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Southern Swedish company Aqilion develops drug for eosinophilic esophagitis
When Aqilion began developing a drug for eosinophilic esophagitis, the molecule was classified as an orphan drug. But the prevalence of the disease now appears to be increasing. “We needed a molecule that is extremely selective,” said the company’s CEO, Sarah Fredriksson, during a meeting last week.
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Helsingborgsbolaget Aqilion utvecklar läkemedel mot eosinofil esofagit – fann drömsubstansen i Danmark
När Aqilion började utveckla ett läkemedel mot eosinofil esofagit klassades molekylen som ett särläkemedel. Men förekomsten av sjukdomen tycks nu öka.“Vi behövde en molekyl som är extremt selektiv“, sa företagets vd Sarah Fredriksson, under ett möte förra veckan.
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The race between new alzheimer’s drugs Kisunla and Leqembi heats up
Kisunla or Leqembi? The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Bioarctic is intensifying. Where one drug gains approval, the other falls behind. Here's a look at the markets where these competing treatments are currently available.
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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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Här är orden som tvättas bort i Trumps USA
Den amerikanska smittskyddsmyndigheten CDC uppmanar sina forskare att dra tillbaka eller pausa alla nya forskningsstudier som är aktuella för publicering i medicinska eller vetenskapliga tidskrifter. Orsaken är att de först måste ”tvättas” från ord som inte ska användas i Trumps nya USA.
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We desire talent to come here, but are we genuinely welcoming them?
Sweden faces significant challenges in creating a truly inclusive environment that makes international professionals feel welcome, valued, and able to build meaningful careers, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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Varningar om Millennium ignorerades
”Som att hälla flytande cement i organisationen.” Så beskriver IT-professorn Johan Magnusson det hårt kritiserade journalsystemet Millennium. Efter flera turer har nu regionen backat, men varningarna var många långt innan införandet.
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GSK pays 2.2 billion dollars to settle Zantac lawsuits
British drugmaker Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK, has struck a 2.2 billion dollar settlement, thereby resolving a vast majority of the liability cases pending against the company in the U.S. that alleged its discontinued drug Zantac caused cancer.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: “Companies that do this successfully will take the lead”
The development of new medicines and medical technologies should not focus too narrowly on prolonging life. It is equally important to develop treatments that relieve pain or eliminate painful symptoms, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Bayer has cut 1,500 roles – so far
German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer cut more than 1,500 roles in the first quarter alone– and most of them were management positions.
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Total pipeline of pharmaceutical companies reaches a record high – 22,921 medicines are currently being developed
Despite the difficult economic times, pharmaceutical companies have never developed as many new drugs as now.
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Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain
In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI researcher who is trialling an unusual approach ‒ using scorpion venom.
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Flera cancerstudier dras tillbaka efter misstänkt fusk
I början av året påstod en bloggare att flera artiklar skrivna av forskare på cancerinstitutet Dana-Farber, som är kopplat till Harvard, innehöll felaktigheter. Artiklarna var i flera fall publicerade i prestigefyllda vetenskapliga tidskrifter. Nu vill institutet att flera artiklar dras tillbaka eller korrigeras.
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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 study.
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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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Uppsala-based company wins important patent dispute – but the decision is subject to appeal
A US district court has ruled in favour of Orexo in a dispute over the patent protecting the Swedish company’s drug Zubsolv, developed for treating patients with opioid addiction. However, the opposing party, the Indian company Sun, is not giving up and has filed an appeal.
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He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter
The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s national vaccine coordinator and the scheming that went on behind the scenes in Europe. Author and medical journalist Nils Bergeå co-wrote the book with Richard Bergström.
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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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Leveransstopp för vanlig fertilitetsbehandling
Läkemedelsbolaget Ferring pausar tills vidare leveranserna av sin flaggskeppsprodukt, fertilitetsbehandlingen Menopur, som används av tusentals svenska kvinnor varje år.
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Modernas CFO avgår efter en dag på jobbet
Vaccinbolaget Modernas nya CFO Jorge Gomez fick lämna efter bara en dag på jobbet på grund av att hans förra arbetsgivare börjat med en internutredning.
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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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Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world
Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work against solid tumours. At Gothenburg-based Elicera, they are working relentlessly to succeed in that field as well. “It is the largest field, and the potential is enormous,” says the company’s CEO Jamal El-Mosleh.
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Peab-grundarens stiftelse ger 22 miljoner till life science
Nya behandlingmetoder av cancer, blodbrist och herpesvirus, nya tekniker för kartläggning av gener och upptäckt av sårinfektioner och ett växtbaserat järntillskott - detta är exempel på de 7 forskningsprojekt som under 2019 får anslag från Mats Paulssonstiftelserna.
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Testar nytt läkemedel inför transplantation
Akademiska sjukhuset är först i landet med att utvärdera det nya läkemedlet som ska förhindra skador på njurar inför transplantation. Från och med februari i år erbjuds patienter behandlingen inom ramen för en klinisk studie.
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