Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

Synact köper schweiziskt bolag — medtechprofiler går in som ägare

Bioteknikbolaget Synact har tecknat avtal om förvärv av schweiziska TXP Pharma, som utvecklar läkemedel mot autoimmuna och inflammatoriska sjukdomar. Samtidigt genomför bolaget en nyemission på 80 miljoner kronor.

Klart med nytt jobb för Jenni Nordborg

Under fem år har Jenni Nordborg arbetat som regeringens life science-samordnare. I januari går hon till Lif och en nyinrättad chefstjänst.

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

Rhovac gör omvänt förvärv av danskt bolag

Istället för likvidation – nu ingår Rhovac avtal om ett omvänt förvärv av precisionsonkologi-bolaget Chosa. På onsdag väntas beslut om förvärvet att klubbas på en extra bolagsstämma.

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new GMP facility.

Klaria tar in finansiering inför ansökan i EU: "Står inför ett transformativt år"

Klaria Pharma har beslutat om en nyemission på upp till 74 miljoner kronor. Syftet är att finansiera fortsatt utveckling och kommersialisering av företagets alginatfilm för drug delivery via munslemhinnan.

Oncopeptides läkemedel godkänt i Storbritannien

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

”Ett perfekt möte på hösten”

"Som vanligt är jag mest sugen på det oväntade". Så svarar Johan Rockberg, professor vid KTH, på frågan om vad han ser mest fram emot på kongressen Bioscience som han ska moderera nästa vecka.

Unilabs får ny Sverige-vd

Diagnostikleverantören Unilabs Sverige har utsett Sanna Rydberg till ny vd.

Alert from the Swedish Medicines Agency: Many complications with gastric balloons

According to the Swedish Medicines Agency, an increasing number of serious complications are being reported in procedures with gastric balloons as a method for weight loss. The authority fears significant shortcomings in the information to patients both before and after the procedure.

Årets säsongsinfluensa kan bli extra allvarlig

Efter två år av lindriga säsongsinfluensor och coronarestriktioner kan året influensasäsong leda till en större epidemi, tror Folkhälsomyndigheten.

Boule Diagnostics tar in finansiering för ny plattform

Boule Diagnostics, ett företag inom hematologi, tar in 150 miljoner kronor genom en företrädesemission.

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.

Business Sweden’s new team is rolling out the blue-yellow carpet

According to Business Sweden’s life science team, the combination of substantial medical know-how and an ever-flourishing tech sector is a success factor for Sweden. “It’s a perfect storm, a beneficent, perfect storm,” says Programme Manager Britta Stenson.

Flerie går in som ny storägare i Lipum

Det Umeåbaserade biofarmabolaget Lipum tar in 39 miljoner kronor genom en riktad nyemission. För merparten av beloppet står Flerie Invest, som därmed blir största ägare.

Sprint tar in kapital för utveckling av cancerprogram

Sprint Bioscience har beslutat att ta in 29,9 miljoner kronor i en företrädesemission. Syftet är att finansiera vidare utveckling av bolagets program inom onkologi.

FOKUS Patient turns international

FOKUS Patient is arranging conferences over 3 days in October, and this year, the focus will be on international collaborations.

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move its production abroad. 34-year-old Thomas was facing an imminent risk of losing his job

Rhovac ställer in bolagsstämma – fortsätter utreda samgående

Det krisdrabbade immunterapibolaget Rhovac ställer in sin planerade extra bolagsstämma. Orsaken är att möjligheterna till ett samgående med ett annat bolag, som alternativ till frivillig likvidation, behöver utredas vidare.

Marie Gårdmark: Potential step change – EU regulators get to play with data

A new pilot from EMA is starting in September to assess wether the analysis of 'raw data' by regulatory authorities improves the evaluation of marketing approval for new medicines. Marie Grådmark writes in a column that she is looking forward to the outcome of the pilot to hopefully then understand if “in house” analyses actually will add value.