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”Det kommer vara en uppförsbacke”
Förra året infördes det nya regelverket för in vitro-diagnostik i EU, IVDR. Karin von Wachenfeldt vd på Truly Labs menar att omställningen till det nya regelverket kommer att vara tuff men att det förhoppningsvis kommer leda till en förbättring i längden.
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Flera välkända namn vid möte om diagnostik
Från det nya regelverket om in-vitrodiagnostik, IVDR, till nya sätt att utforska proteiner i blodet i samband med cancer. De är bara några av de ämnena som kommer att beröras på eventet Lab & Diagnostics of the Future som pågår idag, onsdag, i Solna.
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Så påverkas vården av nya diagnostikreglerna
Högre kostnader, brist på vissa diagnostikprodukter och mer administrativt arbete med egentillverkning är några sannolika effekter för vården av de nya, skärpta EU-reglerna för in vitro-diagnostik, enligt en färsk konsekvensbeskrivning. ”Vi ligger efter, men vi har en plan för att komma ikapp“, säger Andreas Resar, uppdragsledare i regionernas IVDR-nätverk, som ligger bakom rapporten.
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Ny hyresgäst till Forskaren
Det ortopedtekniska företaget Team Olmed flyttar nästa år in i den nya byggnaden Forskaren som är belägen i Hagastaden.
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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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Stora framsteg i IVF-labb de senaste decennierna
Sedan introduktionen av provrörsbefruktning flera decennier sedan har flertalet tekniska framsteg gjorts inom området och den huvudsakliga utvecklingen har skett i labb.
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Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences
Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage during a webcast seminar.
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Major advances in IVF labs in the last few decades
Since the introduction of in vitro fertilisation several decades ago, many developments have been made in the field, and the main part of that development has taken place in the lab.
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“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”
Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forward in the pursuit of the world’s first ETEC vaccine. Meet the company’s CEO Björn Sjöstrand.
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Ny COO på Immunovia
Karl Stone, grundare av Oxford Gene Technology och tidigare verksamhetschef på Medicines Discovery Catapult, Lighthouse Lab, tar nu steget in i Immunovias ledningsgrupp som Chief Operating Officer, COO.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”
According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.
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Blixtsnabb utveckling inom blodanalys – "Det är Sverige som leder racet"
Tusentals analytiska tester – med hjälp av en enda droppe blod. Det som avslöjades som en bluff för bara några år sedan är nu verklighet, enligt KTH-professorn och serieentreprenören Mathias Uhlén. "Utvecklingen på området går svindlande fort nu, och det är Sverige som leder racet", säger han till Life Science Sweden.
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Column: ”Life as a F1 race”
"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.
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Nya byggnaden ska bli mötesplats för branschen och allmänheten
Där Stockholm möter Solna, mitt i Hagastaden, reser sig nu byggnaden Forskaren som ska bli en mötesplats för forskning och näringsliv och som ska inhysa flertalet life science-företag.
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A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer
Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising discovery about the function of the immune system.
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Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”
Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor and serial entrepreneur Mathias Uhlén.
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Han kan bli ny styrelseordförande för Abliva
Edwin Moses föreslås att bli läkemedelsföretaget Ablivias nya styrelseordförande.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"
Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.
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Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency
On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.
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“Everyone is screaming for talent”
Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.
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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists
The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.
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She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer
The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.
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