Pilotstudie: Implantat från grishud alternativ till donerade hornhinnor

Linköpingsforskare har utvecklat ett implantat byggt på protein från grishud som efterliknar den mänskliga hornhinnan. Positiva resultat presenteras nu från en pilotstudie.

BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”

For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leaving the hub. This is the message from the biohub’s CEO Magnus Björsne in an interview, in which he also highlights a study that points out that companies with a high degree of interaction with other companies achieve greater success.

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assessments may have been guided by wishful thinking rather than a rational perception of the risks.

Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit

A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

Boehringer Ingelheim i projekt om egenmonitorering av KOL

I ett nystartat utvecklingsprojekt utvärderas om vården av KOL-patienter kan bli effektivare genom digital egenmonitorering.

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

Søren Bregenholt omvald som ordförande i MVA

Under Medicon Valley Alliance årsstämma fick styrelsen förnyat förtroende och valdes om.

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.

Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

in that field as well. “It is the largest field, and the potential is enormous,” says the company’s CEO Jamal El-Mosleh.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages

For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Gel hårdnar till ben i ny forskning från Linköping

Från mjukt och följsamt - till hårt som ben. Forskare vid bland annat Linköpings universitet har utvecklat ett material som hårdnar genom att ben bildas likt fontanellerna på ett spädbarn.

Oasmia tar in 151 miljoner – och byter namn

Styrelsen i cancerforskningsföretaget Oasmia har beslutat om en nyemission på 151 miljoner kronor. Samtidigt föreslås ett namnbyte av företaget till Vivesto.

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.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Synartro rekryterar Eva Arlander

Sveriges Farmaceuters tidigare förbundsdirektör Eva Arlander börjar på Synartro.

Ny teknik förenklar 3D-printing av läkemedel

Vilka är de senaste trenderna inom 3D-utskrifter av läkemedel? Thomas Kipping ska besvara den frågan på Life Science Swedens möte.

Svensk forskare på global "power list"

Den svenska forskaren Evelina Vågesjö, medgrundare och vd för Ilya Pharma, har placerats på den amerikanska tidskriften The Medicine Makers "power list 2021".

ATMP-expert till Eliceras styrelse

Karin Hoogendoorn har valts in i styrelsen för Elicera Therapeutics.

Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

Hydrogel nytt vapen mot multiresistens

En antibakteriell hydrogel som utvecklats av forskare vid KTH kan ge helt nya möjligheter att bekämpa infektioner och multiresistenta bakterier. Och det är bara ett av flera spännande spår som forskargruppen arbetar med.

New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Tvärvetenskapligt team tog fram modellorgan