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CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process
Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.
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A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.
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Magsjuka på fjällstation – anläggning stänger
Kebnekaise fjällstation har haft en tuff sommar. I slutet av juni gick avloppssystemet sönder och i helgen bröt magsjuka ut på anläggningen. Nu väljer STF att stänga hela fjällstation några dagar för sanering.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Studie: Extroverta mer benägna till vaccinskepsis
Utåtriktade personer borde ha bråttom att få komma ut och umgås igen under pandemin, och därför vara extra benägna att ta covid-vaccinet. Trodde forskarna. Men enligt deras studie var det precis tvärtom.
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Förlikning i babypuderskandal stoppas av domstol
Det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget Johnson & Johnson har för en andra gång fått avslag av en domare om en konkursansökan för dotterbolaget LTL Management, mest känt som enheten bakom det omtalade babypudret som misstänkts ha orsakat cancer i en rad fall.
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Protesforskare frias från misstankar om oredlighet
De Göteborgsforskare som utelämnade information om svåra komplikationer hos en patient som fått en tankestyrd armprotes frias från misstankar om oredlighet i forskning.
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The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”
Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Departmental Secretary at the office, about the ongoing work.
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Arjo hämtar finanschef från Getinge
Medicinteknikkoncernen Arjo har anställt Niclas Sjöswärd som ny Chief Financial Officer, CFO.
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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease
A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.
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Mindre kött i nya nordiska rekommendationer
De omtalade nya nordiska näringsrekommendationerna är klara.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?
In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.
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Negativa signaler om Alzheimerläkemedlet lecanemab i Europa: "Inte värdefullt nog"
Experter i Europa inom Alzheimers sjukdom uppger att förmågan hos Bioarctics lecanemab att bromsa sjukdomsförloppet möjligen inte uppväger hälsoriskerna med behandlingen och ifrågasätter om lecanemab är värd att satsa på med tanke på knappa hälsovårdsresurser. Det skriver nyhetsbyrån Reuters.
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Anna Törner: The minute between life and death
“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try to understand why I haven’t told anyone, I find the answer: a feeling of shame. There is no forgiveness for something like this, even though it is very human to be distracted for a moment,” Anna Törner writes in a column.
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AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen
AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.
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Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda
Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The drug is currently approved for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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Nanoparticles to help detect pulmonary disease
Nanoparticles behave in a certain way in the air. Using this knowledge, researchers at Lund University have developed a new measurement method for lung examinations based on the phenomenon.
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Nanopartiklar ska hjälpa till att hitta lungsjukdom
Nanopartiklar rör sig på ett visst sätt i luft. Med den vetskapen har forskare vid Lunds universitet utvecklat en ny mätmetod för lungundersökningar som bygger på fenomenet.
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This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster
Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments
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Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”
Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.
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Study: Semaglutide tablet produces weight loss
The pharmaceutical semaglutide is effective for weight loss even when given in tablet form, according to a phase 3 study.
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Egetis lägger ned buddiskussionerna
Svenska läkemedelsutvecklaren Egetis Therapeutics har gått ut med att diskussionerna om ett potentiellt förvärv av företaget nu har lagts ner.
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Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose
The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and leaving the way open for Norwegian company Navamedic.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Så levererar regeringen hittills inom sjukvård och life science
Det finns goda tecken inom sjukvårdsområdet sedan regeringsskiftet, men inom life science ser det däremot mindre lovande ut, skriver Samuel Lagercrantz i en ledare.
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