Pfizer slutar sälja uppmärksammad genterapi

Pfizer kommer att avbryta utvecklingen och försäljningen av sin uppmärksammade och extremt dyra genterapi mot blödarsjuka, Beqvez. Orsaken uppges vara bristande efterfrågan.

Klartecken för Eli Lillys alzheimerläkemedel i EU – blir konkurrent till Leqembi

EU-kommissionen gör tummen upp för alzheimerläkemedlet Kisunla från Eli Lilly, som därmed blir den andra godkända bromsbehandlingen för sjukdomen i EU.

Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”

The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...

Efter stökig process – nu godkänns Leqembi i Australien

Det svenskutvecklade alzheimerläkemedlet Leqembi har till slut godkänts i Australien, efter flera komplicerade turer.

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Rekordstor donation till cancerforskning i Lund – ”Once in a lifetime-möjlighet”

Lunds universitet får den största donationen i lärosätets moderna historia, enligt ett pressmeddelande.

“A major energy boost for the entire cancer vaccine field”

The development of cancer vaccines has accelerated in recent years. Norwegian Ultimovacs is one of the companies attempting to develop a new type of treatment l...

Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”

It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless differ...

Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

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New moves around Nykode's management – withdrawal of resignations

Norwegian Nykode Therapeutics is reinstating members of the management team who previously announced their resignations.

ZEISS Insights: Measurement of bone plates and screws

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Astra Zenecas Enhertu närmar sig rollen som vårdstandard vid viss bröstcancer

Amerikanska FDA har beviljat en prioritetsgranskning av Astra Zenecas Enhertu i kombination med pertuzumab som första linjens behandling vid HER2-positiv metast...

FHM: En dos covidvaccin om året för riskgrupper räcker

En årlig dos av covid-19-vaccin räcker för att skydda riskgrupperna, enligt uppdaterade rekommendationer från Folkhälsomyndigheten.

Medicon Valley Alliance

Study: Cancer vaccine prolongs survival in difficult-to-treat tumour disease

According to a new study, a combination of a cancer vaccine from Norwegian company Ultimovacs and two immunotherapies significantly prolonged survival in cases ...

Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic

A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assess...

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Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

Forskaren in Hagastaden now inagurated

The real estate company Vectura's life science center in Hagastaden, Forskaren, is now inaugurated. The opening was attended by people from the industry, politi...

40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperat...

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