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Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decided to make a change from within. Life Science Sweden meets Lina Nordquist, Member of Parliament for the Liberals and their spokesperson on healthcare policy, to have a conversation about reality, politics, and the need for writing.
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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.
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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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Rapid developments in AI – “All stakeholders are struggling to understand it”
Artificial intelligence is being discussed more and more, and developments in the field are moving rapidly. As the Swedish Medical Products Agency testifies, keeping up with developments is not easy.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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150-åring skrivs om vid högt tryck
Periodiska systemet firar i år 150 år. Under detta jubileumsår presenterar Chalmersforskaren Martin Rahm ytterligare en dimension till systemet vilket ger helt nya förutsättningar för materialforskning.
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Viktig forskarvän fyller 150 år
Denna banbrytande idé kan i år stoltsera med hela 150 år på nacken. Det är nämligen så länge sedan Dmitrij Mendelejev presenterade sin första version av periodiska systemet.
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TV: Spelifieringen ändrar beteenden
Beteenden och livsstil kan påverkas med mer lekfullhet. Life science-branschen fick lära sig mer om ämnet vid möte i Göteborg.
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Addvise i miljonavtal
Två dotterbolag till Addvise tecknar nytt distributionsavtal med libanesiska Alpha Pro.
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Addvise tappar chef
Finanschefen Shawn Shafti lämnar labtechbolaget efter flera starka kvartal.
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Uppåt för Addvise
Årets första kvartal var det starkaste hittills för labtechbolaget.
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Addvise köper amerikanskt
Medicinteknikbolaget har träffat avtal om att köpa Surgical Tables, som tillverkar operationsbord till sjukvården.
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3D-bild ska hjälpa kirurger
Ny metod ger hopp om bot mot svårbehandlad levercancer.
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Anders Persson får brittiskt medicinpris
Anders Persson prisas med brittiskt forskningspris.
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Visualiseringsbord till Asien
Sectra tecknar distributionsavtal med företag i Malaysia.
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Virtuella patienter på framfart
Sectras virtuella hantering av röntgenbilder i 3D kan bli nästa stora svenska exportsuccé
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Mingling types - who to aim for and who to avoid:
Read about different mingling types - who are you?
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The winner of the race
She learned how to work hard at an early age and her devotion has certainly paid off. Whether it is field running or running a company, the key to success is focus according to Yvonne Mårtensson.