Nanexa ingår avtal med Novo Nordisk om 46 miljoner

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19

According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.

Vicore tar in 200 miljoner — utvecklar behandling mot lungfibros

Göteborgsbaserade Vicore Pharma, som utvecklar behandlingar för svåra lungsjukdomar, har tagit in 200 miljoner kronor via en riktad nyemission.

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.

Rhovac gör omvänt förvärv av danskt bolag

Istället för likvidation – nu ingår Rhovac avtal om ett omvänt förvärv av precisionsonkologi-bolaget Chosa. På onsdag väntas beslut om förvärvet att klubbas på en extra bolagsstämma.

Bubblarna på innovationslistan

Långt mer än 20 viktiga innovationer som hjälper personer till bättre hälsa har svenska upphovspersoner. Här skriver vi om ett urval av dessa som alla har kommit det senaste halvseklet.

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.

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Medtech-bolag ställer om – patienter som vilken konsument som helst

Patienter hanterar sin hälsa på samma sätt som de bokar resor eller nätshoppar, enligt en ny rapport. Nu lägger flera medtech-bolag om sin strategi.

Prisas för arbete mot antibiotikaresistens: “Behöver pumpa ut nya molekyler”

Professor Otto Cars får en hedersutmärkelse för sitt arbete med att bromsa utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens – och han är långt ifrån färdig: “Vi måste tänka större, inrätta ett globalt institut där många forskare får stora resurser”.

Medicinjättar högt på topplista när Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser rankas

Att jobba inom medtech eller life science kan innebära att man har Sveriges bästa arbetsgivare. Det enligt en ny lista där medarbetarna själva fått tycka till.

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

Paxlovid kan minska risk för långtidscovid, enligt ny studie

Pfizers covidläkemedel Paxlovid minskar risken för långtidscovid, enligt en ny studie från amerikanska Department of Veterans Affairs.

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvant, which forms an essential part of the vaccine, originates from Sweden.

Lif: Föreslagna miljöpremien är för låg

Det är positivt att en miljöpremie för läkemedel prövas, men de föreslagna nivåerna är för låga för att skapa tillräckliga incitament. Det anser branschorganisationen Lif - de forskande läkemedelsföretagen.

Extensive agreements signed at Scilifelab

Four agreements were signed between Swedish and Dutch life science players in connection with the Dutch state visit earlier this month.

Xbranes nyemission gav 170 miljoner inför kommande Europalansering

Xbrane, ett bolag som utvecklar biologiska läkemedel, har tagit in 170 miljoner kronor i en riktad nyemission.

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.

“We need to build flexible operating theatres”

Flexible operating theatres, micro-sensors on surgeons to monitor their well-being and 3D images projected onto organs to be operated on. These are a few ideas that three specialist surgeons are suggesting for the operating theatre of the future.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.

Black box i operationssalen ska göra kirurgin säkrare

Som enda svenska sjukhus använder sig Mora lasarett av black box vid titthålskirurgi. Förebilden är flygplanens svarta lådor, och metoden används flitigt i USA. Men i Sverige finns inget regelverk för tekniken.