Eli Lilly värvar tidigare FDA-toppen Peter Marks

Tidigare vaccinchefen vid FDA, Peter Marks, värvas av läkemedelsbolaget Eli Lilly. En rekrytering som kritiserats hårt av hans efterträdare.

Enabling 3D Multiplexing Spatial Omics Workflows in Neuroscience

Case study by ZEISS Microscopy.

Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study

In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one...

Mikael Dolsten hoppar av kandidatur till Novos styrelse

Läkemedelsprofilen Mikael Dolsten har ångrat sig och kommer inte att kandidera till en styrelseplats i Novo Nordisk.

Setback for pharmaceutical companies in the Zantac case

A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of allowing expert witnesses to testify in a case involving the now-cancelled drug Zantac and its potential carcinogenicity.

Han får dubbla roller på Affibody

Biotechbolaget Affibody har utsett Peter Zerhouni till Chief Financial Officer, CFO. Han anställdes på företaget i april som Chief Business Officer, och kommer ...

Vad är ånga och varför är det viktigt inom industrin?

Ånga är gasformigt vatten som bildas när det värms upp till kokpunkten och används inom industrin som en effektiv energibärare. Dess förmåga att snabbt överföra...

Så vill Umeåbolaget Quretech Bio hejda antibiotikaresistens

För att bromsa den snabbt växande antibiotikaresistensen krävs fler initiativ, mer forskning och nya företag. Det menar Fredrik Almqvist, medgrundare av det sve...

Pfizer värvar FDA-topp – kritiseras hårt

Läkemedelsjätten Pfizers rekrytering av Patrizia Cavazzoni, tills helt nyligen toppchef vid FDA, som ny medicinsk chef får frän kritik från flera håll.

Tablet treatment for hair loss approved in the USA

The US Drug Administration has given a thumbs up for the first tablet treatment for spotty hair loss.

AI speeds up measurement process

How to inspect coatings ten times faster with a light microscope? The medical technology group Smith+Nephew has been using ZEISS Axio Imager.Z2m since summer 2022.

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 ...

Nordic Regulatory experts: Improving biotech chances of Succ

Why is it that so many biotech companies fail? And what are the tools needed to change that fact?

New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”

In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and...

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FDA approves new cystic fibrosis therapy

A new treatment for cystic fibrosis has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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“What is important is to create an overview and understanding from different perspectives”

Scientist Jochen Schwenk analyses blood proteins using proteomics to improve our understanding of disease and health. This year, he is moderating the Lab & Diag...

Efter kollapsade miljardaffären – vaccinbolagets ordförande avgår

Det danska vaccinbolaget Bavarian Nordics styrelseordförande Luc Debruyne lämnar sin post i efterdyningarna av den spruckna affären i förra veckan då ett mångmi...

Radioactive tracer to measure effect of drug towards Crohn’s disease

A radioactive tracer developed by Astra Zeneca and the Karolinska Institutet may play a major role for patients with Crohn's disease. That is the belief of Mari...

Why the world renown researcher Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns as Stanford´s president

In mid-summer, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced his resignation as President of Stanford following allegations of manipulated study data. According...

Orbán's extended arm becomes health commissioner in the EU

Hungarian Olivér Várhelyi may soon become the most influential official for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the EU. Várhelyi, who is close to Hung...

Johan Pehrson takes over the responsibility for research policy in Sweden

The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson takes over the assignment as Minister for Education. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) on Tuesday last week.