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“Life science is important on a personal level”
From the High Coast to the Government Offices. Jeanette Edblad is a native of Ångermanland, and since September last year, she has been Head and Coordinator of the Government’s Life Science Office.
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Dödsskorpionens gift ska transportera radiofarmaka till hjärnan
För att komma åt cancertumörer i hjärnan med radionukleider måste man först ta sig igenom den svårforcerade blod-hjärnbarriären. Life Science Sweden har besökt en KI-forskare som prövar en alldeles egen metod – genom att ta hjälp av gift från skorpioner.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”
What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Sweden's editor-in-chief Samuel Lagercrantz highlights three areas.
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Life science-strategin – detta vill branschen se
Arbetet med att uppdatera den nationella life science-strategin har påbörjats vid regeringens life science-kontor. Sveriges konkurrenskraft, tillgängliggörandet av hälsodata och integrering av innovation inom vården är några av punkterna som är viktiga att se över enligt branschaktörer.
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“What is important is to create an overview and understanding from different perspectives”
Scientist Jochen Schwenk analyses blood proteins using proteomics to improve our understanding of disease and health. This year, he is moderating the Lab & Diagnostics of the Future event.
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”Vi uppmanar regeringen till krafttag”
DEBATT: Minskade satsningar på innovation inom life science riskerar Sveriges konkurrenskraft och folkhälsan. Det skriver företrädare för det strategiska innovationsprogrammet Swelife.
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Från Valneva till vd-posten på Northx – ”Jag såg det som en fantastisk möjlighet”
En ny cellterapi mot leukemi, ett vaccin i tablettform mot kolera och en egen mRNA-linje med potentiell kapacitet att försörja hela Norden med vaccin när nästa pandemi kommer. Det är något av vad som är på gång innanför väggarna på Northx Biologics – under ledning av nya vd:n Janet Hoogstraate.
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From Valneva to the CEO position at NorthX – “I saw it as a great opportunity”
A new cell therapy for leukaemia, a vaccine in tablet form against cholera, and a proprietary mRNA line with the potential capacity to supply the entire Nordic region with vaccines during a future pandemic. These are some of the projects underway
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Marie Gårdmark: ”Interchangeable biological medicines – soon in a pharmacy near you?”
”Generic competition is an effective way to push down drug prices, but it has not worked equally well for biosimilars. Biosimilars require more time to gain market share compared to generics, and new biosimilars do not always lead to lower prices” writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Nextcell omstrukturerar och minskar personalstyrkan
Nextcell Pharma har beslutat att genomföra strategiska förändringar som bland annat medför en minskning av personalstyrkan.
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“Don’t postpone the transition to IVDR”
Operators who have not yet started to adapt to the requirements of the new EU IVDR regulation are running out of excuses. This is the opinion of Helena Dzojic, Head of Unit at the Swedish Medical Products Agency, who continues to persistently spread her message: don’t postpone the transition.
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Kancera gör nyemission och ingår licensavtal om hjärtinfarktsbehandling
Forskningsbolaget Kancera har ingått ett licensavtal om de globala rättigheterna till studieresultat kring företagets läkemedelskandidat för behandling av patienter med hjärtinfarkt. Samtidigt aviserar bolaget en nyemission på närmare 122 miljoner kronor.
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To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI
Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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KI’s new super machine measures brain activity in real-time – “A very expensive hairdo”
Using brand-new, super-advanced equipment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet can now measure brain activity in real-time, with higher resolution than previously possible. “This opens up fantastic opportunities”, says brain researcher Daniel Lundqvist.
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Ozempic may benefit hip replacement surgery
The high-profile drug for type 2 diabetes and weight loss may be beneficial in other areas. One such area is for patients undergoing hip replacement surgery, a new study suggests.
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Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´
Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 100 million in a new share issue to finance the development of a treatment they hope will give those affected an improved quality of life.
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Decades of research destroyed at KI – a hacker attack cannot be ruled out!
Years of research, together with half a billion Swedish krona, went up in smoke when the freezers at Karolinska Institutet overheated. The breakdown has now been reported to the police.
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Anna Törner: “My quantified life”
“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the more we measure, the more we know,” Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Oväntat läkemedel i topp på lista över mest emotsedda lanseringarna 2024
Flera år i rad har Alzheimerbehandlingar toppat en återkommande amerikansk rankning över de mest efterlängtade läkemedlen. Men i år är det istället en ny, lovande behandling för schizofreni som intar förstaplatsen.
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Han är ny på Capitainer
Solnaföretaget Capitainer har anställt Johan Olausson som applikationsspecialist.
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Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work
A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story of a Swedish entrepreneur who was going to raise US venture capital to strengthen his company but lost his life’s work instead.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study
”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess the magnitude of the treatment effect before performing the study?” writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a column.
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Study: Popular diabetes drug may be effective against liver disease
After its success in diabetes and weight loss, a new potential therapeutic area has been identified for Ozempic and other GLP1 analogues. A new study links the drug type to a reduced risk of liver damage.
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Finansiering ett orosmoln inom life science-sektorn
Tuffa ekonomiska tider återspeglar försiktighet inom life science-industrin. Det konstaterar branschorganisationen Sweden Bio i sin nya barometer som ger en inblick i branschen.
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