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The TFS family is growing
TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet
According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.
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FOKUS Patient turns international
FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.
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Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire
In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.
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Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”
For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.
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Oncopeptides får fem miljoner från Vinnova till forskningsprojekt
Biotech-bolaget Oncopeptides har fått ett anslag från Vinnova på fem miljoner kronor för NK-cellstimulering i multipelt myelom.
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Konferens om läkemedelsformuleringar samlar branschen i Köpenhamn
Idag pågår den tionde upplagan av New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability 2022 i Köpenhamn.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations
Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive properties of the material, and it also cracks some of the problems,” says the company’s Research and Development Manager Robert Rönn.
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Amorfa material i centrum när Orexo tar fram nya formuleringar
Snabb upplösning, men med bibehållen stabilitet. Orexos nya drug delivery-plattform tar itu med problematiken hos amorfa material. "Vår teknologi har de positiva egenskaperna hos materialet, och kommer samtidigt runt en del av problemen", säger bolagets forsknings- och utvecklingschef Robert Rönn.
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Innovationshubben i Matfors har haft sin första kund – "Full fart nu"
Gammal utrustning rivs ut – nya toppmoderna labb för processutveckling och analys kommer på plats. På Northx Biologics i Matfors pågår arbetet för fullt med att skapa Sveriges nya innovationshubb för biologiska läkemedel. "Det händer väldigt mycket just nu, och det är väldigt kul", säger Eva-Karin Gidlund, Head of Alliance and Innovation Management på Northx, till Life Science Sweden.
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Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”
“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportunities,” Björn Arvidsson writes in a column.
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Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way
"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave for drug development in a broader context", writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Spectracure får EU-anslag för att utveckla sin behandling mot prostatacancer
Med ett EU-anslag på 125 000 euro, motsvarande 1,3 miljoner svenska kronor, ska Spectracure anpassa sitt system för behandling av prostatacancer, för att kunna serietillverka och minska tillverkningskostnaderna.
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Hello Angelica Loskog!
Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.
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Pharm Assist köps av ny koncern inom life science-tjänster
Konsultbolaget Pharm Assist Sweden har köpts upp och kommer tillsammans med det norska investmentbolaget Serendipity och kontraktsforskningsföretaget Link Medical att ingå i en ny nordeuropeisk koncern för tjänster inom life science.
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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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Addlife gör ytterligare två företagsköp
Addlife fortsätter att expandera och förvärvar nu två bolag inom laboratorie- och medicinteknik i Tyskland respektive Irland.
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Life science-sektorn växer i Stockholm och Uppsala
Antalet företag i Stockholm-Uppsalaregionen inom life science har under en tioårsperiod ökat med nära 50 procent, enligt en ny rapport från Stockholm Science City.
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