New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Astra Zeneca rapporterar vaccineffektivitet på 70 procent

Enligt läkemedelsbolagets interimsstudie har vaccinet mot covid-19 en genomsnittlig effekt på 70 procent.

Cancerfonden delar ut rekordsumma

Cancerfonden delar ut 799 miljoner kronor till svensk cancerforskning.

Drug development creates new challenges for regulators

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometimes referred to as precision medicine. Gene- and cell therapies have reached the market, exemplified by CAR-T cells, and the research pipeline is promising. In addition, the medical device field is constantly growing creating new solutions to address patient needs.