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The art of building a biologic drug
The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “We do everything in-house ‒ from DNA fragments to a final process,” says David Vikström, Chief
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High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke
It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher than their actual age are significantly more likely to suffer from dementia and stroke.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”
The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment line for cancer patients, and the company recently presented positive data from a phase II
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”
The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen management roles,” she says.
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Here are the pharmaceutical companies best prepared for AI
How well prepared are pharmaceutical companies in the field of artificial intelligence? That is what a new analysis has tried to evaluate.
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Bioarctic granted Japanese patent for Parkinson’s disease candidate
Bioarctic has been granted a Japanese patent for its antibodies targeting Parkinson’s disease.
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Small robots to deliver pharmaceuticals to the body
Robots that can operate inside the body and a platform that combines ultrasound with AI. These are a couple of the technologies that have qualified for a list that aims to promote sustainable entrepreneurship.
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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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Branschens doldisar – kontraktsforskarna
Konsultbolagen har blivit en allt viktigare del av läkemedelsutvecklingen. ”Det är en trend och affärsmodell som fungerar, och vi ser inga tecken på att den kommer att vika“, säger Helena Lüning, branschorganisationen ASCRO.
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A billion-dollar acquisition makes Novo Nordisk even bigger in obesity
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk acquires Montreal-based Inversago Pharma, which develops treatments for obesity and diabetes.
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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease
A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.
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Gothenburg-based company acquired by Norwegian diagnostics group
Gentian Diagnostics acquires Gothenburg-based Getica.
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Novo Nordisk invests billions in expanding its production capacity
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is making a major investment to develop and expand its production facility in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. DKK 15.9 billion, equivalent to almost SEK 25 billion, is being invested over six years.
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Nanexa develops depot formulation of the diabetes and obesity drug Saxenda
Uppsala-based company Nanexa has signed an agreement with a German contract research company to start a clinical study with a monthly depot of liraglutide. The drug is currently approved for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
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This is the future location of the new national innovation cluster
Mölndal and Goco Health Innovation City will be the site of a new national innovation cluster for advanced therapies. The business community and the Swedish government are splitting the costs of the project, which is expected to produce new treatments for common diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
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A new malaria vaccine offers hope but much more research is still needed
There has long been no vaccine against malaria, but there have been breakthroughs in recent years. However, it is still unclear how we become immune to the malaria parasite, and this is a vital piece of the puzzle for creating effective vaccines, says malaria researcher Kristina Persson.
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Looking for greater Nordic cooperation – “We have Norway and Finland in our sights”
How can Medicon Valley Alliance bring the big pharmaceutical companies back to the organisation? Life Science Sweden discussed this topic and others with the cluster organisation’s new radar pair.
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Uncertainty about the government’s life science work
The government’s national coordinator for life science, Jenni Nordborg, left her position almost four months ago. No one has yet succeeded her, and now questions are being raised both about the government’s plans for the office and the Swedish life science strategy.
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Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation
Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in memory of the creator of Star Trek.
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