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Hon är ny direktör på Läkemedelsverket
Veronica Arthurson har utsetts till direktör för Läkemedelsverkets verksamhetsområde Användning, efter att ha varit tillförordnad i rollen sedan oktober.
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ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists
The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.
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“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”
Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.
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New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19
According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a mild Covid infection.
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“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”
The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees the anniversary as a recognition of MVA’s explosive power.
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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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The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list
Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows
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Den dödliga skuggan av Trofim Lysenko – när vetenskap blir ideologi och politik
Historien saknar verkligen inte exempel på forskare som haft rejält fel i sina teorier. Men få, om någon, har orsakat så mycket lidande, elände och död med sin pseudovetenskap som den sovjetiske biologen Trofim Lysenko.
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Nya regelverket får Tataa att tänka om – avstår från certifiering av covidtest
Det nya regelverket IVDR för med sig skärpta krav och högre kostnader för bolag som vill certifiera sina produkter inom in vitro-diagnostik. Ett bolag som valt att dra i bromsen är Tataa Biocenter, företaget som utvecklade Sveriges första godkända covidtest.
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Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire
In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job. However, instead, it actually turned out to be the starting point for one of the biggest success stories in Swedish life science.
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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”
For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leaving the hub. This is the message from the biohub’s CEO Magnus Björsne in an interview, in which he also highlights a study that points out that companies with a high degree of interaction with other companies achieve greater success.
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När slarv, glömska och slump blir forskarens bästa vän
Glömska, slump och tillfälligheternas spel – knappast en fruktsam metod för seriös forskning. Eller? Faktum är att en rad viktiga medicinska framsteg kommit till tack vare helt slumpartade händelser, och det öppna sinnet hos vetenskapsmän som var redo att tänka nytt.
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New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”
In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and Covid-19. However, not one single institute in the entire Nordic region is able to certify the diagnostics companies’ products according to the new regulations. “In the end, it risks affecting patients,” says Anna Lefèvre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Nya regler för diagnostik – men vem ska certifiera?
Om mindre än två veckor träder nya, skärpta EU-regler i kraft för tusentals produkter som används vid viktig diagnostik av bland annat cancer och covid-19. Men det finns inte ett enda institut i hela Norden som kan certifiera diagnostikföretagens produkter enligt det nya regelverket. "I slutändan riskerar det att drabba patienterna", säger Anna Lefèvre Skjöldebrand, vd för Swedish Medtech.
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Paolo Macchiarini in court – “The sole intent was to cure”
Paolo Macchiarini’s surgical procedure was illegal, life-threatening and caused severe and prolonged suffering to patients the prosecution claimed when the trial against the Italian surgeon began on Wednesday last week.
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We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter
Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.
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When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend
Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunterapin befinner sig fortfarande i ett tidigt stadium
I mer än 100 år har det funnits forskare som har försökt rikta kroppens eget immunförsvar mot cancerceller. Ibland har de blivit utskrattade och hånade av det medicinska etablissemanget. Men där vi står idag kan man ändå sammanfatta det hela med: skrattar bäst som skrattar sist, skriver Samuel Lagercrantz.
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Olink inleder strategiskt samarbete med Tataa
Olink, som utvecklar avancerade lösningar inom proteinanalys, inleder ett strategiskt samarbete med det snabbväxande labbföretaget Tataa Biocenter och lanserar plattformen Olink Explore 3072.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages
For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridiculed by the medical establishment. However, from our perspective today, we can sum it up with the saying: He who laughs last laughs best, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”
If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many opportunities with our lack of communication, writes Björn Arvidsson in a column.
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