New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Link Medical köper konkurrent

Det norska CRO-företaget Link Medical Research förvärvar svenska IRW Consulting. Köpet medför närvaro i Finland, framhåller Link Medicals vd.

Lumitos vd har avlidit

Stefan Nilsson avled under helgen i sviterna efter en hjärtinfarkt.

Ny vd på Medcap

I november tar Anders Dahlberg över rodret på bolaget.

Forskare undersökte syrapumpshämmare med datorsimuleringar – gör koppling till demens

Forskare från Karolinska institutet har i en preklinisk studie sett en mekanism som de anser pekar på att långvarig användning av syradämpande läkemedel kan bidra till en ökad risk för demens.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

A world-class research village

Eight years ago, Medicon Village was set up in Lund. Since then, this hub for research, innovation and business has developed enormously, and today the life science village is home to over 150 organisations, employing more than 2,200 people.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.