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KI får 46 miljoner kronor från Barncancerfonden
Barncancerfonden delar ut 140 miljoner kronor under december till barncancerforskning. Karolinska institutet är den största mottagaren med 46 miljoner kronor.
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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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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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She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer
The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.
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Ny studie: Postcovid-besvär vanliga även efter mild covid-19
Förlust av lukt och smak, andfåddhet och symtom från bröstkorgen – det är de vanligaste besvären efter en mild covid-infektion, enligt forskare vid Göteborgs universitet.
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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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Spermosens vd slutar
Medicinteknikbolaget Spermosens vd John Lempert har beslutat sig för att avgå.
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He is zooming in on topical preparations
According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.
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Dynamic Codes vd slutar
Diagnostikföretaget Dynamic Codes vd Louise Nylén har beslutat sig för att lämna sin post.
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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.
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Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience
An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.
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Paxlovid kan minska risk för långtidscovid, enligt ny studie
Pfizers covidläkemedel Paxlovid minskar risken för långtidscovid, enligt en ny studie från amerikanska Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Ny kraft ska leda Pharmacologs kvalitets- och certifieringsarbete
Asal Attabipour har anställts som Director of Quality Assurance och Regulatory Affairs (QA & RA) på Pharmacolog.
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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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Unilabs får ny Sverige-vd
Diagnostikleverantören Unilabs Sverige har utsett Sanna Rydberg till ny vd.
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She is Sweden´s new Minister of Healthcare
Today, Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who leads the Moderate Party and the centre-right coalition in Sweden, presented the government's new ministers. Christian Democrat Jakob Forssmed gets the role of Minister for Social Affairs and Acko Ankarberg Johansson (also of the Christian Democrat Party) becomes Minister for Health Care.
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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.
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“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”
Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working on developing drugs for both conditions.
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“We need to keep investing in research and innovation”
Jenni Nordborg has worked for just over four years to highlight life science in Sweden. Her mandate as national coordinator ends in December 2022. ““Life sciences has been a long-term priority of governments since many years and I have no doubt that the ambitions will be strong going forward”, says Jenni Nordborg.
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Bioarctics Alzheimerresultat hyllas i internationella medier
"Historiskt", "en möjlig seger", "fantastisk vändning". Nyheten om att svenskutvecklade lecanemab i en fas III-studie ser ut att kunna bromsa tidig Alzheimers har fått stor uppmärksamhet i internationell media.
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Han blir KI Holdings nya vd – ska leda interaktionen mellan akademi och näringsliv
Karolinska institutets holdingbolag, KI Holding, har utsett Johan Weigelt till ny vd. Han kommer närmast från posten som vice vd vid Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, IVA.
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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 biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet
According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.
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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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