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Anocca raises SEK 440 million ahead of clinical cancer trial
Swedish cell therapy biotech Anocca has successfully raised SEK 440 million in a new funding round to support upcoming clinical trials in pancreatic cancer.
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Virology professor on the threat from X: ”The next pandemic could be worse“
The question is not if, but when we will be affected by a new unknown virus that causes yet another pandemic. Are we sufficiently prepared? "Absolutely not!", responds virologist Niklas Arnberg.
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Jazz anklagas för falskspel – går med på förlikning
Irländska Jazz Pharmaceuticals har gått med på att betala 145 miljoner dollar i förlikning efter anklagelser om brott mot amerikanska konkurrenslagar.
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Vaccine skeptic David Geier to lead study on link to autism
The American government is to launch a study on whether vaccines cause autism – and has appointed a well-known vaccine skeptic to lead the analysis.
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The art of successful licensing – “A lot has to align”
Sharp research, strong data and a high level of innovation are all very good, but more than that is required to achieve the goal of many biotechnology companies: to succeed with a licensing deal.
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Marie Gårdmark: “What to expect from Trump’s second term?”
One may complain about the complex multinational system in EU, but it gives us some predictability that cannot be easily overturned by different member states political agendas, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Anna Törner: ”If I fall seriously ill, I’ll move to Finland”
”It is both undignified and undemocratic that cancer patients must travel to Finland to uphold a façade of fairness that does not truly exist”, Anna Törner writes in a column.
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Her company is developing a new tablet form obesity drug
Obesity and diabetes are the primary targets of a new tablet treatment under development by Malmö-based Pila Pharma. The company’s ambition is to take on the billion-selling GLP1 analogues. ‘‘Basically, I expect all the beneficial effects that they have, but not the same side effect profile,’’ company founder Dorte X Gram said in an interview with Life Science Sweden.
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“Conducting research at universities is becoming more and more like working at a research hotel”
The government wants Swedish research to focus on excellence and innovation, but can the two be combined? Life Science Sweden talks to Anna Falk, a professor at Lund University, about research policy, the constant hunt for funding in academia and what
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Tore Duvold tar över vd-posten på Spermosens
Lundbaserade fertilitetsbolaget Spermosens har anställt Tore Duvold som ny verkställande direktör.
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Immunterapibolag tar in 339 miljoner
Immunterapibolaget Asgard Therapeutics har tagit in 30 miljoner euro, motsvarande omkring 339 miljoner kronor, i en finanseringsrunda.
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From Valneva to the CEO position at NorthX – “I saw it as a great opportunity”
A new cell therapy for leukaemia, a vaccine in tablet form against cholera, and a proprietary mRNA line with the potential capacity to supply the entire Nordic region with vaccines during a future pandemic. These are some of the projects underway at NorthX Biologics – under the direction of new CEO Janet Hoogstraate.
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Major investment in women’s health – for a more equal healthcare system
”The regional differences need to decrease and the long-term supply of midwives and other professions needs to be secured,” write Acko Ankarberg Johansson and Désirée Pethrus (both Christian Democrats), in an opinion article.
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The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”
Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.
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Innovativ cellodling lockar investerare till Lundabolag
Lundabolaget Cellevate har säkrat ett finansiellt tillskott på 39 miljoner kronor, som ska bidra till att skynda på kommersialisering och global lansering av företagets cellodlingssystem.
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Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”
With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve been in the thick of things and part of the development for so long now, but I’m also looking forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden
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Astra Zeneca-vd och KI-professor blir rådgivare åt regeringen
Regeringen har nu tillsatt en ny forskningsberedning som består av experter från både akademin och industrin.
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Claims of life science companies fleeing abroad is a myth according to survey
The claim that life science companies are moving abroad is exaggerated. In fact, only a tiny percentage is leaving the country, according to a survey.
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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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Skånskt medtech-bolag får ny storägare
Fåhraeus Startup & Growth Fund går in som en av huvudägarna i medtech-bolaget Airsonett.
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Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”
“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportunities,” Björn Arvidsson writes in a column.
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MVA:s CEO: “Our investments should improve people´s everyday lives”
Involuntary infertility and diabetes are two of the areas on the agenda of the Medicon Valley Alliance.
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Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval
"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO at RegSmart Life Science, reflects on drug repurposing.
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Giulia Gaudenzi: ”Key lessons from global health research”
The world will still face major challenges in the post Covid-19 pandemic, writes Giulia Gaudenzi at the KTH Division of Nanobiotechnology at Scilifelab, in a column.