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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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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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Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”
Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor and serial entrepreneur Mathias Uhlén.
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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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The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time
According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the previous year. In a bill presented by the government a number of proposals are put forward to counteract the problem.
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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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Nya Astra Zeneca-vd:n: "Ett superspännande skede"
Snart 27 år har gått sedan Södertäljesonen Per Alfredsson klev in på Astra Zeneca som nyanställd ingenjör. Efter ett otal olika roller, bland annat som ansvarig för tillverkningen av bolagets covidvaccin, har han nu tagit klivet till den absoluta toppen.
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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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Höstens mest lästa krönikor
Här nedan läser du de mest lästa krönikorna i Life Science Sweden och systertidningen Medtech Magazine från hösten och vintern.
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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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Medivir i möte med FDA: "Positiv återkoppling"
Forskningsbolaget Medivir har genomfört ett så kallat pre-IND-möte med den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.
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Stororder till samarbetspartner kan bli bingo för Raysearch
Det belgiska medicinteknikbolaget IBA, som har svenska Raysearch som en av sina underleverantörer, har vunnit en upphandling i miljardklassen i Spanien. Affären väntas innebära en order för Raysearch del även om det är för tidigt att säga hur stor.
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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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“Vi är Europas hotspot inom life science”
I ett kvarts sekel har Medicon Valley Alliance verkat för kompetensutveckling inom life science i Danmark och Sverige. Vd Anette Steenberg ser jubileet som ett erkännande av MVA:s sprängkraft.
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Roches Alzheimersstudie en besvikelse – nådde inte målen
Det schweiziska läkemedelsbolaget Roche nådde inte de primära målen i en fas III-studie där läkemedelskandidaten gantenerumab utvärderades vid behandling av Alzheimers sjukdom.
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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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"Vi behöver tro på en hoppfull framtid"
Fram till för bara några få år sedan – precis före pandemin – stod stjärnorna rätt och alla momentum pekade unisont i en positiv riktning. Framtiden var vår stora religion och fler än bara optimister såg ljust på framtiden. Sen kom pandemin, kriget, energikrisen och med dem började fler att vackla i sin tro på framtiden, skriver Björn Arvidsson i en krönika.
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Karriärcoachen: Byta jobb i lågkonjunktur – det här ska du tänka på
Ekonomiska tyckare varnar för att Sverige är på väg in i en lågkonjunktur. Krig i Ukraina, rusande elpriser, hög inflation och höjd styrränta är bara några av anledningarna till att tänka två gånger om du har planer på att byta jobb. Karriärcoachen Tina Persson tipsar om vad du bör tänka på.
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Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group
The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.
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“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”
Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet
According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.
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