Scharlakansfeber hos barn väcker oro i Storbritannien

Ett ovanligt stort antal fall av scharlakansfeber har fått Storbritanniens hälsomyndigheter att uppmana föräldrar till uppmärksamhet på sina barns symtom.

Medtech-bolag ställer om – patienter som vilken konsument som helst

Patienter hanterar sin hälsa på samma sätt som de bokar resor eller nätshoppar, enligt en ny rapport. Nu lägger flera medtech-bolag om sin strategi.

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.

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.

Oncopeptides läkemedel godkänt i Storbritannien

Jätteregister ska ge bättre mammografi: "AI kommer att vara en fantastiskt arbetskollega"

Ett digitalt bildarkiv med över en halv miljon mammografier tagna i Malmö ska utmana artificiell intelligens, AI, att upptäcka bröstcancer i ett tidigare skede. Men inte för att ersätta röntgenläkarnas mänskliga bedömning, utan för att komplettera den.

Studie: Apkoppor kan smitta före symtom

Över hälften av dem som fått apkoppor i det pågående utbrottet kan ha smittats av personer som ännu inte haft några symtom av sjukdomen, enligt en brittisk studie.

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.

Edward Kim blir ny CMO hos Orexo

Läkemedelsbolaget Orexo har utsett Edward Kim till ny Chief Medical Officer. Han ersätter Michael Sumner som går vidare till bolagets amerikanska dotterbolag i New Jersey.

Han leder nytt bolag för utveckling av Coegins cancerläkemedel

Bioteknikbolaget Coegin Pharma placerar utvecklingen av sin läkemedelskandidat AVX420 i ett nybildat bolag, Avexxin Oncology, med säte i Norge. Vd för bolaget blir John Zibert.

Unilabs får ny Sverige-vd

Diagnostikleverantören Unilabs Sverige har utsett Sanna Rydberg till ny vd.

Så ska regeringens life science-politik se ut

Life science-området var inte i fokus när statsminister Ulf Kristersson (M) presenterade den nya regeringens politik på tisdagsförmiddagen, men några nyheter kom.

Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both

Acko Ankarberg Johansson blir sjukvårdsminister

Idag tisdag presenterade statsminister Ulf Kristersson regeringens nya ministrar. Kristdemokraten Jakob Forssmed får rollen som socialminister och Acko Ankarberg Johansson (KD) blir sjukvårdsminister.

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.

“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.

The TFS family is growing

TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the TFS family welcomes new members.

“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.

Sverige i världstoppen bland innovationsländer

Här kommer ett positivt besked: svenska uppfinnarhjärnor kan fortfarande. Sverige placerar sig på tredje plats på listan över världens mest innovativa länder.

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.

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.

Business Swedens nya garde – De rullar ut den blågula mattan

Mixen av mycket medicinskt kunnande och en tech-sektor som växer sig allt starkare är en framgångsfaktor för Sverige, enligt Business Swedens life science-team. – Det är en perfekt storm, en bra perfekt storm, säger Britta Stenson, Program Manager.

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.