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Petter Hartman: Lust som drivkraft för livslångt lärande
”För att det livslånga lärandet ska bli mer än vackra ord krävs att rätt förutsättningar finns", skriver Petter Hartman i en krönika.
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Ojämställt i toppen hos Uppsalas life science-företag
STUNS Life science i Uppsala har undersökt hur jämställdhet mellan man och kvinna ser ut i regionens life science-företag. Och trots att Sverige hör till ett av världens mest jämställda länder, är den kvinnliga representationen låg på ledningsposter i Uppsala.
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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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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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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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Nytt avtal stärker Stockholms biobanker: ”Enorm potential”
Stockholms två biobanker ingår ett samarbete som ska gynna både vård och forskning.
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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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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map
Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.
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CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”
When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, about 90 patients in Sweden have now been treated with this method. “Almost half of them have
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”
If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many
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A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen
A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.
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Så mycket tjänar naturvetare inom life science
Naturvetare inom den privata life science-sektorn hade dubbelt så bra löneutveckling i fjol som arbetsmarknaden i stort. Men de som jobbar i den offentliga sektorn har halkat efter rejält, visar nya siffor från fackförbundet Naturvetarna.
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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”
The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!
“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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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.
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Läkemedelsverket höjer avgifterna – men inte för kliniska prövningar
Läkemedelsverkets avgifter för kontroll av läkemedel höjs kraftigt vid årsskiftet, efter ett beslut av regeringen. Men ett undantag görs för kliniska prövningar, där avgifterna kommer att subventioneras.
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Jättelik forskningsanläggning ska avslöja de minsta partiklarna
En gigantisk ”neutronfabrik” växer fram i Lund, med vars hjälp det ska gå att studera material på en extremt detaljerad nivå. Anläggningen ska bidra till bättre läkemedel i framtiden.
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Sveriges Ingenjörer om ojämlika biotech-löner: "Arbetsgivaren måste ta större ansvar"
Kvinnliga ingenjörer inom life science får lägre ingångslöner än sina manliga kollegor. ”Det ger helt fel signaler – varför ska du välja ett yrke där du vet att du får lägre lön som kvinna", säger Ulrika Lindstrand, förbundsordförande för Sveriges Ingenjörer.
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Lundaforskare vinner pris för forskning om geners roll vid stroke
Forskaren Andreea Ilinca är årets mottagare av ett forskningspris för sina studier om ärftliga faktorers roll vid stroke hos unga vuxna.
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EMA rekommenderar tredje dos covidvaccin
EMA rekommenderar en extra dos covid-19-vaccin till personer med försvagat immunförsvar och en boosterdos till övriga.
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The Oresund region aims at becoming Europe’s microbiome Mecca
The Medicon Valley Alliance’s ambition: Skåne and the Copenhagen region will become world leaders in microbiome research.
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