oroar – svensk region uppmanar till vaccinering
En ökning av kikhosta i Danmark oroar sjukvården i Västra Götaland som nu uppmanar gravida i regionen att vaccinera sig för att skydda spädbarn, rapporterar Sveriges Radio P4 Göteborg.
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Eurocine fokuserar på sitt herpesvaccin: ”Ökar möjligheterna till framgång”
Eurocine Vaccines har beslutat att temporärt avbryta utvecklingen av ett klamydiavaccin och i stället satsa fullt ut på sin mRNA-baserade terapeutiska vaccinkandidat mot Herpes simplexvirus typ 2.
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Han får ny roll på Amgen Sverige
Amgen Sverige har utsett Ola Gelin till ansvarig för digital utveckling och extern kommunikation.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology have since been a constant feature of her working life. Today, she is a Healthcare Manager in Microsoft’s Western Europe team.
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Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think
Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.
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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”
The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Medicinpriset till forskare bakom mRNA och första covidvaccinen
Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till förhandstippade Katalin Karikó och Drew Weissman från University of Pennsylvania.
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Alzecure ser dubbel verkan med läkemedelsplattform
Forskningsbolaget Alzecure Pharma, som arbetar med projekt inom Alzheimers sjukdom, ser med Alzstatinplattformen möjlighet att motverka Alzheimers sjukdom på två olika sätt. Dels genom minskad produktion av ett skadligt protein, dels genom att förändra förhållandet mellan vissa specifika amyloidbeta (Aß) peptider i hjärnan.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”
”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration of new products in rare diseases. But will it also work to increase access for all EU patients?” writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Sedana får USA-patent för inhalationslösning
Sedana Medical har beviljats ett patent i USA för Sedaconda ACD-S, som är huvudprodukten i företagets inhalationslösning.
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Karriärcoachen: ”Inom industrin lärde jag mig mer om mig som person”
Det blir allt vanligare att lämna akademin för näringslivet inom life science. Men det är en omställning som kan innebära vissa svårigheter, påpekar karriärcoachen Tina Persson.
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Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”
With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve been in the thick of things and part of the development for so long now, but I’m also looking forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden
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Camurus flyttar till nytt huvudkontor i Lund
Läkemedelsutvecklaren Camurus har beslutat att flytta sitt huvudkontor till nya lokaler i Science Village i Lund, där man också inrättar ett nytt forskningslabb.
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Första läkemedlen som bromsar Alzheimers – men vad betyder det för patienterna?
Nya behandlingar för tidig Alzheimers sjukdom väcker hopp hos tusentals patienter och anhöriga. Men vem ska få behandlingen, hur ska rätt patienter hittas i tid – och kommer sjukvårdens resurser att räcka till? Life Science Sweden har talat med svenska Alzheimerforskare som uttrycker försiktigt hopp, men också ser fortsatta utmaningar.
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study
In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one of the most extensive studies in the world currently being conducted for a drug for post-COVID.
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Kan återuppliva vid överdos – nu satsar svenska bolaget på lansering i USA
En formula som vänder effekten vid överdos av kraftiga syntetiska opioider, som fentanyl. Det har utvecklats av Orexo – som nu vill ta läkemedlet in på den amerikanska marknaden.
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19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry
19 medicines marketed in Sweden are affected by an ongoing extensive European investigation into suspected fraud at an Indian contract research organisation. Among them are medicines for HIV, epilepsy, cancer and Parkinson’s, which may be withdrawn unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.
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The Swedish government is to increase its investment in cancer care
The Swedish government wants to invest more in cancer and paediatric cancer care and proposes to allocate SEK 500 million per year for this purpose in the coming years.
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From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium
Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be available for individuals with bipolar disorder in the future.
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Pfizers Paxlovid testas mot postcovid i stor svensk studie
I en ny studie vid Karolinska universitetssjukhuset testas nu Pfizers covidläkemedel Paxlovid på patienter med postcovid. Det är en av de största studierna i världen som just nu genomförs för ett läkemedel mot postcovid.