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Roche backar efter svaga resultat i lungcancerstudie
Det schweiziska läkemedelsbolaget Roches aktie föll med omkring 7 procent på onsdagen, efter ett pressmeddelande där det meddelas att en läkemedelskandidat med högt ställda förväntningar gett undermåligt resultat i en studie med lungcancerpatienter.
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Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme
Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which has recently broadened its programme for leading innovators in medical research to apply
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Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”
Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the trial against the Italian surgeon began on Wednesday last week.
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Elicera går framåt med sitt onkolytiska virus: "Viktig milstolpe"
Cell- och genterapibolaget Elicera Therapeutics har tagit ytterligare ett steg med sitt onkolytiska virus som utvecklas för att angripa ett flertal olika cancerformer.
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We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter
Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.
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When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend
Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.
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Søren Bregenholt omvald som ordförande i MVA
Under Medicon Valley Alliance årsstämma fick styrelsen förnyat förtroende och valdes om.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunterapin befinner sig fortfarande i ett tidigt stadium
I mer än 100 år har det funnits forskare som har försökt rikta kroppens eget immunförsvar mot cancerceller. Ibland har de blivit utskrattade och hånade av det medicinska etablissemanget. Men där vi står idag kan man ändå sammanfatta det hela med: skrattar bäst som skrattar sist, skriver Samuel Lagercrantz.
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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map
Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.
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Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world
Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed
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CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”
When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, about 90 patients in Sweden have now been treated with this method. “Almost half of them have
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Stor enkät: Så agerar universiteten på Putins krig mot Ukraina
Svenska lärosäten avslutar nu samarbeten med ryska och belarusiska statliga institutioner. Life Science Sweden har talat med samtliga svenska universitet med medicinska fakulteter. "Forskning är i sin natur internationell, men det är ingen tvekan om att här går stödet för de demokratiska principerna före”, är en av kommentarerna.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages
For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”
If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen
A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.
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Svenska Elicera utvecklar CAR-T mot solida tumörer – kan bli först i världen
Idag finns fem EU-godkända CAR T-terapier, alla inriktade på olika typer av blodcancer, men ännu har ingen fått metoden att fungera mot solida tumörer. På Göteborgsbaserade Elicera jobbar man för högtryck för att nå även dit. – Det är det största området
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CAR-T-terapier inger fortsatt hopp: ”Nästan hälften har blivit sjukdomsfria”
När de första CAR-T-terapierna dök upp väcktes förhoppningar om effektiv behandling för svårt sjuka cancerpatienter. Efter en något trög start har nu omkring 90 patienter i Sverige behandlats med metoden. – Nästan hälften har blivit sjukdomsfria
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Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation
A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark
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Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment
A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.
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Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way
A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.
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Realhearts styrelseordförande har avlidit
Realhearts styrelseordförande Göran Hellers avled i helgen till följd av plötslig sjukdom, meddelar företaget.
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Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible
A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.
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Patient som fick grishjärta återhämtar sig – inga tecken på avstötning
Den amerikanske man som fick ett genmodifierat grishjärta transplanterat i början av året återhämtar sig fortfarande på sjukhus. Efter fem veckor syns inga tecken på avstötning, enligt läkare.
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