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“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.
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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.
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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.
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Ny ordförande för Atlas Antibodies
Åsa Riisberg, styrelseproffs och tidigare partner i EQT, tar över ordförandeklubban i Atlas Antibodies.
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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.
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Roche lägger ner utveckling av Alzheimerbehandling
Den schweiziska läkemedelsjätten Roche lägger ned sin utveckling med läkemedelskandidaten gantenerumab vid behandling av Alzheimers sjukdom.
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Fritt fram för desinformation om covid-19 på Twitter
Yttrandefrihet ska råda på Twitter, enligt nya ägaren Elon Musk, och nu har regler för att förhindra spridning av desinformation om covid-19 tagits bort.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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Viktigaste medicinska innovationerna plats 8-12
En sjuksköterska, en metallfysiker och ett av Sveriges främsta exportföretag ligger bakom några av innovationerna som återfinns på platserna 8-12 på Life Science Swedens rankning över de viktigaste svenska nutida innovationerna på medicinområdet.
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ALS – När kroppen har gett upp men hjärnan finns kvar
Nervsjukdomen ALS berövar patienten gradvis kontrollen över musklerna, och till sist även talet. Men ögonen fortsätter att fungera, och med hjälp av bland annat en svenskutvecklad uppfinning kan kommunikationen med omvärlden fortsätta. "Det är deras fönster mot världen", säger ALS-forskaren Caroline Ingre.
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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.
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Atlas Antibodies flyttar till Forskaren – "Viktigt steg"
Bioteknikbolaget Atlas Antibodies flyttar sitt huvudkontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.
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Silicon Valleys svindlardrottning döms till fängelse efter skandalen med diagnostikbolaget
Elizabeth Holmes övertygade luttrade investerare och toppolitiker om att hon utvecklat en revolutionerande teknologi, där hundratals sjukdomar kunde testas genom en enda bloddroppe. Men det var en lögn – som nu placerat henne i fängelse.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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EU godkänner ny behandling som skyddar spädbarn mot RS-virus
Astra Zeneca och Sanofi har fått sin preventiva behandling mot RS-virusinfektion hos spädbarn godkänd i EU.
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Studie: Apkoppor kan smitta före symtom
Över hälften av dem som fått apkoppor i det pågående utbrottet kan ha smittats av personer som ännu inte haft några symtom av sjukdomen, enligt en brittisk studie.
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De vann en postdoc hos Astra Zeneca
120 forskningsförslag från hela världen lämnades in till Astra Zenecas globala Postdoc Challenge. Eslövbon Cátia Bonito Ferreira var en av sex personer som tog sig till final med hopp om att vinna en fullt finansierad postdoc-tjänst. Nu står det klart vem, eller vilka, som vann tävlingen.
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He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug
The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.
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Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu
A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvant, which forms an essential part of the vaccine, originates from Sweden.
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