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.

Atrogi får grönt ljus för kliniska studier med diabeteskandidat

Det svenska läkemedelsföretaget Atrogi har fått klartecken från tyska hälsomyndigheter att inleda kliniska studier med sin läkemedelskandidat mot typ 2-diabetes.

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.

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

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

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.

The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”

The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he says in an interview with Life Science Sweden.

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.

Brittisk medtechjätte etablerar sig i Mölndal

Den brittiska medtechjätten Smith & Nephew etablerar sig i Mölndal utanför Göteborg

Pharma Outsourcing igång på Stockholm Waterfront

Lovande resultat för Orexos akutläkemedel mot överdos

Svenska Orexo, som utvecklar ett akutläkemedel för överdoser i opioider, meddelar positiva resultat från en registreringsgrundande studie. Företaget räknar med att kunna lämna in en FDA-ansökan under andra kvartalet 2022.

Alzinovas vaccinkandidat för Alzheimers godkänd för klinisk prövning

Biofarmabolaget Alzinova har fått klartecken för att starta den första kliniska studien med sin vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers sjukdom.

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.

Medicover expanderar i Norge – köper fertilitetsklinker

Vård- och diagnostikföretaget Medicover, baserat i Stockholm, har köpt 70 procent av röstandelarna i den norska fertilitetsverksamheten Klinikk Hausken. Det är bolagets andra stora förvärv i Norden på kort tid.

Han blir ny vd för Apoteket AB

Efterträder Ann Carlsson och tillträder under första kvartalet nästa år.

Lidl börjar sälja självtester för covid-19

Nästa vecka börjar Lidl sälja CE-märkta antigenstester.

Synartro rekryterar Eva Arlander

Sveriges Farmaceuters tidigare förbundsdirektör Eva Arlander börjar på Synartro.

Vi lyfter kromatografisk peptidrening med en ny och innovativ metod

Hög renhetsgrad är avgörande på en konkurrensutsatt marknad. Här följer ett exempel.

CTR köper konsultbolag inom toxikologi

CTR köper konsultbolaget Toxicology Knowledge Team (TKT) och utökar därmed sin expertis inom toxikologi och riskbedömning.

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Implantica ska påbörja försäljning i Storbritannien

Implanticas implantat mot sura uppstötningar ska börja användas på sjukhus i England, Skottland och Wales.

Samuel Lagercrantz: Collaboration and joint efforts are the key to success

Although many questions about Covid-19 remain unanswered, the development of drugs and vaccines has been incredibly rapid, writes Samuel Lagercrantz, Life Science Sweden´s Editor-in-Chief, in an editorial.