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Cereno i licensavtal med amerikanskt universitet
Göteborgsbaserade forskningsbolaget Cereno Scientific har tecknat ett licensavtal med University of Michigan. Överenskommelsen ger Cereno exklusiva rättigheter till kandidaten CS585 för vidare klinisk utveckling och kommersialisering.
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Alligator tar in nästan 200 miljoner för utveckling av cancerkandidat
Styrelsen för Lundbaserade Alligator Bioscience har beslutat om en nyemission på upp till 199 miljoner kronor. Fokus ligger nu framförallt på den fortsatta utvecklingen av mitazalimab, bolagets läkemedelskandidat mot bukspottkörtelcancer.
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KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”
A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karolinska Institutet. She will not give up her research entirely though. “I think it’s crucial to maintain a close presence in the business,” she says.
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Vinnova is going to establish a new innovation cluster
Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, has been commissioned by the government to establish a national innovation cluster for advanced medicines.
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Luftföroreningar och genvariant kopplas till demens
I en ny avhandling från Umeå universitet har sambandet mellan luftföroreningar och en ökad risk för demens studerats närmare. Resultaten pekar på att en genvariant kan ha en inverkan på detta samband.
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Studie: Förhöjda nivåer av biomarkör vid epilepsianfall
Forskare vid Lunds universitet fann i en ny studie att den inflammatoriska biomarkören IL-6 var förhöjt vid epileptiska anfall.
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Column: ”Cheating with pea flowers and does it matter whether you are right?”
Is it possible to forgive shortcuts or outright cheating in science - if it turns out that the researcher was ultimately right? Anna Törner discuss this topic in a column.
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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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How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action
A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden speaks to believe that the results must be taken seriously, and call for action from the Swedish authorities.
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Första behandlingen mot geografisk atrofi har godkänts i USA
För första gången har ett läkemedel mot den allvarliga ögonsjukdomen geografisk atrofi godkänts i USA.
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Ingen screening för bröstcancer efter 74 års ålder
I en ny översyn konstaterar Socialstyrelsen att det saknas stöd för att ändra det gällande nationella screeningprogrammet för bröstcancer.
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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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Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“
You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good conditions for growing new solutions, but it is also becoming increasingly clear that we are challenged in one area – regulations, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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Läkemedel mot Parkinsons sjukdom ingår nu i högkostnadsskyddet
Abbvies läkemedel Produodopa för behandling mot Parkinson sjukdom ingår nu i den svenska läkemedelsförmånen, efter ett beslut från Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket (TLV).
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He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital
Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with luck and timing.
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Hon föreslås som ny ordförande till Cancerfondens forskningsnämnd
Malin Sund föreslås av Cancerfondens valberedning som ny ordförande för dess forskningsnämnd.
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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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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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The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s
The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.
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Spermosens tar in 24 miljoner – ska lansera ny diagnostik inför IVF
“En banbrytande produkt som kan hjälpa miljontals drabbade av ofrivillig barnlöshet”. Så beskriver bolaget Spermosens en ny mätmetod för män som företaget uppger ger bättre chans vid IVF-behandling.
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Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience
An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.
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A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil
Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.
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De vann en postdoc hos Astra Zeneca
120 forskningsförslag från hela världen lämnades in till Astra Zenecas globala Postdoc Challenge. Eslövbon Cátia Bonito Ferreira var en av sex personer som tog sig till final med hopp om att vinna en fullt finansierad postdoc-tjänst. Nu står det klart vem, eller vilka, som vann tävlingen.