Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.

Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity

American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

Tablet treatment for hair loss approved in the USA

The US Drug Administration has given a thumbs up for the first tablet treatment for spotty hair loss.

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.

Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians changes in the era of AI.

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.

Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation

A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

Bioarctic gör flera tunga rekryteringar: "Tid att växla upp"

Bioarctic, som utvecklar en behandling mot Alzheimers sjukdom, gör flera rekryteringar inför en kommande ansökan om marknadsgodkännande. – Bioarctic tar nu det första steget för att etablera sig som ett komplett biofarmabolag, säger bolagets vd Gunilla Osswald.

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimension. But what if the leading life science nations, Denmark and Sweden, joined forces, took

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.

Incyte rekryterar produktchef inför nordisk expansion

Incyte Biosciences anställer Christian Nordström som produktchef. Hans uppgift blir bland annat att bidra till företagets expansion i Norden.

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.

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.

Anna Törner: You won’t find this many Concorde projects anywhere else

"Suddenly Concorde projects seem reasonable in life science because it´s about life and death", writes Anna Törner in a column.

Nya namn i Swedish Medtechs styrelse

Två nya ledamöter har valts in i Swedish Medtechs styrelse.

Cytiva går för högtryck – nyanställer 300

Läkemedelsföretaget Cytiva fortsätter att expandera i covidpandemins spår. Bara i år räknar företaget med att nyanställa över 300 personer i Uppsala och Umeå.

Han blir medicinsk chef på XNK Therapeutics

Johan Aschan blir Chief Medical Officer och tar plats i ledningsgruppen.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior

Första patienten har fått bamlanivimab mot covid-19

Det antivirala läkemedlet bamlanivimab mot covid-19 har nu för första gången använts i Sverige.

Ny medicinsk chef vid Amgen

Amgen i Sverige har tillsatt Sandra Eketorp Sylvan som ny medicinsk chef.

GPX rekryterar professor inför kommersialisering

Inför kommersialiseringen av Lundaföretaget GPX Medicals produkt för lungövervakning av för tidigt födda barn rekryterar företaget tre personer.

"Precisionsmedicin är på agendan hos varenda bioteknikföretag"

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Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

Danish researchers hope to increase the bioavailability of low solubility drugs.