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Rise and Scantox cease conducting animal testing in Stockholm
Access to in vivo toxicology services is significantly decreasing in the Stockholm area as Rise shuts down animal testing and Scantox reorganizes. ”The costs are high, and demand is weak”, says the division manager at Rise to Life Science Sweden.
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Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory
"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.
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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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Medivir CEO on upcoming study: ”It's about working together with others”
Medivir is a small company with a big task: to take its drug candidate, via extensive clinical studies, all the way to a patient group that currently lacks approved treatment alternatives. "We can't do that on our own – our entire R&D activities are about working together with others," says the company's CEO Jens Lindberg.
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Trumps nya FDA-chef varnar för "massiv övermedicinering"
Donald Trump har nominerat kirurgen och författaren Marty Makary till ny chef för den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA, som enligt den tillträdande presidenten har ”förlorat amerikanernas förtroende”.
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Medivir planerar ny stor studie: ”Handlar om att jobba tillsammans med andra”
Medivir är ett litet bolag med en stor uppgift: att ta sin läkemedelskandidat, via omfattande kliniska studier, hela vägen till en patientgrupp som idag saknar godkända behandlingsalternativ. ”Det kan vi inte göra på egen hand – hela vår utvecklingsverksamhet handlar om att jobba tillsammans med andra”, säger företagets vd Jens Lindberg.
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Drug development booms in Medicon Valley
When it comes to developing new medicines, the Öresund region is one of the top performers in the EU. Companies working on commission for pharmaceutical companies are highlighted as a success factor. “Everyone has heard of Novo Nordisk
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The new Swedish life science strategy – “It will consolidate Sweden as a leader”
Clinical trials and precision health are emphasised as key areas in the new national life science strategy.
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”The importance of stratification in a statistician’s August kitchen”
Ingrid Lönnstedt writes about an experiment of her own at home and about what lessons can be learned from it, in a science column.
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New large lab building in Lund inaugurated – here are the companies moving in
Medicon Village has received a new laboratory building. On Friday last week the building was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Minister for Employment and Integration Mats Persson (L) and construction contractor Mats Paulsson.
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A new life science cluster formed – “We are very strong in talent”
Stockholm and Uppsala’s joint life science cluster aims to be among the best in Europe. Pontus Holm, Life Science Coordinator for Region Stockholm, says the decision to create a joint profile for the two cities is strongly supported. He mentions that around 50 stakeholders were asked last winter if they were in favour of a joint cluster and that “the answer was a resounding yes”.
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Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug
Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the billion-selling GLP1 analogues. ‘‘Basically, I expect all the beneficial effects that they have
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Leo Pharma to cut 200 jobs and reorganize
Danish Leo Pharma cuts down on staff in its global operations. Around 200 positions will be cut, while 50 will be moved to Poland.
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This years Nobel prize in medicine – “Changed the understanding of how genes are controlled”
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to the discovery that small RNA molecules, known as microRNAs, control how genes are regulated. Understanding the mechanism has changed our view of human biology and evolution, says KI Professor András Simon.
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An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”
Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Överby Wernstedt is studying the processes that occur in the brain during a TBE infection and hopes to contribute to developing a treatment.
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Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award
This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “have revolutionised the treatment of obesity”. Among others, Novo Nordisk’s Lotte Bjerre Knudsen is honoured.
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Xvivo förvärvar plattform för smidigare transplantationsprocess – ”Tar bort onödiga hinder”
Göteborgsbaserade Xvivo Perfusion förvärvar ett digitalt verktyg för kommunikation och arbetsflöde vid transplantationsprocesser från amerikanska Omnilife.
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“We should avoid surgery if we can”
Since February this year, she has been Scientific Director Life Science at the Karolinska Institutet. Life Science Sweden met Anna Martling for a talk about role models, surgery and Sweden’s strengths and weaknesses in medical research.
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Danska läkemedelsfonder investerar i talangfabrik
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Lundbeck Foundation och Leo Foundation investerar 123 miljoner danska kronor, motsvarande omkring 188 miljoner svenska kronor, i ett nytt utbildningscentrum för Köpenhamns universitet och Syddansk universitet i Odense.
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Abbvie flyttar in i Forskaren
Elekta, Astra Zeneca och ett tiotal andra life science-bolag är redan på plats. Nu flyttar även läkemedelsbolaget Abbvie sitt Sverigekontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: ”The confidence interval and its width”
Always keep an eye on the width of your and others’ confidence intervals, writes Ingrid Lönnstedt in a science column.
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Astra Zeneca-medarbetare gripna i Kina
Fem nuvarande eller tidigare anställda hos Astra Zeneca har gripits av kinesisk polis, misstänkta för smuggling och överträdelse av Kinas dataskyddslagar
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Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”
A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiology at Lund University, radiology is a field that is well suited to the technology.
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Kris för hajpat genredigeringsbolag – ”Stämningen har skiftat”
Upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka. Så kan utvecklingen för det upphaussade amerikanska genredigeringsbolaget Tome Biosciences beskrivas.
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