Norway finds its path in life science

The life science sector in Norway is on the rise.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.

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.

Gedea igång med studie om vaginosbehandling

Lundaföretaget Gedea Biotech har rekryterat den första patienten till sin kliniska prövning i Storbritannien.

Link Medical köper konkurrent

Det norska CRO-företaget Link Medical Research förvärvar svenska IRW Consulting. Köpet medför närvaro i Finland, framhåller Link Medicals vd.

Investeraren: "Våra bolag måste ha en plan för USA"

Karolinska Development vill att deras bolag ska ha en chans på den mer lönsamma marknaden i USA.

”Vi vill uppfattas som vår bransch McKinsey”

Gösta Hiller tillträder idag, måndag, som vd för SDS som samtidigt byter namn till SDS Life Science.

Forskare undersökte syrapumpshämmare med datorsimuleringar – gör koppling till demens

Forskare från Karolinska institutet har i en preklinisk studie sett en mekanism som de anser pekar på att långvarig användning av syradämpande läkemedel kan bidra till en ökad risk för demens.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life science village is home to over 150 organisations, employing more than 2,200 people.

Gedea får Horizon-pengar

Vill bli alternativ till antibiotika – Hoppas nå marknaden 2021.

From spin-off to phase II

”The people there will basically become your new colleagues” – Carina Schmidt, former CEO of Athera, about working with different contractors.

Peab-grundarens stiftelse ger 22 miljoner till life science

Nya behandlingmetoder av cancer, blodbrist och herpesvirus, nya tekniker för kartläggning av gener och upptäckt av sårinfektioner och ett växtbaserat järntillskott - detta är exempel på de 7 forskningsprojekt som under 2019 får anslag från Mats Paulssonstiftelserna.

Pharma-on-Demand

Make or buy? That is the question that the pharma world has been asking more and more in the last couple of decades. Pernille Hemmingsen is moderator at Pharma Outsourcing Dec 10th i Stockholm. This is her thoughts about outsourcing.

Dansk CRO till Sverige

”Det finns inget konsultbolag som Klifo i Sverige”, säger svenska chefen.

Ny HR-direktör till Link

Link medical värvar HR-chef från Abbvie.

Brexit creeping closer – or?

In this column, lawyer Pernilla Norman, tries to sort out the different Brexit options.

How to become globally competitive

Here Gunilla Osswald from BioArctic share her experience of scaling up and be competative on the global arena.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

They’re all doing it – buying drug research

December 12 the time has come for this year's annual partnering meeting Pharma Outsourcing in Stockholm. In Sweden this is a growing business, with Recipharm as the biggest CRMO of the country.

The best wealth is Health

We are living in a world where wealth more and more is measured in being able to do the things you like and enjoy in life. As the wealth increases in terms of economic strength, the expectation of a long and healthy life increases and with that a demand of enjoy life.

Opinion: Where do all the cool Swedish life science companies go?

It’s puzzling why Swedish life science companies hardly get a mention alongside Spotify, Skype, Klarna, King, iZettle, and other cool, innovative and successful ‘startups’ founded in Sweden.

Medicinsk chef till Toleranzia

Vidar Wendel-Hansen blir medicinsk chef i Göteborgsbolaget.