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FDA godkänner genterapi som kan bota medfödd dövhet
En genterapi mot medfödd dövhet har godkänts av FDA – och bolaget bakom planerar att erbjuda den gratis till patienter i USA.
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GSK eyes blockbuster potential – plans five new trials
GSK sees blockbuster potential in its experimental drug candidate Mo-rez. Early trial results suggest the treatment may shrink tumours in patients with advanced and hard-to-treat gynaecological cancers.
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First injectable cancer medicine for home use receives green light
Johnson & Johnson has announced that its blockbuster cancer medicine Darzalex (daratumumab) is set to become the first injectable cancer treatment in Europe suitable for self-administration.
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Drug approved for condition causing extreme hunger
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time approved a drug for acquired hypothalamic obesity, a condition marked by rapid weight gain driven by often uncontrollable hunger.
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“Ozempic babies” – myth or reality?
Have weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic led to a rise in unplanned pregnancies? Life Science Sweden takes a closer look.
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A food-based strategy to stop gut infections early
Most gastrointestinal infections are treated only after symptoms have already developed. Researcher Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel aims to reduce risk earlier by adding specially engineered binding proteins directly to food and animal feed.
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New treatment recommended for children with brain tumours
The European Medicines Agency has recommended conditional approval of a new targeted treatment for children with the brain tumour pediatric low-grade glioma.
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International medical graduates leave Sweden in high numbers
Three years after completing their studies, 46 percent of international doctoral students who graduated in the medical field had left the country. This is shown in Statistics Sweden’s (SCB) analysis of researchers who graduated between 2017 and 2020.
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More than 150 jobs cut as Merck scales back vaccin production
Merck & Co, known as MSD in Europe, is hitting the brakes following a sharp decline in demand for its HPV vaccine Gardasil. Production at its facility in Durham, North Carolina, is now being halted, with more than 150 employees facing redundancy.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Obesity, blockbusters and Swedish biotech”
The development of technologies to bypass the blood-brain barrier is particularly exciting right now, as it holds the potential to unlock new treatments for a range of neurological diseases, according to Samuel Lagercrantz.
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Anna Törner: ”Drug prices – an important driver of innovation”
We live under the illusion that no price is too high when it comes to health, but that simply isn’t true, writes Anna Törner.
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End of bone‑sawing? New laser cuts to record depths
Saw, drill and chisel are a bone surgeon’s best friends today – but soon the laser may also find its place in that toolbox. Researchers in Switzerland have discovered a method for cutting significantly deeper and faster with a surgical laser than has
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Lost in the recruitment process? How hiring really works today
As recruitment becomes increasingly automated, candidates are expected to adapt to both human and algorithmic decision-making. Career coach Tina Persson outlines why the process feels unfair – and how jobseekers can approach it more strategically.
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Sarah Lidé: ”Ett hälsosamt samhälle kräver mer än ett nytt piller”
Innovation inom läkemedel och medicinteknik är avgörande – men ett hållbart arbete för hälsosamma samhällen beror också på hur prevention, incitament och beteendeförändring utformas och skalas upp, skriver Sarah Lidé i en krönika.
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Cinclus welcomes FDA announcement on single‑study requirement
Swedish Cinclus Pharma welcomes the signals from the United States that a single pivotal study, rather than two, may be sufficient when applying for market approval.
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A healthy society requires more than a new pill
Sarah Lidé on how medicines are essential – but a sustainable approach to healthy societies also depends on prevention and behavioural change
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FDA leaders seek to scrap two-study requirement
A single pivotal study may be sufficient to secure approval for a new medicine in the United States. That is the message delivered by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and the agency’s medical and scientific chief, Vinay Prasad, in an article in the New
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Björn Arvidsson: ”As uncertainty grows, clarity becomes a strength”
Sweden has all the prerequisites to be a strong life science nation. But in a time of geopolitical tension, shorter value chains and growing demands for resilience, it is no longer enough to be “good at many things”, Björn Arvidsson writes in a column.
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“BioArctic is Leqembi, but also much more”
What once began as a small Swedish biotech company has grown into a fully fledged pharmaceutical company with global reach. At the helm is Gunilla Osswald, who joined early on and is now leading BioArctic into its next era.
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Finland leads the way in the hunt for international top researchers
Several Nordic initiatives are currently under way to recruit international top researchers. Finland is making its largest national investment ever in attracting leading talent from abroad.
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Astra Zeneca spår fortsatt tillväxt – har över 100 fas III-studier i pipeline
Astra Zeneca förutspådde fortsatt tillväxt av både försäljning och vinst 2026, och uttryckte stora förväntningar på sin pipeline när bolaget presenterade sin bokslutsrapport på tisdagsmorgonen.
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Dying man saved by artificial lung system
An external artificial lung system kept a critically ill man alive for two days until he could undergo a lung transplant. In the longer term, researchers hope the technology could transform the treatment of patients with life-threatening lung disease.
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Study: Autism as common in girls as in boys
Autism may be just as common in girls as in boys, but girls are diagnosed significantly later and less often during childhood, according to a large Swedish registry study.
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Trumps nya sajt ska pressa läkemedelspriser – experter tveksamma
President Donald Trump har lanserat TrumpRx.gov, den nya webbplats han i månader hävdat ska ge amerikaner tillgång till rabatterade receptläkemedel.
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