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Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”
A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.
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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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Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”
Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the trial against the Italian surgeon began on Wednesday last week.
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We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter
Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.
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Alzheimersbolagets vd: "Vi befinner oss i ett mycket spännande stadium"
När Astra Zeneca lade ned sin alzheimersforskning klev Alzecure in. Nu har Huddingebolaget flera projekt inom alzheimers och smärta. Hör vd Martin Jönsson berätta om bolagets forskning i videon.
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Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world
Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed in that field as well. “It is the largest field, and the potential is enormous,” says the company’s CEO Jamal El-Mosleh.
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Universitet erbjuder platser till ukrainska forskare
Forskningslaboratorier världen över öppnar sina dörrar för forskare från Ukraina. Vid Stockholms universitet står nu flera kemilabb beredda att ta emot ukrainska kollegor.
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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 opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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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.
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Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible
A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.
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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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Studie: AI-system lika bra som patologer på diagnos av prostatacancer
AI-system kan identifiera och gradera prostatacancer i vävnadsprover lika bra som patologer. Det menar forskare på bland annat Karolinska institutet som genomfört en omfattande internationell validering.
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Karolinska ska screena efter ärftlig blodfettsjukdom
Med en utökad budget ska Endokrinologienheten på Karolinska universitetssjukhuset hitta minst 50 procent av de som bär på ärftlig blodfettssjukdom.
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Nya life science-navet – "Väldigt positivt för regionen"
Beskedet i förra veckan om att en vaccin- och läkemedelsfabrik utanför Sundsvall ska bli Sveriges nya innovationshubb för avancerade läkemedel fick förmodligen somliga att klia sig i huvudet. – Ja, det är nog många som har sökt "Matfors" på Google Maps i
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Nobeltider: Medicinforskarnas hjältar bland tidigare pristagare
Forskarinsatser som räddat miljontals liv, eller kommer att göra det, kommer på tal när vi låter fyra framstående svenska forskare välja sina favoritpristagare genom historien.
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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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Screening för förmaksflimmer kan leda till färre strokefall
75–76-åringar som genomgick screening av förmaksflimmer drabbades inte lika ofta av stroke, enligt en studie från Karolinska institutet.
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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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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.
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Antivirala läkemedel identifieras med ny screeningmetod
Forskare från Karolinska Institutet och Uppsala Universitet har utvecklat en metod för att kunna identifiera nya eller gamla läkemedel med antivirala effekter.
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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 Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.
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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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Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval
"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.
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Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now
Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.