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Novo Nordisk tells staff to return to office
At the turn of the year, Novo Nordisk employees will no longer be able to work remotely. According to the company’s new CEO, the move is intended to accelerate decision-making and improve commercial execution as competition in the obesity drug market intensifies.
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Venomaid's rapid test aims to find the right snake bite treatment
Every six seconds, someone on our planet suffers a snake bite, and each time, a race against the clock begins. What kind of snake was it, and which antivenom can help? Danish company Venomaid Diagnostics is working hard to develop solutions to a problem that claims countless lives, especially in tropical countries.
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Novo Nordisk to invest billions in new quality control lab
Novo Nordisk has announced plans to invest 2.9 billion Danish kroner in order to establish a new quality control laboratory in Hillerød in northern Zealand, Denmark.
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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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Scilifelabs nya direktör Jan Ellenberg: ”Spännande tid för life science”
I somras tillträdde Jan Ellenberg som ny direktör för Scilifelab. I en tv-intervju talar han om sin bakgrund, vikten av klustersamarbeten och sin tid som direktör för Scilifelab hittills.
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Immunovia flyttar labb och amerikanskt huvudkontor
Immunovia, som utvecklar en test för tidig upptäckt av bukspottkörtelcancer, flyttar sitt labb och amerikanska huvudkontor, och utser samtidigt en ny labbchef.
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Dansk-svenskt samarbete kring antibiotikaresistens i EU
Ett europeiskt referenslaboratorium för antibiotikaresistens ska etableras genom ett samarbete mellan Danmark och Sverige. Laboratoriet ska bidra med kunskap kring bland annat beredskap mot antibiotikaresistens.
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“Don’t postpone the transition to IVDR”
Operators who have not yet started to adapt to the requirements of the new EU IVDR regulation are running out of excuses. This is the opinion of Helena Dzojic, Head of Unit at the Swedish Medical Products Agency, who continues to persistently spread her message: don’t postpone the transition.
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The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding
Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may affect the giant Max IV project, among others.
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Niklas Blomberg ny vd för europeisk organisation inom life science
The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) utsåg i juni förra året svensken Niklas Blomberg till ny vd för organisationen. Tjänsten påbörjade han nu vid årsskiftet.
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A vaccine the world is waiting for: “It can change the lives of many”
A Solna laboratory is developing a vaccine that could save the lives of countless children in low- and middle-income countries. “Working on something that can make a difference for many people is important to me,” says Christine Hägglund, Laboratory
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Umeåbolag växer och nyanställer
Umeåföretaget Uman Diagnostics utökar personalstyrkan och anställer Maria Hörnberg som Assay Development Scientist och Ronja Lindgren som Laboratory Engineer.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology have since been a constant feature of her working life. Today, she is a Healthcare Manager in Microsoft’s Western Europe team.
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CROs in drug development: "We use our expertise to speed up the process
Consultancy firms have become an increasingly important part of drug development. “It’s a trend and a business model that works, and we see no indication that it will change,” says Helena Lüning of the industry organisation ASCRO.
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Mikael Kubista lämnar Tataa: "Världen förändras"
Tataa Biocenter byter ut delar av ledningen, inklusive vd:n och medgrundaren Mikael Kubista. Förändringen sker, enligt ett pressmeddelande, för att ”stödja företagets fortsatta tillväxt och långsiktiga ambitioner”.
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Principerna som är vägledande vid djurförsök
Ett begrepp som består av tre R är vägledande för det statliga forskningsinstitutet Rise i Södertälje. Att försöksdjuren här har det bra är inte bara viktigt för deras egen skull utan även för att få trovärdiga resultat i studier på läkemedel.
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New diagnostic rules raise concerns
In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDR). They argue that it may create significant differences between regions, and patients may be affected.
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Klickkemi – nytt vapen i kampen mot antibiotikaresistens
Ett nytt dynamiskt antibiotikum, som kontinuerlig ändrar sin struktur, har visat god effekt mot vancocinresistenta bakterier, VRE.
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Studie: Malaysisk blomma har cancerdödande egenskaper
Växtarten Tabernaemontana corymbosa blommar året om, är frosttolerant och gillar sol till måttlig skugga men trivs som bäst i djungeln i sydöstra Asien. Den producerar även ämnet Jerantinin (JA) vars molekylära egenskaper tycks ha en inverkan på cancerceller.
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The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality
Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Experts in the field claim that andrology needs to become a speciality in Sweden to increase awareness and knowledge. But the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare says that it is not a priority.
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How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action
A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden speaks to believe that the results must be taken seriously, and call for action from the Swedish authorities.
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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.
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A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil
Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.
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Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system
The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to deceive the immune system by forming new variants that are mixtures of different strains.
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