CSL miljardsatsar på ny behandling inom blodkoagulation

Australiensiska CSL har förvärvat en exklusiv option att köpa nederländska Varmx och dess läkemedelskandidat inom blodkoagulation. Affären kan potentiellt uppgå till 2,2 miljarder dollar, motsvarande drygt 20 miljarder kronor.

Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men

The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while no such association was found in men, according to a new large Swedish study.

In search of Marcel Proust's lost health

A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health and attitude towards physicians.

Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality

What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.

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.

Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients

In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.

Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”

”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.

Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”

A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.

Strålning och immunterapier i fokus när Cancerfonden stödjer 29 forskare

Cancerfonden delar ut drygt 117 miljoner kronor till 29 olika forskare inom bland annat immunterapier, strålbehandling och blodcancer.

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.

Plastens framtid ligger i konsumenternas och politikernas händer

Upcoming event: New updates on drugs

At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.

Femte förslaget till regeringen från SwedenBio

Skärp målsättningen för deltagandet i EU:s ramprogram. Det är SwedenBios femte förslag inför den kommande forskningspropositionen.

Cellatlasen publicerar unika resultat i Science

Human protein atlas-projektet publicerar nu den första övergripande kartan över var proteinerna befinner sig i cellen. Artikeln återfinns i Science.

Ny drug delivery-teknik får 117 miljoner

EvOx Therapeutics, nyinflyttade i KI Science Park, har säkrat 117 miljoner i såddfinansiering för att utveckla sin teknologi för att leverera läkemedel.

UIC bland de bästa

Uppsala Innovation Centre, UIC, har utsetts till Europas femte bästa företagsinkubator av UBI Global Benchmark 2015.

Här är de 10 bästa life science-städerna

Boston hamnar i topp i en rankning av USA:s tio främsta life science-kluster.

Scandidos till börsen

Stråldosbolaget ringde i klockan när börsen öppnade på fredagsmorgonen.

Gammal Astrasubstans får nytt liv

En färsk studie visar att en substans som Astrazeneca ratade har effekt mot multipel skleros. I alla fall i djurstudier.

Google ger sig in i biotech-branschen

Sökmotorjättens nystartade bolag Calico ska fokusera på åldrande och åldersrelaterade sjukdomar.

Baxter bildar njurhubb i Lund

Flyttar över experter från USA som tillsammans med de svenska topparna ska leda det uppdaterade produktområdet inom njurvård.

Hallå där Per Bengtsson...

...vd för Karo Bio som nyligen sägs ha hotats av konkurs, vad händer?