Tung patentutgång får Novartis att banta personalstyrkan

Novartis planerar att kapa bort 427 tjänster i USA, bland annat till följd av en kommande patentutgång för bolagets hjärtläkemedel Entresto.

He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital

Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with...

Novo Nordisk vill ha skadestånd efter misslyckat miljardförvärv

Novo Nordisk vill ha ett skadestånd på upp till 830 miljoner dollar från KBP Biosciences, enligt ett domslut från en domstol i Singapore.

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

The Swedish Life Science Office: “We lost in both coordination and manpower”

Since the turn of the year, the Swedish government’s life science office has operated at a lower capacity. Life Science Sweden has spoken to Pontus Holm, Depart...

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Rapid development in blood analysis – “Sweden is leading the race”

Thousands of analytical tests using just one single drop of blood. What was revealed as a hoax just a few years ago is now a reality, according to KTH professor...

The TFS family is growing

TFS HealthScience is a European based CRO company with broad expertise and experiences in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector. The company is growing and the ...

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...

Column: Why there cannot be a complete cure for cancer – but there is certainly another way!

"Is there a new way we need to be thinking about how to prevent cancer?" Lucy Robertshaw reflects upon which is the smartest way to beat cancer.

Studie stärker kopplingen mellan graviditetsdiabetes och autism

Barn till mödrar med graviditetsdiabetes löper en större risk att diagnostiseras med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar, jämfört med barn vars mödrar inte...

Vinnova is going to establish a new innovation cluster

Vinnova, the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, has been commissioned by the government to establish a national innovation cluster for advanced medicines.

“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”

The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that ai...

Stockholm and Uppsala jointly form a life science cluster

Stockholm and Uppsala are strengthening cooperation in medical research and biotech.

Behov av polypkirurgi nästan utplånat i studie

Problemen med polyper hos patienter med kronisk bihåleinflammation minskade kraftigt i en studie som utvärderade Tezspire från Astra Zeneca och Amgen.

Digital Temperature Sensors from ZEISS

New Metrology Expert Tip video.

CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”

When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, abou...

Vd-skifte på Hamlet Biopharma

Hamlet Biopharma utser tidigare styrelseordföranden Catharina Svanborg till ny vd. Hon ersätter Martin Erixon som lämnar bolaget med omedelbar verkan.

Storvarsel på Eisai i USA – 121 tjänster ska bort

Eisai fortsätter satsa på den amerikanska marknaden och hoppas på en potentiell tillväxtvåg med alzheimerläkemedlet Leqembi. Trots det genomför bolaget en störr...

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...

Editorial: ”AI that both impresses and frightens”

”In the past, I've rarely been particularly impressed by something that was produced by AI. But this is something completely different”, Samuel Lagercrantz writ...

Glatt besked för Lundabolag – Europapatent på väg att beviljas

Synact Pharma kommer att beviljas europeiskt patent för den kliniska formuleringen av Resomelagon, enligt ett förhandsbesked till företaget.

Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good

"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively ...

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 e...