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Marie Gårdmark: ”Interchangeable biological medicines – soon in a pharmacy near you?”
”Generic competition is an effective way to push down drug prices, but it has not worked equally well for biosimilars. Biosimilars require more time to gain mar...
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Health politician Lina Nordquist: ”I find it hard to be idle”
She is the pharmacist and researcher who grew tired of the breakthroughs that never materialised and knowledge that never seemed to reach patients, so she decid...
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He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug
The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and Jo...
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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...
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Lucy Robertshaw: Artificial intelligence – is this really going to transform a patient’s life?
In a column Lucy Robertshaw reflects on how AI and new regulations will affect healthcare, innovation and the lives of future patients.
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Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry
Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...
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Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”
Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech ...
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The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”
Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...
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She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer
The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a wel...
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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of ...
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Här hittar du pengarna
Att hitta finansiering som start up-bolag är svårt. Peter Lindberg från Vinnova och Björn Odlander från Health Cap berättar hur finansiären tänker.
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3D-bild ska hjälpa kirurger
Ny metod ger hopp om bot mot svårbehandlad levercancer.
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Addvise byter börs
Laboratorieteknikbolaget flyttar till större handelsplats.
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Nicklasson till Pledpharma
Valberedningen i forskningsbolaget föreslår branschproffs till styrelsen.
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Saromics går in i EU-projekt
Vill ge dagens antibiotika kraften åter med hjälp av små molekyler som blockerar uttrycket av resistensgener hos bakterier.
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Pilot om stegvist godkännande försenas
Till hösten kan pilotprojekt med den nya godkännandeprocessen för läkemedel testas.
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Raysearch når nya marknader
Tecknar distributionsavtal med partner för australiensiska marknaden.
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Symrise fullföljer Probi-bud
Trots att budet möttes av skepsism har den tyska ägaren utökat sin ägarandel.
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Biotech-bolag i proteinsamarbete
Slår samman sina kompetenser för att erbjuda off the shelf-proteiner.
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Dignitana knoppar av dotterbolag
Moderbolaget släpper lös hjärnkylningshjälm mot annan indikation.
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Umeå Biotech får miljonstöd
Familjen Erling-Perssons Stiftelse ger inkubatorn 15 miljoner kronor som ska stärka stimulansen och utvecklingen av fler life science-idéer i regionen.
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Kancera satsar på ROR-vaccin
Planerar att starta kliniska studier under året.
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Watson gör entré på marknaden
It-jätten IBM investerar sju miljarder i superdatorn Watson som ska hjälpa medicinbolag att tolka stora mängder forskningsresultat.
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Gammal Astrasubstans får nytt liv
En färsk studie visar att en substans som Astrazeneca ratade har effekt mot multipel skleros. I alla fall i djurstudier.