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The first Lyme disease vaccine faces a delay
Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine, which could be the first of its kind, is facing delays of about a year. The reason is problems at trial sites in the United States, which have forced the companies to drop half of the participants in an ongoing Phase III study.
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A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed
There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the malaria parasite, and this is a vital piece of the puzzle for creating effective vaccines, says malaria researcher Kristina Persson.
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Ultomiris EU-godkänns för autoimmun sjukdom
EU har godkänt läkemedlet Ultomiris (ravulizumab) som behandling för vuxna personer med den sällsynta automimmuna sjukdomen NMOSD, meddelar Astra Zeneca.
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Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors
The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.
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Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”
How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cluster organisation’s new radar pair.
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Nya interimsdata från Alzinova: "Har genererat ett tydligt immunsvar"
Forskningsbolaget Alzinova rapporterar positiva interimsdata från sin pågående fas Ib-studie med vaccinkandidaten ALZ-101 mot Alzheimers sjukdom.
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Nya Alzheimerdata från konkurrent fick Bioarctics aktie att backa
Det svenska forskningsbolaget Bioarctic, utvecklaren bakom Alzheimersläkemedlet Leqembi (lecanemab), handlades nedåt på börsen på onsdagen efter att amerikanska Eli Lilly presenterat positiva data för konkurrentpreparatet donanemab.
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Så vill Swelife stärka svensk life science
Den svenska life science-strategin behöver uppdateras inom både prevention av ohälsa och utveckling av precisionsmedicin. Den slutsatsen drar Swelife i en ny rapport, där man gång på gång efterlyser ett tydligare ledarskap.
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FDA-kommitté röstade för Lynparza-kombination mot spridd prostatacancer
Den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA:s expertpanel ODAC antar en positiv hållning till risknyttoprofilen för Astra Zenecas och amerikanska Mercks (MSD) läkemedel Lynparza i kombination med abirateron, prednison och prednisolon.
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New report: Fewer PhDs in life sciences
A new report from Vinnova suggests that competency returns in the life science sector are declining.
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Vårdjobben minst attraktiva enligt undersökning
Vårdjobben hamnar längst ner på listan i en undersökning från Manpower Group när tillfrågade svenskar får välja ett bristyrke de skulle kunna tänka att vidareutbilda eller omskola sig till.
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Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide
Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.
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Uncertainty about the government’s life science work
The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.
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Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark
In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson as the industry’s top selling business.
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He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter
The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s national vaccine coordinator and the scheming that went on behind the scenes in Europe. Author and medical journalist Nils Bergeå co-wrote the book with Richard Bergström.
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Pfizers rekordår – sprängde 100 miljardersvallen
Pfizer lyckades i fjol, som första läkemedelsbolag i historien, sälja för över 100 miljarder dollar under ett år. Det visar en sammanställning över företagen med de största intäkterna inom läkemedelsindustrin.
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Life science-profil lämnar vd-jobbet i Umeå
Jennie Ekbeck, vd för Umeå Biotech Incubator (UBI), lämnar sin post efter 11 år. "Jag har nu kommit fram till att det är dags att göra något annat. Vad det är har jag ingen aning om, men framtiden känns väldigt spännande", skriver hon på Linkedin.
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New diagnostic rules raise concerns
In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDR). They argue that it may create significant differences between regions, and patients may be affected.
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New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals
A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in the ongoing opioid crisis in the US.
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Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation
Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in memory of the creator of Star Trek.
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Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field
In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Science Sweden has talked to some of those that attended the conference.
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The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector
We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.
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He will be the new chair of Medicon Valley Alliance
Niels Abel Bonde is the nomination committee’s proposal and the most likely person to take over as the new chairman of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster organisation Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA).
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Umecrine stärker kassan och breddar sin inriktning
Svenska Umecrine Cognition har tagit in ny finansiering för den fortsatta utvecklingen av läkemedelskandidaten golexanolon, som nu också ska prövas mot Parkinsons sjukdom.
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