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Celluminova får särläkemedelstatus i EU
Linköpingsbolaget Celluminovas läkemedelskandidat för detektion av tumördrivande celler i patienter med en form av elakartade hjärntumörer har fått särläkemedelsstatus i EU.
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Vårdkonflikten fortsätter – fler går ut i strejk
På tisdagsförmiddagen utökades vårdstrejken. Ytterligare 1300 barnmorskor, biomedicinska analytiker, röntgensjuksköterskor och sjuksköterskor omfattas nu.
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Vårdstrejk på storsjukhusen bryter ut
Klockan 11 på tisdagen inleddes vårdstrejken. Runt 2 000 medlemmar på sju av landets största sjukhus omfattas i det första skedet.
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Rapport: Så kan rest- och bristsituationer av läkemedel förebyggas
Läkemedelsverket presenterar i en ny delrapport ett 30-tal åtgärder för att förbättra tillgången till läkemedel.
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Vårdförbundet utökar strejkvarsel – SKR varnar för akut fara för liv
Vårdförbundet har på tisdagen varslat om utökad strejk för ytterligare runt 1 900 medlemmar. Samtidigt varnar SKR för allvarliga konsekvenser för patienter.
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Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far
German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.
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Upptrappning av vårdkonflikten – facket varslar om strejk
Vårdförbundet trappar upp avtalskonflikten och varslar om strejk för 2 000 medlemmar. Storsjukhusen i Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Östergötland och Västerbotten berörs.
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Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed
Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.
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Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed
Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borrebaeck, Professor of Immunotechnology at Lund, is not yet satisfied. “We have a new, potentially super exciting project in the pipeline,” he says.
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Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated
The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politicians and royalty.
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Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”
Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a possible explanation for why the disease is more prevalent in northern Europe.
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Vårdförbundet om konflikten: ”Aldrig fått så många hejarop"
63 000 medlemmar i Vårdförbundet har gått ut i blockad i protest mot arbetsvillkoren. Ordförande Sineva Ribeiro uppger att ansvaret nu helt ligger på regionerna: “De har haft lång tid på sig”.
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Varslet växer – även ambulanser berörs
Ambulansförbundet gör gemensam sak med Vårdförbundet och varslar om konfliktåtgärder.
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Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse
The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala researcher Charlotte Blease, co-author of a book on the phenomenon.
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The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine
The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast cancer, testifies to this.
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Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer
Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by an extensive Scandinavian study.
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Beta-blockers are often given unnecessarily, a study finds – “This will affect future practice”
Patients who have suffered a minor heart attack do not benefit from beta-blockers, according to a major new study that may change guidelines for cardiac care.
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Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease
A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Maria Belvisi at AstraZeneca.
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Specific proposals and targets top the universities’ desired priorities
What are the universities’ expectations for the update of the national life science strategy? Life Science Sweden posed the question to representatives from Karolinska Institutet and Sahlgrenska Academy.
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Barn nära smältverk hade högre halter tungmetaller i kroppen
En studie som studerat barn i Landskrona visar att de barn som bor nära Nordens enda blysmältverket har upp till 24 gånger högre halter av bly, kadmium och kvicksilver i blodet än de som bor längre bort.
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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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”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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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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“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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