ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19

According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.

Vicore tar in 200 miljoner — utvecklar behandling mot lungfibros

Göteborgsbaserade Vicore Pharma, som utvecklar behandlingar för svåra lungsjukdomar, har tagit in 200 miljoner kronor via en riktad nyemission.

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.

Starka data kan skynda på Ascelias fas III-studie

Malmöbaserade forskningsbolaget Ascelia Pharma rapporterar att läkemedelskandidaten Orviglance, som ska ge snabbare upptäckt av levercancer, visar två till tre gånger starkare effekt än vad som tidigare förväntats i en pågående fas III-studie.

Viss effekt av Alzheimers-behandling bekräftas i studie – Bioarctic stiger på börsen

Nya data bekräftar att Bioarctics läkemedel lecanemab bromsar Alzheimers sjukdom – om än i måttlig utsträckning och med vissa biverkningar. Beskedet fick bolagets aktie att stiga under onsdagsförmiddagens handel.

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees the anniversary as a recognition of MVA’s explosive power.

Viktigaste medicinska innovationerna plats 13-20

En metod som revolutionerade strålbehandlingen, ett förband som minskar risken för antibiotikaresistens och en teknik som hjälper bland andra ALS-patienter att kommunicera. Det är några av uppfinningarna som intar platserna 13-20 på Life Science Swedens rankning av de viktigaste svenska nutida innovationerna inom medicinområdet.

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.

Första studien om apkoppor hos kvinnor visar delvis andra smittvägar

Bland kvinnor som fått apkoppor är det vanligare att de smittats på andra sätt än via sex än vad det är bland män. Det visar den första studien om apkoppor bland kvinnor, som presenteras av bland annat forskare i Göteborg.

Spermosens tar in 24 miljoner – ska lansera ny diagnostik inför IVF

“En banbrytande produkt som kan hjälpa miljontals drabbade av ofrivillig barnlöshet”. Så beskriver bolaget Spermosens en ny mätmetod för män som företaget uppger ger bättre chans vid IVF-behandling.

Roches Alzheimersstudie en besvikelse – nådde inte målen

Det schweiziska läkemedelsbolaget Roche nådde inte de primära målen i en fas III-studie där läkemedelskandidaten gantenerumab utvärderades vid behandling av Alzheimers sjukdom.

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes in the field participated in Bioscience 2022 conference at Life City in Hagastaden, Stockholm.

Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.

Oncopeptides läkemedel godkänt i Storbritannien

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

Första genterapin för svår hemofili A godkänd i EU: "Ett medicinsk genombrott"

Den första genterapin för behandling av vuxna med svår hemofili A har fått grönt ljus av EU-kommissionen.

FDA-kommitté förordar Astra Zenecas nya astmabehandling

En rådgivande kommitté till den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA rekommenderar Astra Zenecas preparat PT027 som en behandling mot astma för vuxna, uppger bolaget i ett pressmeddelande.

Svenskt genombrott inom Alzheimers i fokus på Bioscience: "Äntligen har vi fina data"

Behandlingar mot Alzheimers sjukdom hör till det hetaste just nu inom läkemedelsutveckling. Två svenska forskningsbolag med stora ambitioner – och framgångar – inom området deltog vid tisdagens konferens Bioscience 2022 på Life City i Hagastaden.

A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil

Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.