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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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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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Boule värvar från Oncopeptides
Boule Diagnostics rekryterar Holger Lembrér som ny finanschef. Han tillträder i januari 2024.
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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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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
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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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Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences
Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage during a webcast seminar.
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Jan Lötvall får pris för upptäckt om celler
Årets Lipid Science Award tilldelas professorn Jan Lötvall för hans upptäckt om hur celler kommunicerar med hjälp av extracellulära vesiklar. Han blir därmed första svensk att få priset.
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Ny vd tar över krisdrabbade Isofol
Den nytillsatta styrelsen i forskningsbolaget Isofol Medicals har utsett Thomas Andersson till ny vd efter Ulf Jungnelius, som entledigas.
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Bioarctic anställer ny CFO
Bioarctic har nu rekryterat Anders Martin-Löf till ny Chief Financial Officer.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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“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.
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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.
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Ny genterapi mot hemofili B godkänd i EU
CSL Behring presenterar nu den första genterapeutiska behandlingen mot blödarsjuka typ B, hemofili B. Vektorn är ett adeno-associerat virus.
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Nya namn när Navinci Diagnostics satsar framåt
Uppsalabaserade Navinci Diagnostics har utsett Eva Pisa till ny styrelseordförande, och anställt Caroline Gallant som ny Chief Technology officer. Dessutom har bolaget tillsatt ett nytt vetenskapligt råd.
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A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer
Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising discovery about the function of the immune system.
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Nej till likvidation av forskningsbolag – beslut på extrastämma
Styrelsens förslag om frivillig likvidation av forskningsbolaget Isofol Medical avslogs vid en extra bolagsstämma på måndagen.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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Läkemedel mot Parkinsons sjukdom ingår nu i högkostnadsskyddet
Abbvies läkemedel Produodopa för behandling mot Parkinson sjukdom ingår nu i den svenska läkemedelsförmånen, efter ett beslut från Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket (TLV).
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Efter misslyckad studie – nu föreslås likvidation av forskningsbolaget
Bakslaget i en fas III-studie nyligen ser ut att bli spiken i kistan för forskningsbolaget Isofol Medical. Nu kallas till en extra bolagsstämma med ett förslag om utdelning och likvidation av företaget.
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"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.
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Combigene i danskt samarbete om kronisk smärta
Genterapiföretaget Combigene har tecknat ett samarbetsavtal med danska Zyneyro om utveckling av en ny behandling mot kronisk smärta.
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Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency
On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.
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“Everyone is screaming for talent”
Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.
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