Ny app visar hur synskadade upplever världen

En ny app visar hur allt från grå starr till makuladegeneration och ålderssynthet yttrar sig — ur den synskadades synvinkel. Syftet är att ge seende en inblick i hur personer med synnedsättning uppfattar sin vardag.

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

Medivir i möte med FDA: "Positiv återkoppling"

Forskningsbolaget Medivir har genomfört ett så kallat pre-IND-möte med den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Medtech-företag blev årets snabbväxare

Medtech-bolaget Infosolutions toppar årets rankning från Deloitte över Sveriges snabbast växande teknikbolag. På fyra år har bolaget ökat sin omsättning med 12 815 (!) procent.

Bubblarna på innovationslistan

Långt mer än 20 viktiga innovationer som hjälper personer till bättre hälsa har svenska upphovspersoner. Här skriver vi om ett urval av dessa som alla har kommit det senaste halvseklet.

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Prisas för arbete mot antibiotikaresistens: “Behöver pumpa ut nya molekyler”

Professor Otto Cars får en hedersutmärkelse för sitt arbete med att bromsa utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens – och han är långt ifrån färdig: “Vi måste tänka större, inrätta ett globalt institut där många forskare får stora resurser”.

Spermosens tar in 24 miljoner – ska lansera ny diagnostik inför IVF

“En banbrytande produkt som kan hjälpa miljontals drabbade av ofrivillig barnlöshet”. Så beskriver bolaget Spermosens en ny mätmetod för män som företaget uppger ger bättre chans vid IVF-behandling.

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

Stort vetenskapsmöte igång i Life City

Nya platschefen: ”Strängnäs-anläggningen en viktig nod i Pfizers nätverk”

Den nya chefen på Pfizers anläggning i Strängnäs är civilingenjör i maskinteknik i grunden och det var inte alls självklart att han skulle jobba inom läkemedelsindustrin. 19 år senare är Johan Carlsson fast.

The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list

Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows

“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas that three specialist surgeons are suggesting for the operating theatre of the future.

Black box i operationssalen ska göra kirurgin säkrare

Som enda svenska sjukhus använder sig Mora lasarett av black box vid titthålskirurgi. Förebilden är flygplanens svarta lådor, och metoden används flitigt i USA. Men i Sverige finns inget regelverk för tekniken.

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.

Neutronmöte i Lund samlar hundratals toppforskare

För första gången hålls en konferens knuten till den nya forskningsanläggningen ESS i Lund. Det är Institut Laue-langevin, ILL, i Frankrike och European Spallation Source, ESS, som tillsammans samlar neutronforskare från hela världen.

Bioarctics Alzheimerresultat hyllas i internationella medier

"Historiskt", "en möjlig seger", "fantastisk vändning". Nyheten om att svenskutvecklade lecanemab i en fas III-studie ser ut att kunna bromsa tidig Alzheimers har fått stor uppmärksamhet i internationell media.

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.

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.

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 to the outcome of the pilot to hopefully then understand if “in house” analyses actually will add value.

Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"

The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.