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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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Högteknologiska bolag allt mer intresserade av hälsa
Under många år har techföretag intresserat sig för hälso- och sjukvården och det intresset ser ut att öka. ”Det är inget plötsligt trendbrott, det handlar mer om att de flyttar fram positionerna”, säger Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, vd för Swedish Medtech.
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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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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”
The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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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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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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Klirr i kassan när Bioarctic får grönt ljus i Japan
Alzheimerbehandlingen Leqembi (lecanemab) har fått klartecken för försäljning i Japan. Det är det andra landet, efter USA, som godkänner det svenskutvecklade läkemedlet.
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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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From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium
Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be available for individuals with bipolar disorder in the future.
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Gedea får Europapatent för tablettbehandling
Lundbaserade Gedea Biotech har beviljats ett europeiskt patent för tablettformuleringen av bolagets behandling för vaginala infektioner.
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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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Astra Zeneca och Apoteket AB inleder samarbete kring återvinning
Återvinning är målsättningen för ett nytt samarbete mellan läkemedelsjätten Astra Zeneca och Apoteket AB. På ett få utvalda apotek ska nu plasthylsor från inhalatorer samlas in och återvinnas.
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“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”
The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that aimed to find answers and solutions to this downward trend. One of the proposals was a stable, sustainable and funded model for collaboration.
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Pfizer bygger ut i Strängnäs – satsar kvarts miljard
Pfizer investerar en kvarts miljard kronor på att bygga ut sin tillverkningsanläggning i Strängnäs.
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Double up for Korbinian Löbmann
This year, Korbinian Löbmann will moderate the New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meeting in Copenhagen for the fifth time. Furthermore, he will also moderate The Future of Swedish & Danish Life Science congress in Lund for the first time.
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CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process
Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.
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A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal
A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients with opioid addiction. However, the opposing party, the Indian company Sun, is not giving up
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Förlikning i babypuderskandal stoppas av domstol
Det amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget Johnson & Johnson har för en andra gång fått avslag av en domare om en konkursansökan för dotterbolaget LTL Management, mest känt som enheten bakom det omtalade babypudret som misstänkts ha orsakat cancer i en rad fall.
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Blir vd för Hamlet Biopharma
Läkemedelsutvecklaren Hamlet Pharma, som snart blir Hamlet Biopharma, har rekryterat en ny vd. I oktober tar Petter Segelman Lindqvist sig an uppdraget.
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The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”
Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Departmental Secretary at the office, about the ongoing work.
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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease
A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.
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