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Alzecure ser dubbel verkan med läkemedelsplattform
Forskningsbolaget Alzecure Pharma, som arbetar med projekt inom Alzheimers sjukdom, ser med Alzstatinplattformen möjlighet att motverka Alzheimers sjukdom på två olika sätt. Dels genom minskad produktion av ett skadligt protein, dels genom att förändra förhållandet mellan vissa specifika amyloidbeta (Aß) peptider i hjärnan.
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Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”
”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration of new products in rare diseases. But will it also work to increase access for all EU patients?” writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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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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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Petter Brodin får pris för forskning inom pediatriken
KI-professorn och barnläkaren, Petter Brodin tilldelas Oscar Medins pris 2023 av Svenska Läkaresällskapet.
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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen management roles,” she says.
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Life Science Sweden heads to the Oresund region! ‒ Hello there Michael Linnell
Life Science Sweden’s The Future of Swedish Danish Life Science and New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meetings are coming up soon. We asked Michael Linnell, project manager for Life Science Sweden’s event portfolio, a few short questions.
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Vaccinationsbolag i konkurs
Vaccinationsföretaget Legehuset Sverige har försatts i konkurs.
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CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process
Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.
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Muterad fågelinfluensa i Finland
Fem farmer för pälsdjur i Finland har en muterad variant av fågelinfluensavirus.
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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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Tar roll på Quay Pharmaceuticals
Jörn Mars går in som Business Development Director Scandinavia på företaget SGS Quay Pharmaceuticals.
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Uppgörelse klar om Henrietta Lacks odödliga celler
Sedan över 70 år lever Henrietta Lacks celler vidare i laboratorier världen över, och har bidragit till medicinsk forskning som räddat otaliga liv. Själv visste hon inte ens om att cellproverna togs och ingen kompensation har getts – förrän nu.
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Anna Törner: The minute between life and death
“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try to understand why I haven’t told anyone, I find the answer: a feeling of shame. There is no forgiveness for something like this, even though it is very human to be distracted for a moment,” Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Nanoparticles to help detect pulmonary disease
Nanoparticles behave in a certain way in the air. Using this knowledge, researchers at Lund University have developed a new measurement method for lung examinations based on the phenomenon.
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This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster
Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments for common diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
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Här hamnar nya nationella innovationsklustret
Mölndal och Goco Health Innovation City blir platsen för ett nytt nationell innovationskluster för avancerade terapier. Näringslivet och staten delar på kostnaderna för projektet, som är tänkt att leda till nya behandlingar mot folksjukdomar som cancer och diabetes.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far
Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed
There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the malaria parasite, and this is a vital piece of the puzzle for creating effective vaccines, says malaria researcher Kristina Persson.
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Capio S:t Görans utser ny vd
En ny vd har utsetts till Capio S:t Görans Sjukhus i Stockholm. Det är läkaren Gustaf Storm som ska ta sig an uppdraget.
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Uncertainty about the government’s life science work
The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.
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Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation
Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in memory of the creator of Star Trek.
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Elypta får en miljon dollar – av Star Trek-skaparens stiftelse
Svenska Elypta, som utvecklar metoder för tidig upptäckt av cancer, har tilldelats en miljon dollar från oväntat håll: en stiftelse som grundats till minne av skaparen till Star Trek.
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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.