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Han får vetenskapspris för upptäckten av den inflammatoriska reflexen
Den amerikanske neurokirurgen och uppfinnaren Kevin J. Tracey tilldelas Hans Wigzells Forskningsstiftelses vetenskapliga pris på 100 000 dollar. Han får det bland annat för upptäckten av vad som kallats kroppens ”inflammatoriska reflex”.
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Ny Sverige-vd för Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) verksamhet i Sverige har fått en ny vd. Det är Thommen Chako som tar över stafettpinnen från Jörg Schulze som går in som nordisk vd för läkemedelsjätten.
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Astra Zeneca investerar i franskt genterapibolag
Astra Zeneca gör en ny miljardsatsning inom cell- och genterapier genom ett samarbets- och investeringsavtal med franska Cellectis. Målet är att ta fram nya behandlingar inom bland annat onkologi, immunologi och sällsynta sjukdomar.
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Fallande covidförsäljning får Pfizer att kapa personal
Pfizer kapar bort nästan 800 jobb i New Jersey. Nedskärningen följer på en kraftig minskning av företagets intäkter från covidprodukter.
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“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”
The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment line for cancer patients, and the company recently presented positive data from a phase II
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease
According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases of the aggressive cancer mesothelioma.
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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”
COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current focus is on her next field: the role of gut flora in human health.
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Novavax Sverige-vd om nya malariavaccinet: ”Glädjande för vårt team”
Världshälsoorganisationen utfärdade nyligen en rekommendation om ytterligare ett malariavaccin. Vaccinet bygger på Novavax adjuvansteknologi Matrix-M som bland annat tillverkas i Uppsala.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology
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Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think
Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.
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Nobelpris för kvantforskning i kirurgins tjänst
Tv-skärmar, LED-lampor – och medicinsk kirurgi – är områden som dragit nytta av forskningen som belönas med årets Nobelpris i kemi. Priset går till tre forskare verksamma i USA – Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus och Alexei Ekimov – ”för upptäckt och syntes av kvantprickar”.
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Astra Zeneca i förlikning i USA – ska betala miljardbelopp
Astra Zeneca ska betala 425 miljoner dollar, motsvarande närmare 4,7 miljarder kronor, i samband med förlikningsavtal i USA kopplade till läkemedlen Nexium och Prilosec.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life
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Marie Gårdmark: ”The situation is not satisfactory”
”The legislative tool-box is limited, but carrots in the form of longer exclusivity has already proven successful, this has for example increased registration of new products in rare diseases. But will it also work to increase access for all EU patients
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Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”
forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Studienamn med attityd – viktigare än man kan tro
Ironman, T-rex, Star-trec. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nej, det handlar varken om fantasyfilmer eller hundnamn. Utan om benämningar på pågående cancerstudier i Sverige.
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study
In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one of the most extensive studies in the world currently being conducted for a drug for post
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19 medicines in Sweden are under investigation in a major EMA inquiry
unless new evidence can be provided that they are up to standard.
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Optimism på Xspray efter uppgörelse i patenttvist
En uppgörelse uppges ha nåtts i patenttvisten mellan svenska forskningsbolaget Xspray Pharma och läkemedelsjätten Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) om cancerkandidaten Dasynoc.
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Nitton läkemedel i Sverige granskas i stor EMA-utredning
Nitton läkemedel som marknadsförs i Sverige berörs av en pågående omfattande europeisk utredning om misstänkt fusk vid ett indiskt kontraktsforskningsföretag. Det är bland annat läkemedel mot hiv, epilepsi, cancer och Parkinsons sjukdom som kan komma att dras in om inte nya belägg kan uppvisas för att de håller måttet.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen management roles,” she says.