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Klartecken för kliniska studier av Eliceras CAR T-terapi
Göteborgsbaserade Elicera Therapeutics har fått klartecken för att inleda den första kliniska utvärderingen av företagets CAR T-cellsbehandling mot B-cellslymfom.
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He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter
The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s national vaccine coordinator and the scheming that went on behind the scenes in Europe
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”Jumping genes” öppnar väg för ny behandling mot cancer
Alternativa sätt att hitta tumörantigen på tumörcellens yta kan bidra till att ta fram ny immunterapi.
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The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector
We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.
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Patent-tvist i USA:s högsta domstol kan få stor påverkan
Ett ovanligt patentfall som tagit sig hela vägen till USA:s högsta domstol kan få omfattande konsekvenser för läkemedelspriser och medicinutveckling, rapporterar Nature.
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Meeting with focus on South Korea and Japan’s life sciences
Large, complex and exciting – this is how Britta Stenson, Business Sweden, describes the life science markets of Japan and South Korea, which took centre stage during a webcast seminar.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”
According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.
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Column: ”Life as a F1 race”
"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing writes in a column.
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Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”
”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writes in an editorial.
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A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer
Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising discovery about the function of the immune system.
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Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”
”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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Han tar över klubban i Bico
Valberedningen i biokonvergensbolaget Bico föreslår Rolf Classon som ny styrelseordförande efter avgående Carsten Browall, som avböjt omval.
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KI-studie: CAR-T visade effekt mot äggstockscancer hos möss
Idag finns inga fungerande CAR-T-terapier mot solida tumörer. Men nu har forskare vid Karolinska institutet nått lovande resultat i studier med möss med äggstockscancer.
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"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"
Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the availability of medical devices in the EU. Unfortunately, the fears have come true.
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Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency
On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.
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“Everyone is screaming for talent”
Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.
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SUS prövar CAR-T-terapi mot fler cancerformer
Behandling med CAR-T-cellsterapi ska prövas för flera ovanliga former av lymfom i en klinisk studie som vid årsskiftet inleds vid Skånes universitetssjukhus (SUS).
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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists
The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.
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New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19
According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.
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She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer
The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.
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Prisas för arbete mot antibiotikaresistens: “Behöver pumpa ut nya molekyler”
Professor Otto Cars får en hedersutmärkelse för sitt arbete med att bromsa utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens – och han är långt ifrån färdig: “Vi måste tänka större, inrätta ett globalt institut där många forskare får stora resurser”.
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Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience
An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.
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