Människa eller mus – även små skillnader kan vara viktiga vid lungcancer

En studie, som publicerats i Cancer Discovery, påminner om varför det är så viktigt att skilja på resultat från studier på olika biologiska arter.

“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden speaks to believe that the results must be taken seriously, and call for action from the Swedish authorities.

Hur allvarliga är ”Spermageddon”-rapporterna? – Forskare vill se åtgärder

En uppmärksammad metastudie tyder på att koncentrationen av spermier i mäns sädesvätska halverats på 40 år. Experter på andrologi som Life Science Sweden talar med anser att resultaten bör tas på allvar – och att Socialstyrelsen måste agera.

Blixtsnabb utveckling inom blodanalys – "Det är Sverige som leder racet"

Tusentals analytiska tester – med hjälp av en enda droppe blod. Det som avslöjades som en bluff för bara några år sedan är nu verklighet, enligt KTH-professorn och serieentreprenören Mathias Uhlén. "Utvecklingen på området går svindlande fort nu, och det är Sverige som leder racet", säger han till Life Science Sweden.

Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.

New issue of Life Science Sweden!

The international issue of Life Science Sweden has been sent to press.

Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”

”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writes in an editorial.

Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”

Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor and serial entrepreneur Mathias Uhlén.

Lundaforskare vill testa Crispr för diabetesgen

En gen som visat sig ha en koppling till försämrad insulinfrisättning i en ny studie hoppas forskarna kan vara en möjlig måltavla för framtida behandlingar mot typ 2-diabetes.

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good conditions for growing new solutions, but it is also becoming increasingly clear that we are challenged in one area – regulations, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the previous year. In a bill presented by the government a number of proposals are put forward to counteract the problem.

"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.

Ny behandling mot allvarlig hudsjukdom godkänns i EU

En ny behandling riktad mot skov av den allvarliga hudsjukdomen generaliserad pustulös psoriasis (GPP) har fått ett villkorat marknadsgodkännande i EU.

Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

Ny ordförande för Atlas Antibodies

Åsa Riisberg, styrelseproffs och tidigare partner i EQT, tar över ordförandeklubban i Atlas Antibodies.

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.

“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.

Topplista innovationer: Så gjorde vi

Det är en grannlaga uppgift att ranka svenska innovationer då det finns många aspekter att ta hänsyn till. Kan man ens jämföra ett läkemedel med en medicinteknisk produkt?

Atlas Antibodies flyttar till Forskaren – "Viktigt steg"

Bioteknikbolaget Atlas Antibodies flyttar sitt huvudkontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.

Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.

Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise

Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.

Ny biosimilar för ögonbehandling har godkänts i USA

Den första biosimilaren för alla fem indikationerna av Roches storsäljare Lucentis har godkänts av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.