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New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”
In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and Covid-19. However, not one single institute in the entire Nordic region is able to certify the diagnostics companies’ products according to the new regulations. “In the end, it risks affecting patients,” says Anna Lefèvre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme
Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which has recently broadened its programme for leading innovators in medical research to apply to the entire Nordic region.
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When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend
Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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80 anställda berörs när Sobi slutar tillverka läkemedel åt Pfizer
Sobi slutar tillverka läkemedelssubstansen Refacto i förtid sedan avtalet med Pfizer ändrats. Ett 80-tal anställda påverkas, enligt företaget.
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Nu ges Novavax nya vaccin i Sverige – men få har tagit sprutan
För första gången finns nu ett covidvaccin i Sverige som bygger på traditionell vaccinteknik. Höga förhoppningar har funnits om att ovaccinerade som tvekat inför mRNA-vaccinen ska vilja ta det nya vaccinet – men hittills har intresset varit lågt, visar en genomgång som Life Science Sweden gjort.
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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map
Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.
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CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”
When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, about 90 patients in Sweden have now been treated with this method. “Almost half of them have
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”
If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many
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A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen
A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.
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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”
The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!
“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good
"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.
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Sobi får ny forskningschef
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Sobi, har utsett Anders Ullman till ny Head of Research and Development och Chief Medical officer.
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Sobi-affären spricker – nådde inte 90 procent av aktierna
Storaffären med det svenska läkemedelsbolaget Sobi spricker. De utländska budgivarna lyckades inte få in mer än 87,3 procent av aktierna, och drar nu tillbaka erbjudandet.
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Sobi-budet förlängs för sista gången
En vecka till, men inte mer. Mångmiljardbudet på läkemedelsbolaget Sobi förlängs nu för fjärde och, enligt budgivarna, allra sista gången.
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Budet på Sobi förlängs – men sockras inte
Budet på det svenska läkemedelsbolaget Sobi förlängs, men höjs inte. Det meddelar budbolaget Agnafit Bidco.
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The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca
The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.
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Nobelpris, akademikris och coronabråk – Göran K Hansson om tiden som ständig sekreterare
Från storslagna Nobelpris till solkigt forskningsfusk – och väldigt mycket däremellan. Som ständig sekreterare i Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien har Göran K Hansson haft mycket att hantera. Snart lämnar han posten. – Det finns en 70-årsgräns för uppdraget. Så ständigheten har sin begränsning, säger han.
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Mångmiljardbud på Sobi bekräftas – styrelsen ger tummen upp
Ryktet om ett bud på svenska läkemedelsbolaget Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Sobi, visar sig stämma. Budet från riskkapitalbolagen Advent och Aurora är värt drygt 69 miljarder kronor och Sobis styrelse rekommenderar att det accepteras.
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Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies
Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.
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50-åringarna nu i majoritet på iva
Som en följd av vaccineringarna har de äldre patientgrupperna minskat på iva.
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Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!
"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success
Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Science Sweden´s Editor-in-Chief, in an editorial.
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