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Life science trends 2025 – Neurology
New Alzheimer's drugs are beginning to be used in Sweden, more deals in the neuro sector are expected, and tools for deliver active substances across the blood-brain barrier are being developed. In addition, a new type of drug for MS is making its debut. This part of trend insights on life science 2025 is about neurology.
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The business coach: “We need to learn from our mistakes”
The past year has been challenging for many biotech companies, with several comapanies facing financial stress and bankruptcy. To understand how entrepreneurs can navigate these tough times, Life Science Sweden spoke to Pia Keyser, a business coach at Umeå Biotech Incubator, who has worked with many companies in the industry.
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Large study: The benefits and risks of obesity medications
Medications such as Ozempic can reduce the risk of a range of different diseases and health conditions but also increase the risk of others. This is according to a large American study where the connections between GLP-1 receptor agonists and the risk of a variety of health outcomes have been examined.
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Regeringen: Ingen haverikommission efter Millennium
Regeringen kommer inte att tillsätta en haverikommission efter införandet av Millennium i Västra Götalandsregionen. Trots att skeendet var ett misslyckande som skadar förtroendet. Det meddelar digitaliseringsminister Erik Slottner (KD).
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How the Foreign Office will promote Swedish life science exports
The broadness and innovative strength keep Swedish life science exports strong, but the protectionist tendencies in the world are worrying, says Camilla Mellander, Director General for Trade, in an interview.
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Life science trends 2025 – The economy
Upcoming patent expirations are driving pharmaceutical companies to acquire in 2025. In Sweden, we may be on our way to brighter times and fewer bankruptcies. Today´s part of the series with trend insights in life science for 2025 is about the economy.
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GSK acquires oncology research company
GSK acquires the American biotechnology company Idrx for up to 1.15 billion dollars.
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The future of healthcare in focus: ”Together, things happen”
In march, it’s once again time for Fokus Patient, an event for the industry where the patients’ perspective takes center stage. It’s a great way to spread knowledge in Sweden and around the world, according to the initiator Penilla Gunther
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Moderna develops mRNA vaccine against norovirus
A highly anticipated vaccine is in late clinical evaluation and could be ready for approval within a couple of years. The target is the norovirus, often called “food poisoning” or the “stomach bug”.
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Life science trends 2025 – Part 1 obesity drugs
More obesity drugs are being launched this year following Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's previous successes with GLP-1 drugs. But the next big breakthrough in obesity has a different mechanism of action, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in the first article in a series of trend insights for 2025. Today: obesity.
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FDA approves new cystic fibrosis therapy
A new treatment for cystic fibrosis has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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New cell therapy raises hope for curing type 1 diabetes – "Never succeeded before"
For the first time, a patient with type 1 diabetes has undergone an islet transplantation using genetically modified insulin-producing cells that do not require immunosuppressive drugs. "A major immunological breakthrough," says Professor Per-Ola Carlsson, who leads the clinical study, to Life Science Sweden.
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Trender inom life science 2025 – Del 1 fetmaläkemedel
Fler fetmapreparat är på väg efter Novo Nordisks och Eli Lillys framgångar med GLP-1-läkemedel. Men nästa stora genombrott inom obesitas har en annan verkningsmekanism. Det skriver Samuel Lagercrantz i den första artikeln i en serie med trendspaningar inför 2025. I dag: fetma.
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Surgical Science bjuder halv miljard för brittiskt bolag
Svenska Surgical Science lägger ett rekommenderat bud på brittiska Intelligent Ultrasound på cirka 45,2 miljoner pund, motsvarande omkring 630 miljoner kronor.
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Efter haveriet – Region Skåne skjuter upp Millennium-start
Hårt kritiserade Millennium skulle införas i Skåne våren 2025. Nu skjuter regionen upp starten av journalsystemet till efter sommaren.
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Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory
"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.
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MSD discontinues development of cancer drugs after trial failures
MSD suspends Phase 3 trials for two drug programs for different forms of cancer after trial failures.
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Joy at Egetis after positive CHMP opinion – ”The single most important milestone”
Stockholm-based Egetis Therapeutics has received a positive CHMP opinion for Emcitate, which could become the first approved treatment for the rare disease MCT8 deficiency."
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Bredd och spets på välbesökt life science-event
Hela kedjan inom läkemedelsframställning – från den tidiga forskningen till fyllning av vialer – var representerad när konferensen New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing ägde rum på torsdagen.
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Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men
The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while no such association was found in men, according to a new large Swedish study.
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“Research is always a lot of failures and a few successes”
Gene therapies open up fantastic possibilities, but they are also extremely expensive to produce. Genenova aims to change that and make the treatments accessible to more people. “Our overall ambition is to reduce costs a hundredfold”, says professor Johan Rockberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
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Programordförande lämnar uppdrag efter Millennium-haveriet
En av de ansvariga för det kritiserade journalsystemet Millennium lämnar sitt uppdrag. Samtidigt tillsätter regionen en extern granskning. Men revisionsbyrån som ska genomföra granskningen har tydliga kopplingar till Millennium-tillverkaren Oracle.
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Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”
”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Regeringen presenterar ny cancerplan – fokus på tidiga åtgärder
Tidig diagnostik, kortare väntetider och en översyn av läkemedelssystemet. Det är några av förslagen i den nya nationella cancerstrategin som presenterades under fredagen.
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