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AZ gets approval for drug targeting rare disease – it may reduce cortisone dependence
AstraZeneca’s drug Fasenra gets an expanded indication in the EU and is now approved as a treatment for the rare autoimmune disease known as Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”
Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the decision to create a joint profile for the two cities is strongly supported. He mentions that around 50 stakeholders were asked last winter if they were in favour of a joint cluster and that “the answer was a resounding yes”.
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This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understanding the mechanism has changed our view of human biology and evolution, says KI Professor András Simon.
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Trendbrott när kostnaden för inhyrd vårdpersonal minskar
Regionernas beroende av hyrbemanning minskar för första gången på flera år.
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“We should avoid surgery if we can”
Since February this year, she has been Scientific Director Life Science at the Karolinska Institutet. Life Science Sweden met Anna Martling for a talk about role models, surgery and Sweden’s strengths and weaknesses in medical research.
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Uppdraget: Stoppa felaktig förskrivning av läkemedel
Regelverket behöver stramas åt för att förhindra felaktig läkemedelsförskrivning, anser regeringen, som tillsätter en utredning. Bakgrunden är bland annat signaler om att läkemedel som semaglutid och botulinumtoxin skrivs ut på felaktiga grunder.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: ”The confidence interval and its width”
Always keep an eye on the width of your and others’ confidence intervals, writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a science column.
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Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas
Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided to apply for delisting of the company´s share from Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Anna Törner: Yes, I Am Sick, But Not Weak
”People often say that someone who is ill only has one wish—to get better. But I think that is not true. Someone who is ill also longs to be understood, to be respected, to not have their identity overshadowed by their condition”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Biotech-entreprenör och sci-fi-författare – ”För att koppla av började jag skriva”
Han har grundat Lundabolaget Iconovo, författat en trilogi sci-fi-deckare och drömmer om en Netflix-serie baserad på hans egna böcker. ”Det roligaste är att ta en idé och realisera den” säger Orest Lastow.
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Ny behandlingsmetod för ändtarmscancer testad i sjukvården
Operation vid ändtarmscancer kan ibland undvikas med en ny behandlingsmetod. Det menar forskare vid Uppsala universitet som testat metoden i sjukvården i en ny studie.
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Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”
The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), according to an announcement made by the Agency last week. Bioarctic’s CEO Gunilla Osswald describes the reactions after the announcement as a surprise and disappointment.
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Celluminova får särläkemedelstatus i EU
Linköpingsbolaget Celluminovas läkemedelskandidat för detektion av tumördrivande celler i patienter med en form av elakartade hjärntumörer har fått särläkemedelsstatus i EU.
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Omsusat diagnostikbolag byter namn
Det Lundbaserade diagnostikbolaget Aegirbio byter namn till Magnoral – ett namn som anses bättre passa företagets strategiska inriktning.
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Rapport: Så kan rest- och bristsituationer av läkemedel förebyggas
Läkemedelsverket presenterar i en ny delrapport ett 30-tal åtgärder för att förbättra tillgången till läkemedel.
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Svenska medtechföretag klara för stor Ukraina-mässa
Elekta, Medicover och Arjo. Det är några av de företag som deltar i den svenska paviljongen på Rebuild Ukraine: Health & Rehabilitation i Warszawa i sommar.
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Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far
German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.
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Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed
Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.
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Ny finansiering ska ta Linköpingsbolagets sensorsystem vidare
Linköpingsbolaget Argus Eye, som utvecklar sensorsystem för biologiska läkemedel, har tagit in 32,5 miljoner kronor i en finansieringsrunda.
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Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed
Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borrebaeck, Professor of Immunotechnology at Lund, is not yet satisfied. “We have a new, potentially super exciting project in the pipeline,” he says.
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Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated
The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politicians and royalty.
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Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”
Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a possible explanation for why the disease is more prevalent in northern Europe.
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Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse
The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala researcher Charlotte Blease, co-author of a book on the phenomenon.
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The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine
The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast cancer, testifies to this.
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