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The art of building a biologic drug
The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “We do everything in-house ‒ from DNA fragments to a final process,” says David Vikström, Chief Technology Officer at the company.
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The Swedish innovation model: “There is a paradox”
It is often said that Sweden is strong when it comes to innovation, but how well are we turning that innovation into actual medicines?
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High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke
It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher than their actual age are significantly more likely to suffer from dementia and stroke.
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Han får vetenskapspris för upptäckten av den inflammatoriska reflexen
Den amerikanske neurokirurgen och uppfinnaren Kevin J. Tracey tilldelas Hans Wigzells Forskningsstiftelses vetenskapliga pris på 100 000 dollar. Han får det bland annat för upptäckten av vad som kallats kroppens ”inflammatoriska reflex”.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Uppsalabo vann postdok hos Astra Zeneca i internationell tävling
Nu står det klart att alla åtta finalister i Astra Zenecas tävling Postdoc Challenge tilldelas en postdoktors-tjänst hos läkemedelsföretaget. En av vinnarna är Uppsalabon Javier Aguirre Rivera.
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Novavax Sverige-vd om nya malariavaccinet: ”Glädjande för vårt team”
Världshälsoorganisationen utfärdade nyligen en rekommendation om ytterligare ett malariavaccin. Vaccinet bygger på Novavax adjuvansteknologi Matrix-M som bland annat tillverkas i Uppsala.
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Nobelpris för kvantforskning i kirurgins tjänst
Tv-skärmar, LED-lampor – och medicinsk kirurgi – är områden som dragit nytta av forskningen som belönas med årets Nobelpris i kemi. Priset går till tre forskare verksamma i USA – Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus och Alexei Ekimov – ”för upptäckt och syntes av kvantprickar”.
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Medicinpriset till forskare bakom mRNA och första covidvaccinen
Årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin går till förhandstippade Katalin Karikó och Drew Weissman från University of Pennsylvania.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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Han kan vinna en postdok hos Astra Zeneca
På torsdag ska Uppsalabon Javier Aguirre Rivera presentera ett forskningsförslag i Cambridge inför en jury med förhoppningen om att vinna en betald postdok hos Astra Zeneca. Hans målsättning är att hjälpa till att effektivisera mRNA-baserade terapier till sjukdomar som idag inte har något botemedel.
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study
In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one of the most extensive studies in the world currently being conducted for a drug for post-COVID.
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Samarbeten mellan stora svenska och nederländska aktörer förlängs
För ett år sedan tecknades fyra överenskommelser mellan svenska och nederländska aktörer inom life science. Nu förlängs samarbetena.
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From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium
Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be available for individuals with bipolar disorder in the future.
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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
management roles,” she says.
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Multimuterade coronavarianten Pirola bekräftad i Sverige
Den nya coronavarianten BA.2.86, som fått smeknamnet pirola, har nu upptäckts i Sverige.
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Nya coronavarianten BA.2.86 överraskar – bär på över 30 mutationer
En ny coronavariant med flertalet mutationer har nu upptäckts i totalt fyra länder, däribland Danmark.
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Bakterie som kan hejda malaria upptäckt av en slump
Forskare i Spanien har funnit en bakterieart som tycks ha malariadödande egenskaper.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Förlikning i babypuderskandal stoppas av domstol
Det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget Johnson & Johnson har för en andra gång fått avslag av en domare om en konkursansökan för dotterbolaget LTL Management, mest känt som enheten bakom det omtalade babypudret som misstänkts ha orsakat cancer i en rad fall.
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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.
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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.
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