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Partial court victory for entrepreneur who lost his company
Swedish life science entrepreneur Mikael Kubista has won the first round against a law firm that he, along with other co-owners, sued for negligent advice in connection with losing his company, Tataa Biocenter.
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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health
A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health and attitude towards physicians.
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Investigations against AstraZeneca: ”Chinese interests may be behind them”
Why are there several investigations against AstraZeneca employees in China right now? Life Science Sweden continues to seek answers.
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Generikajätte får miljardböter för smutskastningskampanj mot konkurrent
EU-kommissionen bötfäller det israelisk-amerikanska läkemedelsbolaget Teva på 462,6 miljoner euro – motsvarande nästan 5,4 miljarder kronor – för att det har missbrukat sin dominerande ställning och försökt förhindra ett konkurrerande läkemedel att nå marknaden.
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Petter Hartman: ”Kunskap från akademin behöver omsättas i praktiken”
Utbytet mellan svenska lärosäten och omvärlden behöver öka. Fler lärare och forskare som rör sig mellan olika sektorer höjer kvaliteten i såväl forskning som utbildning. Tyvärr går utvecklingen åt fel håll. Det skriver Petter Hartman i en krönika.
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Västsvenska life science-aktörer rattar EU-projekt inom precisionsmedicin
Ett nytt projekt ska koppla samman innovationssystem i hela Europa för att få fart på implementeringen av precisionsmedicin. Och spindel i nätet är en rad tunga västsvenska life science-aktörer.
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Tidigare Tobii-chef blir vd för Surgical Science
Tom Englund, tidigare toppnamn inom Tobii-koncernen, är nuvarande operativ chef för Instabee. Nu lämnar han budbolaget och återvänder till medicinteknikfältet när han blir vd för Surgical Science i oktober.
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Innovative start-up helps doctors, scientists and industry balance coagulation risks
For many doctors caring for seriously ill patients, for example, in stroke units and cancer wards, maintaining the life-saving balance between bleeding and thrombosis is an ongoing challenge. In the late 1980s, scientists at Maastricht University in the Netherlands developed an innovative method, the thrombin generation assay (TGA), which provides a complete overview of a physiological process crucial for maintaining normal haemostasis.
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Failed to read the fine print – lost his life’s work
A celebrated CEO and co-founder of a pioneering lab company one moment – the next, fired, kicked out and written out of the company’s history. This is the story of a Swedish entrepreneur who was going to raise US venture capital to strengthen his company but lost his life’s work instead.
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Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug
Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a legal case with an unusual twist, the answer is yes.