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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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Studienamn med attityd – viktigare än man kan tro
Ironman, T-rex, Star-trec. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nej, det handlar varken om fantasyfilmer eller hundnamn. Utan om benämningar på pågående cancerstudier i Sverige.
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Elon Musks hjärnchip får grönt ljus för att testas på människor
Ett implantat som ska göra det möjligt att styra datorer med tankens kraft. Nu har Elon Musks Neuralink fått klartecken för kliniska studier med sitt hjärnchip på människor – och söker försökspersoner.
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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
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Samarbeten mellan stora svenska och nederländska aktörer förlängs
För ett år sedan tecknades fyra överenskommelser mellan svenska och nederländska aktörer inom life science. Nu förlängs samarbetena.
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19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry
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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Optimism på Xspray efter uppgörelse i patenttvist
En uppgörelse uppges ha nåtts i patenttvisten mellan svenska forskningsbolaget Xspray Pharma och läkemedelsjätten Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) om cancerkandidaten Dasynoc.
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Efter turbulensen: Ny styrelse och reviderad strategi för Oncozenge
Efter viss oreda och en extra bolagsstämma har nu läkemedelsutvecklaren Oncozenge fått en ny styrelse.
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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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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen management roles,” she says.
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Here are the pharmaceutical companies best prepared for AI
How well prepared are pharmaceutical companies in the field of artificial intelligence? That is what a new analysis has tried to evaluate.
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Lundabolag tecknar nordiskt avtal och tar in ny finansiering
Lundbaserade Acucort har tecknat ett avtal med Unimedic om försäljning och marknadsföring av munfilmen Zeqmelit i Sverige, Danmark, Norge och Finland. Samtidigt aviserar bolaget en nyemission för att finansiera en kommersialisering av läkemedlet i USA och EU.
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Life Science Sweden heads to the Oresund region! ‒ Hello there Michael Linnell
Life Science Sweden’s The Future of Swedish Danish Life Science and New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meetings are coming up soon. We asked Michael Linnell, project manager for Life Science Sweden’s event portfolio, a few short questions.
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Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate
Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.
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“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”
The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that aimed to find answers and solutions to this downward trend. One of the proposals was a stable, sustainable and funded model for collaboration.
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Tuffa nedskärningar och sänkt vd-lön på norsk läkemedelsutvecklare
Det norska biopharma-bolaget Bergenbio har genomfört en rejäl nedskärning av såväl antalet anställda som vd:ns lön.
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Small robots to deliver pharmaceuticals to the body
Robots that can operate inside the body and a platform that combines ultrasound with AI. These are a couple of the technologies that have qualified for a list that aims to promote sustainable entrepreneurship.
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Double up for Korbinian Löbmann
This year, Korbinian Löbmann will moderate the New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meeting in Copenhagen for the fifth time. Furthermore, he will also moderate The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress in Lund for the first time.
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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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Studie dissar samband mellan depression och cancer
Depression och oro ökar inte risken för att utveckla de flesta typer av cancer, enligt en ny metastudie.
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