Ny styrelseordförande till Epista Life Science

Per Kogut blir ny styrelseordförande och Ronny Roos lämnar därmed ordförandeposten, men stannar kvar i styrelsen.

Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched

A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by Johan Rockberg, Professor at KTH.

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.

Göran Stiernstedt: “We are the world’s worst at continuity”

Failed investments in primary care, an unreasonable system with online doctors and a public failure at coordinating the healthcare IT system. Göran Stiernstedt does not mind his language when describing the shortcomings of today’s healthcare system. “It makes me extremely frustrated,” he says.

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.

Elekta lanserar ny gamma knife

Elekta firar 50 år i år och lanserar det nya systemet Elekta Esprit, som ska ge snabbare behandlingstid och bli mer patientvänlig.

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.

“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 the lead and pioneered Nordic life science collaboration? Wouldn´t we then be able to "bake a bigger cake?", writes Anette Steenberg and Ulf G. Andersson in a debate article.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Vd-byte på Cross ska stärka marknadssidan

Lundabaserade medicinteknikbolaget Cross Technology Solutions rekryterar Titti Lundgren som ny vd.

Medicheck anställer ny Sverigechef

Emilie Erhardt Winiarski blir Sverigechef för vårdbolaget Medicheck.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Isofols cancerbehandling tar nya steg mot marknaden

Göteborgsbaserade biotechföretaget Isofol, som utvecklar en behandling mot avancerad kolorektalcancer, aviserar en nyemission på 400 miljoner kronor för att kunna ta ytterligare steg mot marknaden med sin läkemedelskandidat arfolitixorin.

Biotechprojekt får miljonstöd

Stamcellsterapi av covid-19-relaterad ARDS och mini-hjärnor för AI-baserad läkemedels-screening. Det är två av projekten som får stöd när Swelife och Medtech4health delar ut 36 miljoner kronor.

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.

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.

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Catalent löser problem i läkemedelsutveckling med expertkunskap och erfarenhet

Att arbeta med en stor utvecklingspartner som Catalent erbjuder många fördelar för små företag.

"Vår nanoteknik skapar extremt små partiklar"

Läkemedel som finfördelas till nanopartiklar kan ge bättre effekt.

Combining two drug delivery strategies to improve bioavailability

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

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct site in the gastrontestinal tract are two of them.

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