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New findings on the diseases that crushed Napoleon’s army
As if cold, starvation, and typhus weren’t enough. New research reveals that Napoleon’s defeated army also suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever during the retreat from Russia.
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Recipharms AI-satsning får stöd från Gates-stiftelse
Svenska Recipharm får utökad finansiering från Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation för att utveckla AI-drivna tillverkningsteknologier. Syftet är att sänka produktionskostnader och förbättra tillgången till avancerade behandlingar i låg- och medelinkomstländer.
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Vaccine project targeting congenital infection scrapped in late-stage trial – “Clearly disappointed”
Hope for the first vaccine against the world’s most common congenital infection has taken a serious hit
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Karolinska och Akademiska utökar ATMP-samarbete
Ett fördjupat samarbete mellan Karolinskas centrum för avancerade terapier och motsvarande centrum i Uppsala syftar till att ge fler patienter tillgång till cell- och genterapier. Satsningen ska också stärka huvudstadsregionen som life science-kluster.
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Swedish team tests Alzheimer antibody for brain imaging
Recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s treatment have increased the need for precise diagnostics in the field. Researchers in Uppsala are working to develop improved methods for both identifying suitable patients and ensuring they receive the right therapy.
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Gene therapy restored hearing in children with congenital deafness
Eleven out of twelve children with congenital deafness showed improvements in a study testing Regeneron’s gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss. The U.S. company now plans to apply for approval of the gene therapy.
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How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development
Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how this finding is being applied in today’s drug development, and what challenges remain.
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Orexo får USA-stöd för överdosläkemedel vid blandmissbruk
Uppsalabolaget Orexo har fått 8 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 75 miljoner kronor, av den amerikanska myndigheten Barda för att ta fram ett nasalt räddningsläkemedel mot överdoser.
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Snabbtest för halsfluss gav 40 procent falskt positiva svar
Ett snabbtest mot halsfluss har visat sig ge en mycket hög andel falskt positiva svar. Nu uppmanar företaget bakom testet vårdgivare att kassera berörda partier av produkten.
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Eli Lilly Recruits Leading Swedish Researcher Kaj Blennow to Head Alzheimer’s Project
Eli Lilly recruits Kaj Blennow, leading Alzheimer’s researcher, as VP of neuroscience biomarker development.
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Billion-Dollar Deal Sends BioArctic Soaring
Swedish Alzheimer-focused company BioArctic has entered into a licensing collaboration with Novartis regarding a technology aimed at enhancing efficient drug delivery to the brain. The BioArctic stock surged significantly following the announcement.
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Anna Törner: ”Varför inte slå till på en ADHD-diagnos till kampanjpris?”
”Det är självklart positivt att neuropsykiatriska diagnoser inte upplevs som stigmatiserande, men just när det gäller ADHD kan jag inte låta bli att undra om det gått för långt?”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika om en diagnos som blir allt vanligare.
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Wegovy approved in the U.S. for treatment of liver disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Novo Nordisk’s drug Wegovy to treat the serious liver condition known as MASH. The decision strengthens the company’s position in the field of metabolic diseases.
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The top five most expensive drugs in 2025
New advanced therapeutic medicines are reaching the market, but their price tags remain exceptionally high. This year’s ranking of the most expensive drugs in the US reveals a common denominator: all are gene therapies administered as one-time treatments.
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Kennedy stoppar 22 projekt inom mRNA-vaccin – experter varnar för följderna
USA:s hälsodepartement avbryter finansieringen av 22 projekt som utvecklar mRNA-baserade vacciner, och växlar över till vad som hävdas vara ”säkrare och bredare vaccinteknologier”.
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BMS and venture capital giant form new company
The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company will develop treatments for autoimmune diseases where there is currently a lack of effective therapies.
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Lund University’s record-breaking recruitment – attracting researchers from around the world
The Swedish university is launching its largest international recruitment effort ever, aiming to hire 25 researchers globally, including several in the medical field.
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US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretary, his department announced.
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Venomaid's rapid test aims to find the right snake bite treatment
Every six seconds, someone on our planet suffers a snake bite, and each time, a race against the clock begins. What kind of snake was it, and which antivenom can help? Danish company Venomaid Diagnostics is working hard to develop solutions to a problem that claims countless lives, especially in tropical countries.
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Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit
Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership of his life's work – the company Tataa Biocenter. “Not only did they take our company away from us. They followed up by showering us with lawsuits,” he says.
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Korbinian Löbmann leads scientific meeting on drug formulation: High activity in the field
Korbinian Löbmann has moderated New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability several times before. Now he is once again taking on the scientific meeting. Life Science Sweden reached out to him.
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Bico säljer bolag inom in vitro-testning och digital patologi
Bioteknikbolaget Bico avyttrar Mattek och Visikol, som integrerades i Mattek operationellt förra året, till Sartorius Lab. Köpeskillingen är på 80 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 807 miljoner kronor, på kassa- och skuldfri basis.
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Success for Genmab's antibody-drug conjugate
The Danish company Genmab has received Japanese approval for its treatment for advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.
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Prövning av pillervaccin mot covid-19 avbryts i USA
Det amerikanska hälsodepartementet har beordrat stopp för en statligt finansierad fas IIb-studie som skulle utvärdera ett potentiellt pillervaccin mot covid-19.