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Vaccin och biosimilarer i fokus på vetenskapligt möte
Vaccin och biosimilarer är några av ämnena som kommer att beröras under det vetenskapliga mötet New Horizons in Biologics & Bioprocessing under torsdagen. Mötet har i år tioårsjubileum.
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Business Sweden: “Companies have a lot to offer in data-driven precision medicine”
Data-driven precision medicine can potentially solve major healthcare problems, states Business Sweden in a new report on the subject.
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Life science-profil på nytt jobb
Jennie Ekbeck, tidigare vd för Umeå Biotech Incubator, kommer fortsättningsvis att arbeta med affärsidéer inom life science i Östergötland.
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Tataa inrättar vetenskapligt råd
Tataa Biocenter bildar ett rådgivande vetenskapligt råd. Nu har de fem första experterna i rådet utsetts.
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Högteknologiska bolag allt mer intresserade av hälsa
Under många år har techföretag intresserat sig för hälso- och sjukvården och det intresset ser ut att öka. ”Det är inget plötsligt trendbrott, det handlar mer om att de flyttar fram positionerna”, säger Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, vd för Swedish Medtech.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Astra Zeneca och Apoteket AB inleder samarbete kring återvinning
Återvinning är målsättningen för ett nytt samarbete mellan läkemedelsjätten Astra Zeneca och Apoteket AB. På ett få utvalda apotek ska nu plasthylsor från inhalatorer samlas in och återvinnas.
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“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”
The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that aimed to find answers and solutions to this downward trend. One of the proposals was a stable, sustainable and funded model for collaboration.
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Pfizer bygger ut i Strängnäs – satsar kvarts miljard
Pfizer investerar en kvarts miljard kronor på att bygga ut sin tillverkningsanläggning i Strängnäs.
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A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.
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Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president
In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According to the reporter Theo Baker, who first reported the story, Tessier-Lavigne “rewarded the winners and punished the losers”. Here is the background of the story which has shaken the American scientific community over the summer.
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Blir vd för Hamlet Biopharma
Läkemedelsutvecklaren Hamlet Pharma, som snart blir Hamlet Biopharma, har rekryterat en ny vd. I oktober tar Petter Segelman Lindqvist sig an uppdraget.
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Nytt program ska hjälpa akademisk forskning till marknaden
Steget från akademisk forskning till kommersialisering inom life science är ofta tufft. Nu lanseras ett nytt finanseringsprogram för att överbrygga gapet.
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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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Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors
The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.
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Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”
How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cluster organisation’s new radar pair.
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Antikroppar tog form med hjälp av artificiell intelligens
Språkmodeller, såsom Chat GPT, som bygger på artificiell intelligens kan användas till en rad olika saker. Nu har forskare, med en språkmodell tillverkad av ett välkänt amerikanskt företag, i en ny studie kunnat designa antikroppar, rapporterar Nature.
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Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide
Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out of 55 countries surveyed, public perception of the importance of vaccinating children has declined.
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Han blir ny nordisk chef på Becton Dickinson
Det amerikanska medicinteknikbolaget Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) har anställt en ny nordisk chef, Hans Braunstein.
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Conference on Alzheimer’s reveals several advances in the field
In Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers and pharmaceutical companies from all over the world gathered to discuss one specific issue – neurological diseases. Life Science Sweden has talked to some of those that attended the conference.
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The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector
We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.
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KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”
A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karolinska Institutet. She will not give up her research entirely though. “I think it’s crucial to maintain a close presence in the business,” she says.
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