New diagnostic test soon ready for the market

Första resultaten för nygammalt läkemedel mot covid-19

I en ny studie förbättrades tillståndet för 68 procent av patienter med allvarlig covid-19 när de fick läkemedlet remdesivir. Men studien har flera svagheter och resultaten kan endast betraktas som en indikation.

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.