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Canada approves leqembi as global alzheimer’s drug race heats up
Leqembi has secured approval in Canada, further consolidating its global lead among disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapies. The antibody is now authorized in 15 major markets — one more than its closest rival, Eli Lilly’s Kisunla.
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Novo Nordisk cuts ties with Hims & Hers after Wegovy dispute
Novo Nordisk is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers Health due to concerns about the company’s sales and marketing practices related to the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
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The race between new alzheimer’s drugs Kisunla and Leqembi heats up
Kisunla or Leqembi? The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Bioarctic is intensifying. Where one drug gains approval, the other falls behind. Here's a look at the markets where these competing treatments are currently available.
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Icelandic pharmaceutical company Alvotech to list on Nasdaq Stockholm
One of Iceland's largest companies, the pharmaceutical firm Alvotech, has announced its intention to list on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Peptonics strategi för återhämtning: Startar dotterbolag i USA
Svenska femtechbolaget Peptonic Medical genomgår en företagsrekonstruktion – men blickar ändå västerut. Som en del av åtgärdsplanen ska bolaget fullfölja sin USA-lansering via ett nystartat dotterbolag.
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Cellevate stärker ledningen – utnämner CTO
Biotechbolaget Cellevate utnämner Christel Fenge till Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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Life science trends 2025 – Neurology
New Alzheimer's drugs are beginning to be used in Sweden, more deals in the neuro sector are expected, and tools for deliver active substances across the blood-brain barrier are being developed. In addition, a new type of drug for MS is making its debut. This part of trend insights on life science 2025 is about neurology.
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Moderna develops mRNA vaccine against norovirus
A highly anticipated vaccine is in late clinical evaluation and could be ready for approval within a couple of years. The target is the norovirus, often called “food poisoning” or the “stomach bug”.
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Joy at Egetis after positive CHMP opinion – ”The single most important milestone”
Stockholm-based Egetis Therapeutics has received a positive CHMP opinion for Emcitate, which could become the first approved treatment for the rare disease MCT8 deficiency."
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Thumbs down for lecanemab in the EU – “Very surprised”
The Azheimer's drug lecanemab has received a negative assessment from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), according to an announcement made by the Agency last week. Bioarctic’s CEO Gunilla Osswald describes the reactions after the announcement as a surprise and disappointment.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: Demystification of the power of a scientific study
”You surely do realize that even the smallest changes in study assumptions may influence the estimated sample size needed. And how is it even possible to guess the magnitude of the treatment effect before performing the study?” writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a column.
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Redsense grundare har avlidit
Patrik Byhmer, grundare av Redsense Medical och aktiv i flera andra medicinteknikbolag, har avlidit.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?
The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significance level. But what does that mean? Read Ingrid Lönnstedt´s column to learn more.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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Tataa förstärker på marknadssidan
Tataa Biocenter har anställt Johanna Nilsson som marknadschef, Head of Marketing.
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Styrelseordförande på svenskt medtechbolag polisanmäls för olovlig avlyssning
Det fortsätter att storma på Prostalund. Efter att hela ledningsgruppen, inklusive vd, sagt upp sig har personer i styrelsen nu polisanmälts. UPPDATERAD
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Prostalunds vd avgår – ”Ytterst beklagligt”
Vd:n för det skånska medtechbolaget Prostalund lämnar företaget. Det innebär att hela ledningen nu har sagt upp sig.
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Flera avhopp från skånskt medtechbolag: ”Mycket olyckligt”
Tre av fyra personer i ledningsgruppen för Prostalund har valt att lämna sina tjänster.
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Ny genterapi mot hemofili B godkänd i EU
CSL Behring presenterar nu den första genterapeutiska behandlingen mot blödarsjuka typ B, hemofili B. Vektorn är ett adeno-associerat virus.
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Han blir Lif:s nya vd
Det blir Johan Färnstrand, idag chef vid Aleris, som tar över vd-posten för branschorganisationen Lif efter avgående Anders Blanck.
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“Everyone is screaming for talent”
Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing conference on 15 December.
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“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”
The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees the anniversary as a recognition of MVA’s explosive power.
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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.
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Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data
A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward
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