Linn Mandahl tar plats i Medicon Valley Alliance styrelse

Samarbetsorganisationen för life science företag i Öresundsregionen har valt in Abbvies vd i styrelsen.

Krönika: Collaboration across borders

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Coordination of world-class research facilities

Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and research could become a reality. Kajsa M Paulsson is the project leader for HALOS, driving the idea forward.

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life science village is home to over 150 organisations, employing more than 2,200 people.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.

Brexit looking back and looking forward

More than 3 years have passed after the vote and there is still uncertainty around the outcome although the UK December 12 election set a clearer course towards an exit early 2020.

Pharma-on-Demand

Make or buy? That is the question that the pharma world has been asking more and more in the last couple of decades. Pernille Hemmingsen is moderator at Pharma Outsourcing Dec 10th i Stockholm. This is her thoughts about outsourcing.

Meet the governmental life science office

More clinical trials, promotion for digitisation and interoperability together with increased use of data generated by both healthcare and individuals. The duties of the Life Sciences office are plentiful.

How to become globally competitive

Here Gunilla Osswald from BioArctic share her experience of scaling up and be competative on the global arena.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

They’re all doing it – buying drug research

December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as the biggest CRMO of the country.

Detta är en av världens bästa arbetsplatser

I mars rankades läkemedelsbolaget som en av Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser – nu tar sig bolaget in på plats 16 i världen på listan över de bästa arbetsplatserna.

Danmark starkare än Sverige i life science-analys

Danmark dominerar både när det gäller exporten och antalet anställda i ny analys av life science-industrin i Medicon Valley.

Abbvie en av de bästa arbetsplatserna

Hamnar i topp tio på en lista över Sveriges bästa medelstora arbetsplatser.

Han leder MVA

Petter Magnusson Hartman utses till vd för life science-klustret.

Skåne blir Greater Copenhagen

Nu står det klart att Skåneregionen ska marknadsföras under varumärket Greater Copenhagen – en fråga som hotade att splittra Medicon Valley Alliance.

Dansk-svenskt samarbete hotat

Medicon Valley Alliance har knakat rejält i fogarna sedan dansk life science börjat marknadsföra sig via Greater Copenhagen. “Den danska sidan behöver bli mer osjälvisk om regionen ska skapa tillväxt”, säger Søren Bregenholt från Novo Nordisk, ny ordförande i MVA.

Han tar över klubban på MVA

Søren Bregenholt från Novo Nordisk är ny styrelseordförande för Medicon Valley Alliance.

MVA luckras upp

Styrelsen föreslår att Medicon Valley Alliance delas upp mellan Danmark och Sverige.

KD-bolag startar studie i Indien

De första patienterna väntas trilla in i samband med regnperioden.

Dilaforette får stöd från Vinnova

Får 2,85 miljoner kronor för att utveckla malariabehandling.

KD-bolag startar malariastudie

Dilaforette har doserat den första patienten i en fas I/II-studie.

Happy exhibitors!

There were fewer vistors this year but most exhibitors are content.