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“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.
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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.
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"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"
in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.
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Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons
According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.
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Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise
Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Anna Törner: Kalasjnikovs i ny skepnad
Europa har skonats från opioidepidemin, tack vare europeiska regulatoriska myndigheter som höll emot. På 1960-talet var situationen omvänd då den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten, FDA, vägrade godkänna talidomid (Neurosedyn), skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.
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Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way
"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave for drug development in a broader context", writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Ny metod för mikroskopi öppnar genväg till nya läkemedel
Forskare vid Chalmers har utvecklat en helt ny mikroskopiteknik för att kunna studera de minsta biologiska partiklarna i sitt naturliga tillstånd – och därmed öppna vägar för snabbare utveckling av nya läkemedel och vaccin.
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No demand for new Covid vaccine – “It will probably be discarded”
So far, just under 6 000 doses of the Covid vaccine from Novavax have been used in Sweden, leaving over 1.4 million doses in stock. “They will probably be discarded due to lack of demand in Sweden as well as globally,” says Sweden’s National Vaccine Coordinator Richard Bergström to Life Science Sweden.
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Företaget som gör apkoppsvaccin: Vi kan producera 30 miljoner doser
Det plötsliga utbrottet av apkoppor gör att ett stort antal länder världen över vill köpa det enda godkända vaccinet mot sjukdomen. Det tillverkas av ett företag i Danmark. – Vi har väldigt mycket att göra nu, konstaterar Rolf Sass Sörensen, Vice President Investor Relations på Bavarian Nordic, till Life Science Sweden.
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Start-up developing ”digital twin” received award during the EIT Health Summit
A biotech company, a medtech company and a company in digital health were on the podium when the EIT Health Catapult awarded its winners.
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Ingen efterfrågan på nya covidvaccinet – "Måste sannolikt kasseras"
Bara knappt sex tusen doser har hittills getts av covidvaccinet från Novavax i Sverige. Kvar i lager finns över 1,4 miljoner doser. "Det är sannolikt så att de måste kasseras. Det finns ingen efterfrågan, vare sig i Sverige eller globalt", säger Sveriges nationella vaccinsamordnare Richard Bergström till Life Science Sweden.
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Søren Bregenholt omvald som ordförande i MVA
Under Medicon Valley Alliance årsstämma fick styrelsen förnyat förtroende och valdes om.
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Tina Persson: Så nätverkar du bäst via Linkedin
Du har bestämt dig för att gå vidare i karriären. Och sen då? Tina Persson, karriärcoach och författare till ”The PhD Career Coaching Guide” tipsar om hur du kan ta hjälp av affärsnätverket Linkedin.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages
For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Life Science Sweden´s international issue is on its way
A new issue of Life Science Sweden is on its way to print, packed with news, interviews and reports.
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Oasmia tar in 151 miljoner – och byter namn
Styrelsen i cancerforskningsföretaget Oasmia har beslutat om en nyemission på 151 miljoner kronor. Samtidigt föreslås ett namnbyte av företaget till Vivesto.
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