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Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease
According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases of the aggressive cancer mesothelioma.
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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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Event sammanförde svenska och europeiska aktörer
Ett svenskutvecklat test för prostatacancer väckte nyfikenhet när Fokus Patient arrangerade event i dagarna tre.
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CTR förvärvar kontraktsforskningsbolag
Bolagsgruppen Center for Translational Research, CTR, utökar sin portfölj inom bland annat farmakovigilans genom förvärv av kontraktsforskningsbolaget A+ Science.
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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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Patienten i fokus på konferens
På måndagen drog konferensen Fokus Patient i gång i Bonnierhuset i Stockholm. Mötet pågår i tre dagar och kretsar kring personcentrerad vård, cancer och transplantationer.
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Här är finalisterna i Vårdförbundets pris Årets vårdchef
Vårdförbundet har nu presenterat finalisterna till förbundets årliga pris Årets vårdchef. Årets finalister kommer från både norr och söder.
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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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Svenska forskare utvecklar läkemedel mot fetma
Två tidigare godkända läkemedel utgör ingredienserna för ett nytt preparat mot fetma som Solnaföretaget Empros Pharma utvecklar.
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”Man upptäcker en sak – och så dyker det upp tio nya frågor”
Covid-19, diabetes, hjärtsjukdom och hundägandets påverkan på människan är några av mångsysslaren Tove Falls forskningsområden. Men just nu ligger fokus på nästa spår: tarmflorans betydelse för människans hälsa.
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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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Diamyd utser ny styrelseordförande
Styrelsen i forskningsbolaget Diamyd Medical har nu utsett Anders Essen-Möller till ny styrelseordförande. Han efterträder Erik Nerpin som samtidigt blev vald till vice ordförande.
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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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Ny teknik beskriver cellytans proteiner i 3D
Genom att använda DNA-sekvenser istället för ljus kartlägger Pixelgens teknologi cellytans proteiner i 3D – utan att använda mikroskop.”Vi tror att det här kan bli väldigt stort”, säger företagets vd Simon Fredriksson.
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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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Calliditas läkemedelskandidat mot ärftligt syndrom får särläkemedelsstatus i USA
Det svenska läkemedelsbolaget Calliditas Therapeutics läkemedelskandidat, setanaxib, mot den ärftlig njursjukdomen Alports syndrom har nu beviljats särläkemedelsstatus av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten, FDA.
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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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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
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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Astra Zenecas Sverige-vd: ”Vi tror superstarkt på vår portfölj”
Det började med sommarjobb som operatör på Astras kemifabrik i Snäckviken. Över tre decennier och otaliga olika uppdrag senare är Södertäljesonen Per Alfredsson vd för hela Astra Zeneca Sverige, som samlar 7 800 anställda i Södertälje, Stockholm och
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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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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
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
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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.