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The first Lyme disease vaccine faces a delay
Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine, which could be the first of its kind, is facing delays of about a year. The reason is problems at trial sites in the United States, which have forced the companies to drop half of the participants in an ongoing Phase III study.
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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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Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors
The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.
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Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”
How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cluster organisation’s new radar pair.
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Pharmacolog rekryterar ny vd internt
Efter viss turbulens tar nu Lars Gusch över vd-posten på Uppsalabolaget Pharmacolog.
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Fortsatt turbulens i Pharmacolog – ordföranden avgår
Pharmacologs styrelseordförande Björn Varnestig lämnar sitt uppdrag.
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New report: Fewer PhDs in life sciences
A new report from Vinnova suggests that competency returns in the life science sector are declining.
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Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide
Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.
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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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Höjda bud i fortsatt dragkamp om Sensidose
EQL Pharma ger sig inte i fighten om att förvärva Sensidose. På måndagen höjde bolaget sitt bud och ligger därmed åter över konkurrenten Navamedics bud.
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Pfizer’s record year – topped the $100 billion mark
In 2022 Pfizer, as the first pharmaceutical company in history, reached an annual revenue of more than 100 billion dollars, thereby surpassing Johnson & Johnson as the industry’s top selling business.
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He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter
The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s national vaccine coordinator and the scheming that went on behind the scenes in Europe. Author and medical journalist Nils Bergeå co-wrote the book with Richard Bergström.
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Höjt bud i strid om att ta över Sensidose
EQL Pharma ger sig in i kampen om att få förvärva Sensidose, som utvecklar individualiserad dosering av läkemedel. Budet på torsdagsmorgonen är drygt 20 procent högre än det som Navamedic lade i slutet av mars.
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New diagnostic rules raise concerns
In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDR). They argue that it may create significant differences between regions, and patients may be affected.
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New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals
A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in the ongoing opioid crisis in the US.
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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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Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field
In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Science Sweden has talked to some of those that attended the conference.
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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.
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He will be the new chair of Medicon Valley Alliance
Niels Abel Bonde is the nomination committee’s proposal and the most likely person to take over as the new chairman of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster organisation Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA).
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Beslut idag: 17 innovationsprojekt får finansiering
I tuff konkurrens har 17 nya innovationsprojekt inom life science valts ut och får finansiering via Medtech4health och Swelife.
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Pharmacolog sparkar vd:n efter tre månader – han tar över
Uppsalabolaget Pharmacolog har beslutat att entlediga sin vd med omedelbar verkan. Bolagets styrelseordförande Erik Hedlund tar över som tillförordnad vd.
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Studie: Malaysisk blomma har cancerdödande egenskaper
Växtarten Tabernaemontana corymbosa blommar året om, är frosttolerant och gillar sol till måttlig skugga men trivs som bäst i djungeln i sydöstra Asien. Den producerar även ämnet Jerantinin (JA) vars molekylära egenskaper tycks ha en inverkan på cancerceller.
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Livskvalitet ska lyftas när 31 cancerforskare delar på 124 miljoner
Cancerfonden gör en särskild satsning på forskning om patienters livskvalitet när totalt 31 forskare får dela på 124,3 miljoner kronor i anslag.
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Därför är det så svårt att hålla sig från snacksen
Okej alla gottegrisar, forskare vid Max Planck institutet och Yale påstår att om vi regelbundet mumsar i oss små mängder livsmedel med högt fett- och sockerinnehåll, så förändras våra hjärnor – hjärnan vill ha mer av det goda.
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