Ny medicinsk chef på Capitainer

Det svenska medicinteknikbolaget Capitainer har anställt Mathias Karlsson som Chief Medical Officer.

Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Glad sommar! – och chefredaktörens lästips

Life Science Swedens chefredaktör sammanfattar året hittills och ger lästips inför sommaren.

Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?

In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.

Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group

Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.

Astra Zeneca får ny Nordenchef

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try to understand why I haven’t told anyone, I find the answer: a feeling of shame. There is no forgiveness for something like this, even though it is very human to be distracted for a moment,” Anna Törner writes in a column.

Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9 billion, equivalent to almost SEK 25 billion, is being invested over six years.

AstraZeneca moves to brewery quarters in central Copenhagen

AstraZeneca in Denmark is moving its business into central Copenhagen and the old brewery quarters in Carlsberg Byen.

Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda

Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The drug is currently approved for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Nanoparticles to help detect pulmonary disease

Nanoparticles behave in a certain way in the air. Using this knowledge, researchers at Lund University have developed a new measurement method for lung examinations based on the phenomenon.

Karolinska varslar 450 efter jätteunderskott

Karolinska universitetssjukhuset varslar 450 medarbetare och chefer inom administration och stödjande verksamhet om uppsägning. Orsaken är att sjukhuset gått back med hela 400 miljoner kronor under årets första fyra månader.

Hon blir ny chefsjuksköterska på Danderyds sjukhus

Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”

Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.

Så mycket tjänar ingenjörer inom life science

Ny lönestatistik från fackförbundet Sveriges Ingenjörer visar att ingenjörer inom life science hamnar på en nionde plats när medellönerna för ingenjörer inom olika branscher listas.

Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose

The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and leaving the way open for Norwegian company Navamedic.

”En dag hejdade jag mig – vad är det egentligen jag vill?”

När Tina Persson hade verkat som forskare inom akademin och arbetat i näringslivet, i totalt tjugoåtta år, stannade hon upp, tänkte efter, bytte bana och startade sitt eget utbildnings- och coachföretag.

Anna Törner: Minuten mellan liv och död

”Jag har aldrig berättat för någon enda om den här dagen för mer än 20 år sedan. Men jag tänker ibland på vad som hände, på vad som kunde ha hänt. När jag försöker förstå varför jag inte berättat för någon landar jag i känslan skam. Det finns liksom ingen förlåtelse för något som detta, även om det är högst mänskligt att distraheras ett ögonblick”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Så levererar regeringen hittills inom sjukvård och life science

Det finns goda tecken inom sjukvårdsområdet sedan regeringsskiftet, men inom life science ser det däremot mindre lovande ut, skriver Samuel Lagercrantz i en ledare.

Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Product Agencies sign an agreement

The Directors-General of the Swedish and Ukrainian Medical Products Agencies have signed a cooperation agreement.

FDA godkänner behandling mot rastlöshet vid Alzheimers

För första gången har amerikanska myndigheter godkänt en behandling mot agitation – ett tillstånd av stark oro och rastlöshet – i samband med demens på grund av Alzheimers sjukdom.

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.

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.