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The vaccine has saved 94 million lives – but measles is spreading again
A disease we once believed belonged to the past is now resurging in both Europe and the United States. In the shadow of growing skepticism and declining vaccination coverage, measles – which has claimed millions of lives throughout history – is making a comeback.
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Vaccine project targeting congenital infection scrapped in late-stage trial – “Clearly disappointed”
Hope for the first vaccine against the world’s most common congenital infection has taken a serious hit
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Swedish team tests Alzheimer antibody for brain imaging
Recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s treatment have increased the need for precise diagnostics in the field. Researchers in Uppsala are working to develop improved methods for both identifying suitable patients and ensuring they receive the right therapy.
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How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development
Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how this finding is being applied in today’s drug development, and what challenges remain.
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Alzinova får FDA:s snabbspår för sitt alzheimervaccin
Biofarmabolaget Alzinovas vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers sjukdom har beviljar Fast Track-status av USA:s läkemedelsmyndighet FDA.
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Ännu en alzheimerkandidat får snabbspår
USA:s läkemedelsmyndighet FDA har beviljat så kallad Fast Track Designation för ännu en läkemedelskandidat för behandling av tidig Alzheimers sjukdom.
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Studie: Protein i urinen en biomarkör för demensrisk
Höga nivåer av proteinet albumin i urinen indikerar en ökad risk för att utveckla demens, enligt en stor studie från Karolinska institutet, KI.
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CSL miljardsatsar på ny behandling inom blodkoagulation
Australiensiska CSL har förvärvat en exklusiv option att köpa nederländska Varmx och dess läkemedelskandidat inom blodkoagulation. Affären kan potentiellt uppgå till 2,2 miljarder dollar, motsvarande drygt 20 miljarder kronor.
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Astra Zeneca pauses multi-million investment in the UK
Astra Zeneca has paused a planned investment worth $270 million. It is the latest pharmaceutical company to pull back on its commitments in the UK.
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Eli Lilly Recruits Leading Swedish Researcher Kaj Blennow to Head Alzheimer’s Project
Eli Lilly recruits Kaj Blennow, leading Alzheimer’s researcher, as VP of neuroscience biomarker development.
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Billion-Dollar Deal Sends BioArctic Soaring
Swedish Alzheimer-focused company BioArctic has entered into a licensing collaboration with Novartis regarding a technology aimed at enhancing efficient drug delivery to the brain. The BioArctic stock surged significantly following the announcement.
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Wegovy approved in the U.S. for treatment of liver disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Novo Nordisk’s drug Wegovy to treat the serious liver condition known as MASH. The decision strengthens the company’s position in the field of metabolic diseases.
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Alzinova tar steg mot fas II-studie i USA
Biofarmabolaget Alzinova hoppas kunna inleda en fas II-studie med sin vaccinkandidat mot Alzheimers under andra halvåret 2025.
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BMS and venture capital giant form new company
The American pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb, together with the venture capital firm Bain Capital, is forming a new biotech company. The company will develop treatments for autoimmune diseases where there is currently a lack of effective therapies.
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Lund University’s record-breaking recruitment – attracting researchers from around the world
The Swedish university is launching its largest international recruitment effort ever, aiming to hire 25 researchers globally, including several in the medical field.
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Cantargia får snabbspår för antikroppen nadunolimab
Lundabaserade biotechbolaget Cantargia har beviljats Fast Track-status i USA för snabbare utveckling och granskning av sin läkemedelskandidat avsedd för behandling av bukspottkörtelcancer.
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Positive EMA Decision for BioArctic's New Drug Candidate
Bioarctic's drug candidate for multiple system atrophy, exidavnemab, is recommended to be classified as an orphan drug, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
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The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”
It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. "We invested for 25 years while everyone else laughed at us. Now everyone wants to join the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.
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Mikael Kubista back with new venture after turbulent exit
Entrepreneur and researcher Mikael Kubista is starting a new company. Now he is also free to comment on the sequence of events that led to him losing ownership of his life's work – the company Tataa Biocenter. “Not only did they take our company away
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From pharmacist to life science podcaster – Magnus Lejelöv uses his voice as a tool
Magnus Lejelöv has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has conducted nearly two hundred interviews with healthcare professionals on his podcasts.
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Tau-targeted Alzheimer's drug gets Fast Track designation in the USA
Biogen's Alzheimer's candidate BIIB080 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Tau-inriktat alzheimerpreparat får snabbspår i USA
Amerikanska Biogens alzheimerkandidat BIIB080 har beviljats ”Fast Track” – ett snabbspår – av den amerikanska läkemedelsmyndigheten FDA.
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Ett livsviktigt organ – som sällan står i rampljuset
Njurarna består av mer än 40 typer av celler och har fler funktioner i kroppen än de flesta känner till. Julie Williams leder Astra Zenecas arbete inom preklinisk forskning om njursjukdomar. "De är förmodligen ett av de mest komplicerade organen i kroppen, och jag gillar utmaningar", säger hon.
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Efter Trumps nedskärningar – nu ska EU locka över amerikanska toppforskare
USA drar in på statliga forskningsanslag – då ser europeiska aktörer sin chans att locka till sig forskarbegåvningar från andra sidan Atlanten.
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