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Lilly´s Nordic manager on Mounjaro launch in Sweden: "Patients deserve respect"
Another blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug has made its way into the Swedish market – with promises of a stable supply and availability for patients. “What we see is a significant unmet need, so we are expecting to have quite a good welcoming in the market", says Daniel Lucas, Managing Director Nordic Countries at the American pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly.
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33 kvinnor i Uppsala fick livmodern bortopererad i onödan
Efter felaktiga diagnoser vid Akademiska sjukhuset i Uppsala har det opererats bort 33 livmödrar i onödan. ”En fruktansvärd nyhet”, kommenterar sjukvårdsminister Acko Ankarberg Johansson (KD).
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A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”
Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the decision to create a joint profile for the two cities is strongly supported. He mentions that around 50 stakeholders were asked last winter if they were in favour of a joint cluster and that “the answer was a resounding yes”.
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Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug
Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the billion-selling GLP1 analogues. ‘‘Basically, I expect all the beneficial effects that they have, but not the same side effect profile,’’ company founder Dorte X Gram said in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understanding the mechanism has changed our view of human biology and evolution, says KI Professor András Simon.
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Olivia Wigzell blir kvar som generaldirektör för Folkhälsomyndigheten
Regeringen utser Olivia Wigzell till generaldirektör för Folkhälsomyndigheten, FHM, på permanent basis. Hon har de senaste månaderna vikarierat på posten.
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Viruslarm avblåst i Tyskland – men utbrottet fortsätter i Rwanda
Farhågorna om misstänkt blödarsjuka från marburgvirus i Hamburg visade sig vara falskt alarm. Samtidigt fortsätter utbrottet av den dödliga infektionen i centralafrikanska Rwanda.
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Roche i storaffär om portfölj inom bröstcancerområdet
Schweiziska Roche Pharmaceuticals dotterbolag förvärvar portfölj inom bröstcancerområdet från amerikanska biotechföretaget Regor Pharmaceuticals.
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Senzime tar in kapital för fortsatt kommersiell expansion
Medtechbolaget Senzime har beslutat att genomföra en riktad nyemisson. Bolaget planerar att ta in cirka 86 miljoner kronor.
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An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”
Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Överby Wernstedt is studying the processes that occur in the brain during a TBE infection and hopes to contribute to developing a treatment.
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Anna Törner: ”Mom, do you think you’ll ever get married again?”
”I realize I’m slowly descending into that familiar statistical rabbit hole, where life’s biggest uncertainties are reduced to point estimates and confidence intervals”, Anna Törner writes in a column.
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“We should avoid surgery if we can”
Since February this year, she has been Scientific Director Life Science at the Karolinska Institutet. Life Science Sweden met Anna Martling for a talk about role models, surgery and Sweden’s strengths and weaknesses in medical research.
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Anders Bengtsson prisas för forskning om SLE
Forskaren och professorn Anders Bengtsson prisas för sin forskning på systemisk lupus erythematosus (SLE). Han får årets stipendium till Nanna Svartz minne som delas ut av Reumatikerförbundet och Pfizer.
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What will be the next big hype after obesity? – An expert panel highlighted their top picks
What will be the next big trend in life science? Everything from Alzheimer’s, Crispr and Omics were highlighted when the issue was debated at this year’s major life science event in Lund.
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Finansiering inom life science – ”Det har varit en tuff period utan tvekan”
Tuffa ekonomiska tider avspeglas inom life science-sektorn. Hur ska man tänka i dagens klimat och är vi på väg mot ljusare tider? Det diskuterades under ett panelsamtal vid ett event i Lund.
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Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas
Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided to apply for delisting of the company´s share from Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”
A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiology at Lund University, radiology is a field that is well suited to the technology.
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Johan Rockberg tilldelas årets Biotech Builders Award
Johan Rockberg, professor på KTH, har tilldelats priset Biotech Builders Award för “betydande bidrag på bioteknikområdet”.
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Vad blir nästa stora hype efter obesitas? – Expertpanel lyfte fram sina favoriter
Vad är nästa stora trend inom life science? Alltifrån alzheimer, Crispr och Omics lyftes fram när frågan diskuterades på årets stora life science-event i Lund.
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Siemens Healthineers köper del av Novartis
Tyska Siemens Healthineers planerar att köpa Novartis verksamhet AAA Diagnostics, som producerar radioaktiva kemikalier för bland annat cancerdiagnostik. Det rapporterar Financial Times.
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Anna Törner: Yes, I Am Sick, But Not Weak
”People often say that someone who is ill only has one wish—to get better. But I think that is not true. Someone who is ill also longs to be understood, to be respected, to not have their identity overshadowed by their condition”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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The investor: “The major common diseases are hot again”
She has previously been voted Investor of the Year and will now be moderating The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress. We check the temperature of the industry with Nina Rawal from Trill Impact Advisory.
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Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”
The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), according to an announcement made by the Agency last week. Bioarctic’s CEO Gunilla Osswald describes the reactions after the announcement as a surprise and disappointment.
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Läkemedelsjätte byter namn och skärper fokus – ”Vi har ett guldläge”
Världens största läkemedelsföretag toppar numera försäljningen även i Sverige – men är ändå något av en doldis här. Men ett färskt namnbyte och en tydligare inriktning på sjukvård är tänkt att ändra på det, säger Duarte Marchand, Sverige- och Nordenchef för Johnson & Johnsons läkemedelsverksamhet, i en intervju.
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