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Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world
Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed in that field as well. “It is the largest field, and the potential is enormous,” says the company’s CEO Jamal El-Mosleh.
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Olink inleder strategiskt samarbete med Tataa
Olink, som utvecklar avancerade lösningar inom proteinanalys, inleder ett strategiskt samarbete med det snabbväxande labbföretaget Tataa Biocenter och lanserar plattformen Olink Explore 3072.
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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 become disease-free, at least of those treated with Yescarta, which are the ones I know best,” says Gunilla Enblad, Chairman of the national working group for CAR-T treatment.
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Stor enkät: Så agerar universiteten på Putins krig mot Ukraina
Svenska lärosäten avslutar nu samarbeten med ryska och belarusiska statliga institutioner. Life Science Sweden har talat med samtliga svenska universitet med medicinska fakulteter. "Forskning är i sin natur internationell, men det är ingen tvekan om att här går stödet för de demokratiska principerna före”, är en av kommentarerna.
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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.
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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 opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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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.
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Så mycket tjänar naturvetare inom life science
Naturvetare inom den privata life science-sektorn hade dubbelt så bra löneutveckling i fjol som arbetsmarknaden i stort. Men de som jobbar i den offentliga sektorn har halkat efter rejält, visar nya siffor från fackförbundet Naturvetarna.
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Marie Gårdmark: Finally, it’s time for a revision of the EU pharma legislation
A challenge for the EU Commission is to deliver a new framework that will also take care of another “pillar” of the pharmaceutical strategy, namely, to ensure that new medicines will be available for all citizens in Europe, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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BMS stämmer svenskt forskningsbolag för patentintrång
Den globala läkemedelsjätten Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) stämmer det svenska forskningsbolaget Xspray Pharma för patentintrång kopplat till läkemedelskandidaten Dasynoc.
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Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment
A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.
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Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way
A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.
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Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible
A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.
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Hiv-patient botad med ny metod: "Ytterligare en pusselbit"
En kvinna i USA har botats från hiv med hjälp av en ny metod, som bland annat innefattar stamceller från navelsträngar. Det uppges vara den första kvinnan, och den tredje människan, hittills som botats från sjukdomen.
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“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”
“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimension. But what if the leading life science nations, Denmark and Sweden, joined forces, took the lead and pioneered Nordic life science collaboration? Wouldn´t we then be able to "bake a bigger cake?", writes Anette Steenberg and Ulf G. Andersson in a debate article.
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Stockholm aims at becoming one of the world’s top life science regions
Regional Chair for Finance, Irene Svenonius (M), believes that Stockholm can realise the goal of becoming one of the world’s top 5 regions in life science by 2025. One step on the way to achieve this is by hosting a world-leading congress in medtech.
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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.
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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.
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Lockdown-studie kritiseras även i USA
I USA har den uppmärksammade metastudie som uppger att knappt några liv har räddats med hjälp av lockdowns blivit kraftigt ifrågasatt av forskare.
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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.
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Janssens Sverige-vd: Forskningen om andra sjukdomar än covid-19 får inte avstanna
DEBATT: Det ska löna sig att forska fram nya effektiva behandlingar och det behövs ett nytt meritsystem som jämställer läkemedelsforskning med annan forskning, skriver Janssen Sveriges vd Berkeley Vincent i en debattartikel.
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Vaccin mot borrelia kan bli verklighet
Franska Valneva, med tillverkning i Sverige, och amerikanska Pfizer inleder en fas III-studie med ett vaccin mot borrelia. Studien startar redan i år.
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Spotify och vaccinbråket – detta har hänt
En superhajpad podcast, ett öppet brev från 270 amerikanska hälsoexperter och en protesterande gammal rockare med rutig flanellskjorta har toppat tidningar och nyhetssajter på sistone. Men vad var det egentligen som utlöste jättebråket och gjorde att Spotify på sina håll nu ses som ett hot mot folkhälsan?
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Förlängda coronarestriktioner på krogen och vid allmänna sammankomster
Regeringen förlänger restriktionerna kring bland annat krogarnas öppettider, maxtak för publik utan vaccinbevis och hemarbete. Det meddelades vid en pressträff på onsdagen.
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