Bioinvent utvalt till amerikanskt blodcancerprogram – får in 31 miljoner

Bioinvent har valts ut som partner till den amerikanska patientorganisationen LLS:s program för finansiering av forskning inom blodcancer. Samtidigt får bolaget in en strategisk investering i form av en riktad nyemission på tre miljoner dollar

"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.

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including heading the production of the company’s Covid vaccine, he is now advancing to the absolute top.

Koppling mellan tatueringar och cancer undersöks av svenska forskare

Farhågor har länge funnits om att tatueringar kan öka risken för vissa typer av cancer. Nu undersöks det eventuella sambandet i ett forskningsprojekt i Lund.

Astra Zeneca utser ny Sverige-vd

Astra Zeneca har utsett Per Alfredsson till ny vd för den svenska verksamheten. Han ersätter med omedelbar verkan Katarina Ageborg, som går i pension.

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.

“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.

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Höstens mest lästa krönikor

Här nedan läser du de mest lästa krönikorna i Life Science Sweden och systertidningen Medtech Magazine från hösten och vintern.

Sobis behandling mot B-cellslymfom godkänd i EU

EU-kommissionen har lämnat ett villkorligt godkännande för Zynlonta som behandling av svårbehandlade former av diffust stort B-cellslymfom (DLBCL).

Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

SUS prövar CAR-T-terapi mot fler cancerformer

Behandling med CAR-T-cellsterapi ska prövas för flera ovanliga former av lymfom i en klinisk studie som vid årsskiftet inleds vid Skånes universitetssjukhus (SUS).

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 with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

“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.

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.

Ökade vinster för privata vårdbolag – men allvarlig rekryteringskris hotar

Rejält ökad omsättning och den bästa lönsamheten på fem år. Det går bra ekonomiskt nu för den privata vården och omsorgen – men runt hörnet lurar utmaningar i form av bland annat personalbrist.

EU-godkännande för ny behandling mot svår tarmsjukdom

EU-kommissionen har godkänt Abbvies läkemedel risankizumab för svårbehandlade former av tarmsjukdomen Crohns sjukdom.

Dags för ”ett av våra mest efterfrågade möten”

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.

Topplista innovationer: Hans uppfinning har gett 300 000 människor bättre hörsel

När Bo Håkansson i slutet av 1970-talet började utveckla den första benförankrade hörapparaten, BAHA, byggde han vidare på en fascinerande iakttagelse som två decennier tidigare gjorts av kollegan Per-Ingvar Brånemark.

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.