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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.
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Elicera får mångmiljonbidrag av EU för utveckling av CAR-T-terapi
Cell- och genterapibolaget Elicera Therapeutics tilldelas 2,5 miljoner euro, motsvarande drygt 26 miljoner kronor, i EU-finansiering för fortsatt utveckling av sin CAR-T-terapi mot B-cellslymfom.
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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.
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Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world
Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed in that field as well. “It is the largest field, and the potential is enormous,” says the company’s CEO Jamal El-Mosleh.
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Svenska Elicera utvecklar CAR-T mot solida tumörer – kan bli först i världen
Idag finns fem EU-godkända CAR T-terapier, alla inriktade på olika typer av blodcancer, men ännu har ingen fått metoden att fungera mot solida tumörer. På Göteborgsbaserade Elicera jobbar man för högtryck för att nå även dit. – Det är det största området och potentialen är enorm, säger företagets vd Jamal El-Mosleh.