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Nya handelschefen: ”Försöker agera i en föränderlig värld”
Sara Lowemark har sedan mitten av augusti rollen som chef för internationella relationer på Lif – de forskande läkemedelsföretagen. Redan från start har hon fått hantera tunga EU-frågor och en snabbt föränderlig global läkemedelsmarknad.
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Genredigering ska ge sänkta blodfetter
Nya genmodifierande behandlingar är under utveckling för att varaktigt reglera halterna av blodfetter, och därmed minska risken för hjärt-kärlsjukdomar. Ett av företagen som storsatsar är Novartis, som just ingått ett miljardavtal inom fältet.
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Ännu ett genterapibolag skär ned – avbryter sitt främsta program
Även amerikanska Prime Medicine får nu känna på de snåla vindar som blåser inom genredigeringområdet. Bolaget avbryter sitt enda kliniska program, säger upp var fjärde medarbetare och byter ut vd:n.
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Rovtidskriftsjägaren om sin ärkefiende: ”Ondskans imperium”
Han myntade begreppet rovtidskrifter och gjorde ett första försök att kartlägga deras utbredning. Nu berättar bibliotekarien Jeffrey Beall om konsekvenserna det fick för honom. Det här är del fyra i Life Science Swedens artikelserie om rovtidskrifter.
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An organ seldom in the spotlight – but utterly vital
The kidneys consist of more than 40 types of cells and have more functions in the body than most people know. Julie Williams leads AstraZeneca’s work in preclinical research about kidney diseases. “They are probably one of the most complicated organs in the body, and I like a challenge”, she says.
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A tiny animal with great importance
From the mythical Ganges River to the less sacred, but considerably cleaner waters in KI's aquariums in Solna. The little zebrafish has made an unconscious career – as an increasingly important model organism in medical research.
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Ukraine war fuels rise of totally resistent bacteria
War-torn Ukraine is not just suffering from hostile attacks from a foreign aggressor, but also from the threat of a totally resistant and contagious bacteria.
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Security flaw in Swedish breast cancer screening software – woman passed away
A lack of safeguard in Sectra's software led to a woman with breast cancer receiving an incorrect diagnosis. She later passed away. The software is used in 20 out of 21 regions in Sweden. It is also used in neighbouring Nordic countries. “Extremely serious,” says the Sectra CEO to Medtech Magazine.
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Investment CEO: “The Nordics are outstanding in creating successful medtech companies”
Since the beginning of last month, Susanna Francke Rodau has been a partner and the new CEO of Segulah Medical Acceleration, which invests in medical technology. In an interview she tells about which companies the investment company prefers to invest in, which companies she believes in the most in the portfolio and why she accepted the new position.
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Ännu ett Crispr-bolag kraschar
Spotlight Therapeutics, ett amerikanskt genterapibolag, lägger ner verksamheten.
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AI detects tumor disease – via voice recording
A short voice recording along with facial images – both analyzed with an AI algorithm – can make it possible to detect the rare tumour disease acromegaly and initiate treatment at an early stage.
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Hajpat genterapibolag skär ner med 65 procent
Det en gång så omsusade genterapibolaget Editas Medicine säger upp 65 procent av sin personal – omkring 180 medarbetare – till följd av ett beslut om att avbryta bolagets projekt inom sickelcellssjukdom.
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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health
A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health
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Skånskt bolag siktar på att bli ledande inom mitokondriell medicin
Abliva är ett av få bolag som utvecklar läkemedel mot primär mitokondriell sjukdom. Life Science Sweden besökte bolaget i Medicon Village lokaler i Lund.
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New large lab building in Lund inaugurated – here are the companies moving in
Medicon Village has received a new laboratory building. On Friday last week the building was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Minister for Employment and Integration Mats Persson (L) and construction contractor Mats Paulsson.
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Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”
A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiology at Lund University, radiology is a field that is well suited to the technology.
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Tungt namn till Alzecure: ”Fantastiskt spännande"
Han har varit global forskningschef för jättebolagen Astra Zeneca och Eli Lilly – nu kliver profilen Jan Lundberg in i Alzecure Pharma.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: ”Will the Swedish life science strategy be updated with precision?”
What will the Swedish government focus on in the life science strategy that is being updated? And what should be prioritized in the strategy? Life Science Sweden's editor-in-chief Samuel Lagercrantz highlights three areas.
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Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work
A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story of a Swedish entrepreneur who was going to raise US venture capital to strengthen his company but lost his life’s work instead.
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A new special edition and a new event in Copenhagen – This is happening at Life Science Sweden 2024
The new year brings new features for the readers of Life Science Sweden.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: We are currently seeing medical breakthroughs in these areas
Samuel Lagercrantz, Editor in Chief of Life Science Sweden, lists three medical fields in which we are currently seeing major breakthroughs and two fields in which we can see some long-awaited positive developments.
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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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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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Alligator, Tataa, Ilya: Så valde bolagen sina namn – del 1
Att namnge ett företag kräver strategi, långsiktighet, juridiska kollar – och gärna ett mått av originalitet. Här är fem bolag inom life science med namn som sticker ut, och historierna bakom dem. Inom kort presenterar vi ytterligare fem.
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