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Organon köper Forendo Pharma i miljardaffär

Amerikanska Organon köper Forendo Pharma som utvecklar läkemedel mot endometrios.

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.

Link Medical värvar från KI

Det norska kontraktsforskningsföretaget Link Medical har rekryterat Maria Hortlund som RWE Manager.

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.

MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”

Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.

Norska Link Medical samarbetar med finskt företag

Det norska CRO-företaget Link Medical och finska Medaffcon ska via ett samarbete erbjuda företag i Norden real world evidence-studier.

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: 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.

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.

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

Samtycke från patient – i många fall inte tillräckligt för databehandling

Vilka är konsekvenserna av att den Europeiska dataskyddsstyrelsen uttalat att försökspersoner i de flesta fall inte kan samtycka till hantering av data rörande dem? Advokaterna på Cirio Advokatbyrå reder ut.

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

Coordination of world-class research facilities

Four unique world-class research facilities are located just a few hours apart. Properly utilised, a Nordic centre for world-leading life science innovation and research could become a reality. Kajsa M Paulsson is the project leader for HALOS, driving the idea forward.

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.