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Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”
For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.
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EU sätter stopp för Illuminas köp av Grail
Under tisdagen meddelade EU-kommissionen att de stoppar det amerikanska genteknikbolaget Illuminas redan genomförda köp av diagnostikbolaget Grail.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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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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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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Få tar det nya covidvaccinet – men en region går helt emot strömmen
Nästan en och en halv miljon doser av Novavax vaccin mot covid-19 har levererats till Sverige. Men inte ens 6 000 har gått åt. En region sticker dock ut. I Region Jönköping har uppseendeväckande många fler tagit det proteinbaserade vaccinet.
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Valnevas Sverige-chef: ”Vi hoppas på en lösning med EU-kommissionen”
EMA:s vetenskapliga kommitté fortsätter sin rolling review för Valnevas covidvaccin. "Under längre tid har vi haft interaktioner med EMA relaterade till vår rolling review", kommenterar Janet Hoogstraate, Sverigechef för Valneva.
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När slarv, glömska och slump blir forskarens bästa vän
Glömska, slump och tillfälligheternas spel – knappast en fruktsam metod för seriös forskning. Eller? Faktum är att en rad viktiga medicinska framsteg kommit till tack vare helt slumpartade händelser, och det öppna sinnet hos vetenskapsmän som var redo att tänka nytt.
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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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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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Han blir Addlifes nya vd
Efter att Addlifes nuvarande vd Kristina Willgård meddelat att hon ska avgå under året, har nu styrelsen rekryterat en ny verkställande direktör och koncernchef för företaget.
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Studie: Mutation kan ge nya utbrott av zika
I en nyligen publicerad artikel har forskare i labbmiljö kunnat se att zikavirus muterar när det passerar från mygga till möss. Det kan, enligt forskarna, indikera att mutationen gynnar tillväxt och spridning av viruset och att en mutation i verkliga livet kan ge nya utbrott.
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Søren Bregenholt omvald som ordförande i MVA
Under Medicon Valley Alliance årsstämma fick styrelsen förnyat förtroende och valdes om.
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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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Cancerdödande protein förstärks – med hjälp av spindeltråd
Länge har stora förhoppningar knutits till proteinet p53 som behandling mot cancer, men problemet är att kroppens celler tillverkar det i för liten mängd och att det bryts ner för snabbt. Nu har forskare vid Karolinska institutet funnit en tänkbar lösning – med hjälp av ett stycke protein från spindeltråd.
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Orexo får ny finanschef
I september börjar Fredrik Järrsten som CFO hos läkemedelsföretaget Orexo. Han kommer även att ingå i ledningsgruppen.
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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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Unga forskare belönas för upptäckter kring proteiner och immunterapi
Nya upptäckter kring immunterapier mot cancer och en kartläggning av proteinerna i mänskliga celler hör till den forskning som nu belönas med Göran Gustafssonpriset.
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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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