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Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”
In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 100 years old, he looks back on an intense life and his upbringing in Stockholm, Sweden, which shaped his desire to help the vulnerable in society.
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Event om biologiska läkemedel igång i Köpenhamn
Nu har Life Science Swedens event New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing startat i Köpenhamn. Talare från akademin och från industrin medverkar under dagen.
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Innovative start-up helps doctors, scientists and industry balance coagulation risks
For many doctors caring for seriously ill patients, for example, in stroke units and cancer wards, maintaining the life-saving balance between bleeding and thrombosis is an ongoing challenge. In the late 1980s, scientists at Maastricht University in the Netherlands developed an innovative method, the thrombin generation assay (TGA), which provides a complete overview of a physiological process crucial for maintaining normal haemostasis.
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“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”
The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at Lund University, about research policy, the constant hunt for funding in academia and what constitutes ‘fine research’.
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Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far
German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.
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Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed
Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.
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1 500 tjänster bort från Bayer – hittills
Över 1 500 tjänster har försvunnit på kemi- och läkemedelskoncernen Bayer bara under det första kvartalet och merparten av dem är chefstjänster, enligt företagets ledning.
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Carl Borrebaeck – professor and serial entrepreneur with a taste for speed
Award-winning cancer researcher, the founder of many listed companies, and constantly in the academic and commercial spotlight for decades. However, Carl Borrebaeck, Professor of Immunotechnology at Lund, is not yet satisfied. “We have a new, potentially super exciting project in the pipeline,” he says.
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Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated
The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politicians and royalty.
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Flicka föddes döv – fick hörsel efter genterapi
En ettårig brittisk flicka med medfödd dövhet kan nu höra tack vare genterapi.
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Bakteriofager – ”Ett fält som står inför en pånyttfödsel”
För tio år sedan kallades fagterapi för ”det bortglömda botemedlet”. Men i takt med att antibiotikaresistens breder ut sig vinner den nygamla tekniken mer och mer mark i Europa. Life Science Sweden har pratat om framtiden med forskare som sysslar med antibiotikaresistens respektive bakteriofager.
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Facket anklagar regioner för missbruk av skyddsarbete – hotar med strejk
Flera regioner anklagas för att missbruka möjligheten till skyddsarbete under den rådande övertidsblockaden. Vårdförbundet hotar nu att straffa dem genom att lägga strejkvarsel.
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Carl Borrebaeck – professor och serieentreprenör med känsla för fart
Prisbelönt cancerforskare, grundare av en hel drös börsbolag, ständigt i den akademiska och kommersiella hetluften under flera decennier. Men Carl Borrebaeck, professor i immunteknologi i Lund, är inte nöjd än. ”Vi har ett nytt, potentiellt superspännande projekt på gång”, säger han.
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Ancient DNA provides new insights – “The immune system lost its job”
Ancient bone remains from our ancestors have provided new insights into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis. By looking back in time, researchers can provide a possible explanation for why the disease is more prevalent in northern Europe.
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List: The coolest names in biotech
Hairy beasts, volcanic material and space strolling stand out on a US list of the best biotech company names, and on a list of the coolest names for pharmaceuticals, a Swedish, or at least Swedish-British, drug came out on top.
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Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse
The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala researcher Charlotte Blease, co-author of a book on the phenomenon.
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Anställningsstopp och nedskärningar i Region Dalarna
Sedan tidigare står det klart att en tredjedel av tjänsterna inom vårdnära service försvinner i Region Dalarna. Nu har regionstyrelsen också beslutat om ett generellt anställningsstopp för att kämpa mot ett växande underskott.
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The Covid pandemic accelerated the development of cancer vaccine
The Covid pandemic gave a major boost to the vaccine field. The Danish biotech company Expres2ion Biotechnologies, which is developing a vaccine against breast cancer, testifies to this.
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Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer
Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by an extensive Scandinavian study.
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Assignment: Facilitate the retention of foreign researchers
A newly appointed public inquiry is to develop measures to make attracting and retaining foreign doctoral students and researchers in Sweden easier.
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Beta-blockers are often given unnecessarily, a study finds – “This will affect future practice”
Patients who have suffered a minor heart attack do not benefit from beta-blockers, according to a major new study that may change guidelines for cardiac care.
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Recipharm divests five Swedish plants
Swedish contract manufacturer Recipharm is selling its facilities in Solna, Strängnäs, Höganäs, Karlskoga and Uppsala OTC Development to US private equity company Blue Wolf Capital Partners.
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Ny kurs ska väcka passion för statistik – ”Många får panik”
Kan man förstå och tolka kliniska studier – utan att vara bra på matte? Ja, menar Anna Törner som tillsammans med Ingrid Lönnstedt skapat en onlinekurs för att fler ska våga närma sig statistiska metoder.
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Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease
A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Maria Belvisi at AstraZeneca.
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