Pia Steensland går till Pfizer

Den tidigare riksdagsledamoten Pia Steensland börjar på Pfizer som Director, Policy & Public Affairs.

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.

Dags för ”ett av våra mest efterfrågade möten”

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.

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes in the field participated in Bioscience 2022 conference at Life City in Hagastaden, Stockholm.

Ny kraft ska leda Pharmacologs kvalitets- och certifieringsarbete

Asal Attabipour har anställts som Director of Quality Assurance och Regulatory Affairs (QA & RA) på Pharmacolog.

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.

Novavax is developing a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 and seasonal flu

A combined vaccine against both Covid-19 and seasonal flu is showing promising results in studies, according to the American drug developer Novavax. The adjuvant, which forms an essential part of the vaccine, originates from Sweden.

Unilabs får ny Sverige-vd

Diagnostikleverantören Unilabs Sverige har utsett Sanna Rydberg till ny vd.

Elekta ska träna strålningspersonal i Indien

Strålbehandlingsbolaget Elekta startar ett utbildningscenter i Mumbai i samarbete med indiska Healthcare Global Enterprises. Meningen är att låta medicinsk personal lära sig använda de senaste framstegen inom strålbehandling och höja nivån på cancervården i Indien.

Cytel Inc acquires the SDS Group

The multinational statistical software developer and contract research organization Cytel Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, acquires the Swedish consulting company SDS Life Science.

SDS-koncernen köps av amerikanskt bolag

Cytel Inc, med huvudkontor i Massachusetts, USA, förvärvar det svenska konsultbolaget SDS Life Science.

Ny vd hos Index Pharmaceuticals

I januari 2023 får Index Pharmaceuticals en ny vd. Jenny Sundqvist efterträder Johan Giléus som varit tillförordnad vd sedan april i år.

Neutronmöte i Lund samlar hundratals toppforskare

För första gången hålls en konferens knuten till den nya forskningsanläggningen ESS i Lund. Det är Institut Laue-langevin, ILL, i Frankrike och European Spallation Source, ESS, som tillsammans samlar neutronforskare från hela världen.

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used

Svenska forskare: Så infördes precisionsmedicin framgångsrikt i Sverige

Akademi och sjukvård har gått samman för att bygga en nationell infrastruktur för precisionsmedicin i svensk hälso- och sjukvård. Det är nyckeln till att man framgångsrikt har lyckats införa precisionsmedicin i Sverige, skriver 42 författare i Nature Medicine.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward to the outcome of the pilot to hopefully then understand if “in house” analyses actually will add value.

Life Science-podden: The perfect moment for an IPO

When is the right time to go for an IPO? What strategy is recommended in today´s rather uncertain business climate when it comes to taking your life science company public?

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the life science sectors of both countries. This year’s event attracted nearly 450 visitors.

Johan Dahlin går till BMS

Från kommunikationschef på Janssen Sverige till Associate Director Corporate Affairs på Bristol Myers Squibb – den 3 oktober stiger Johan Dahlin in på BMS:s kontor i Solna.

Klockringning när life science-kongressen i Lund drog igång

Innovation, finansiering och tillväxt är på agendan när eventet The future of Swedish and Danish Life Science nu dragit igång i Medicon Village i Lund. Och det verkliga startskottet gick i form av en unik variant av den klassiska klockringningen från Nasdaq.

Lovande resultat i studier om ALS – verkningsmekanism klarlagd

Läkemedelsföretaget Tikomeds läkemedelskandidat för behandling av ALS har fått verkningsmekanismen klarlagd i Frontiers in Pharmacology. Resultat från studierna tyder på att kandidaten både mobiliserar och modulerar tillväxtfaktorer, vilka utlöser mekanismer som skyddar nervsystemet.

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.

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.