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Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”
Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a possible explanation for why the disease is more prevalent in northern Europe.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”
What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Sweden's editor-in-chief Samuel Lagercrantz highlights three areas.
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To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI
Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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Anna Törner: “My quantified life”
“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the more we measure, the more we know,” Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study
”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess the magnitude of the treatment effect before performing the study?” writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a column.
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The International Vaccine Institute’s office in Sweden is expanding
The International Vaccine Institute’s Stockholm office has been open for over a year. During the past year, training programmes and projects have been launched, says Anh Wartel, Head of the office.
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KI-studie: Varannan adhd-patient avbryter medicinering inom ett år
Drygt hälften av dem som börjar medicinera mot adhd avbryter behandlingen under det första året, enligt en studie vid Karolinska institutet. Samtidigt indikerar en annan studie en misstänkt koppling mellan adhd-medicinering i höga doser och hjärt-kärlsjukdom.
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“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”
The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment line for cancer patients, and the company recently presented positive data from a phase II study.
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Pharmacologs alternativ: Sälj av bolaget eller gå i likvidation
Pharmacolog behöver sälja hela eller delar av sin verksamhet. Det anser bolagets styrelse, som även ser frivillig likvidation som ett alternativ.
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Pharmacolog gör nedskärningar: ”Tuffa beslut att fatta”
Uppsalabolaget Pharmacolog genomför ett besparingsprogram som ska minska kostnaderna med minst 35 procent. Bland annat ska personalstyrkan minskas kraftigt.
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Henrik Zetterberg tilldelas Ingvarpriset
Professor Henrik Zetterberg belönas med Ingvarpriset från Svenska läkaresällskapet (SLS) för framstående forskningsinsatser inom kognitiva sjukdomar.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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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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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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Novo Nordisk vill köpa fransk samarbetspartner
Danska Novo Nordisk har inlett förhandlingar med medtech-företaget Biocorps största ägare om att förvärva samtliga av dess aktier i bolaget. Om affären går i lås planerar den danska läkemedelsjätten att förvärva ytterligare aktier i Biocorp för att köpa hela bolaget.
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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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Camurus behandling mot opioidberoende godkänd i USA
Lundabolaget Camurus har fått sin behandling för opioidberoende godkänd i USA.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far
Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Norskt bolag drog längsta strået i budstrid om Sensidose
Den utdragna striden om att förvärva medicinteknikbolaget Sensidose tycks vara avgjord. Generikabolaget EQL Pharma drar sig ur, säljer sina aktier och lämnar vägen öppen för norska Navamedic.
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Sjukvårdsministern: Så ska staten stärka greppet om vården
Hon blev headhuntad in i politiken som 22-åring – nu är Acko Ankarberg Johansson (KD) ytterst ansvarig för svensk sjukvård. Uppdraget? Förverkliga partiets mål och vallöfte: att låta staten ta över styrningen.
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Nya interimsdata från Alzinova: "Har genererat ett tydligt immunsvar"
Forskningsbolaget Alzinova rapporterar positiva interimsdata från sin pågående fas Ib-studie med vaccinkandidaten ALZ-101 mot Alzheimers sjukdom.
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Nya Alzheimerdata från konkurrent fick Bioarctics aktie att backa
Det svenska forskningsbolaget Bioarctic, utvecklaren bakom Alzheimersläkemedlet Leqembi (lecanemab), handlades nedåt på börsen på onsdagen efter att amerikanska Eli Lilly presenterat positiva data för konkurrentpreparatet donanemab.
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Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide
Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has
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