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The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector
We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.
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Utelämnade allvarlig biverkning – fälls av etisk nämnd
Abbvie handlade i strid med god sed genom att inte varna för en potentiellt livshotande biverkning i sin minimiinformation om ett cancerläkemedel. Det slår NBL, Nämnden för bedömning av läkemedelsinformation, fast i ett beslut. Bolaget försvarar sig och
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Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences
Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage during a webcast seminar.
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“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”
Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forward in the pursuit of the world’s first ETEC vaccine. Meet the company’s CEO Björn Sjöstrand.
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Hög höjd motverkar metabola syndromet
Diabetes, kranskärlssjukdom, högt kolesterol och fetma förekommer i lägre grad hos de två miljoner människor som bor och lever på höjder över 4 500 meter.
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Här påbörjas utvecklingen av en ny innovations-hub i Uppsala
Nu påbörjas utvecklingen av ett nytt life science-kluster i Uppsala. Fastighetsbolaget Vectura planerar i år att starta bygget av en byggnad som är tänkt att bli en mötesplats för forskning och näringsliv.
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”Ärtfusk och spelar det någon roll om man har rätt?”
Går det att förlåta genvägar eller rent av fusk inom vetenskap – om det visar sig att forskaren i slutändan hade rätt? Om det resonerar Anna Törner i en krönika.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”
According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.
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Column: ”Life as a F1 race”
"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.
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Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”
”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writes in an editorial.
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Läkemedelsbolag fälls för infobrev om nytt vaccin
Att ett nytt vaccin blivit godkänt och tillgängligt är inte tillräckligt betydelsefullt för att få rubriceras "viktig information" i ett meddelande till professionen. Det slår Informationsgranskningsnämnden, IGN, fast i ett beslut.
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A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer
Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising discovery about the function of the immune system.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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FDA-ansökan inlämnad för Orexos akutläkemedel mot överdos
Uppsalabolaget Orexo har lämnat in en ansökan om godkännande för sitt överdosläkemedel till den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA. Bolaget hoppas kunna lansera produkten i opioidkrisens USA under första halvåret 2024.
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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.
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"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.
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Sedana får snabbspår i USA för sin inhalationssedering
Sedana Medical har beviljats så kallad Fast Track Designation i USA för sin kombination av läkemedlet isofluran och den medicintekniska produkten Sedaconda för sedering av intensivvårdspatienter.
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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.
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“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.