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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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Anna Törner: ”Varför inte slå till på en ADHD-diagnos till kampanjpris?”
”Det är självklart positivt att neuropsykiatriska diagnoser inte upplevs som stigmatiserande, men just när det gäller ADHD kan jag inte låta bli att undra om det gått för långt?”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika om en diagnos som blir allt vanligare.
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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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US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretary, his department announced.
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Nytt initiativ ska ge bättre ögonhälsa
Flera intressenter har samlats bakom ett förslag att ta fram en nationell ögonstrategi. Förhoppningen är att regeringen redan nästa år ska hörsamma förslaget.
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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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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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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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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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Who pays for Rebecca Doe – and all of us?
Anna Törner on how easily we get used to the idea that healthcare is free - when it really is about how and who pays for it
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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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Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decided to make a change from within. Life Science Sweden meets Lina Nordquist, Member of Parliament for the Liberals and their spokesperson on healthcare policy, to have a conversation about reality, politics, and the need for writing.
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First preterm infants study – a vital step for Neola
After years of developing an advanced lung monitoring system, Neola Medical has received some delightful news: permission to start its first clinical study on preterm born infants.
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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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Grönt ljus för Kennedy sänker läkemedelsbolag
Flera läkemedelsbolag backar på börsen efter att senatskommittén godkänt Robert F. Kennedy Jr som kandidat till landets hälsominister.
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Life science trends 2025 – Neurology
New Alzheimer's drugs are beginning to be used in Sweden, more deals in the neuro sector are expected, and tools for deliver active substances across the blood-brain barrier are being developed. In addition, a new type of drug for MS is making its debut. This part of trend insights on life science 2025 is about neurology.
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Misstänkt koppling mellan Ozempic och ögonsjukdom – myndighet reagerar
Två nya danska studier har pekat på en koppling mellan Ozempic (semaglutid) och en möjlig risk för den sällsynta ögonsjukdomen NAION. Nu vill danska läkemedelsverket att europeiska riskbedömningskommittén för läkemedel bedömer studierna.
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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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Xbrane enters licensing agreement with Indian generics giant
Swedish biosimilar developer Xbrane Biopharma and the Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into a license and co-development agreement.
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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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