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Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...

Assignment: Facilitate the retention of foreign researchers

A newly appointed public inquiry is to develop measures to make attracting and retaining foreign doctoral students and researchers in Sweden easier.

”Ett av våra mest efterfrågade möten” arrangeras för tionde gången

Snart är det dags för Life Science Swedens event Pharma Outsourcing. Träffa branschkollegor, lär dig nytt och gör viktiga affärer den 3 december i Life City i Hagastaden.

Fallande covidförsäljning får Pfizer att kapa personal

Pfizer kapar bort nästan 800 jobb i New Jersey. Nedskärningen följer på en kraftig minskning av företagets intäkter från covidprodukter.

RFK Jr. sparkar 10 000 till från USA:s hälsomyndigheter

Närmare 10 000 heltidsjobb till ska kapas bort från myndigheterna under USA:s hälsodepartement. Det meddelade landets hälsominister, kontroversielle Robert F. K...

Ännu ett genterapibolag skär ned – avbryter sitt främsta program

Även amerikanska Prime Medicine får nu känna på de snåla vindar som blåser inom genredigeringområdet. Bolaget avbryter sitt enda kliniska program, säger upp var...

The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite...

Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

”Information security must become part of the Swedish life science strategy”

Sweden needs knowledge security to stand strong in the global competition, writes Björn Ursing in an opinion article.

Efficient use of blood plasma

Blood plasma is an indispensable resource in the production of life-saving medicines. It is in high demand on global markets. To make more efficient use of this...

Vicore i japansk licensavtal – ”Idealisk partner”

Vicore Pharma har ingått ett licensavtal med japanska Nippon Shinyaku, som därmed övertar ansvaret för utvecklingen av läkemedelskandidaten C21, en behandling f...

Uppgift: Sanofi planerar avknoppning av sina receptfria läkemedel

Den franska läkemedelsjätten Sanofi uppges ha bett ett antal banker att pitcha för att delta i att hantera företagets planerade avknoppning av sin OTC-verksamhe...

Business Sweden: “Companies have a lot to offer in data-driven precision medicine”

Data-driven precision medicine can potentially solve major healthcare problems, states Business Sweden in a new report on the subject.

Skånebolag säljer antikroppsverksamhet – ”Glada att ha hittat en stark partner”

Skånebaserade Genovis säljer sin antikroppsverksamhet för att koncentrera sig på bolagets kärnverksamhet inom enzymer.

We will now publish more news in English – and offer yet another newsletter

Starting next week, Life Science Sweden will begin offering a newsletter entirely in English.

Samuel Lagercrantz: We are currently seeing medical breakthroughs in these areas

Samuel Lagercrantz, Editor in Chief of Life Science Sweden, lists three medical fields in which we are currently seeing major breakthroughs and two fields in wh...

Jeeves välkomnar ytterligare partner - ZeeU

Tillsammans blir vi starkare och nu utökas vårt partnernätverk med ytterligare en partner – nämligen ZeeU som välkomnas in i Jeeves-familjen. ZeeU blir den tred...

Bioglan växlar upp produktion av svenskutvecklad Parkinsonbehandling

På kort tid har svenska Bioglan byggt upp tre nya produktionslinjer i sin anläggning i Malmö. I förra veckan firades öppnandet av den senaste av dem, kallad Yggdrasil.

Anna Törner: “My quantified life”

“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the mor...

The art of building a biologic drug

The first biosimilar from Xbrane Biopharma was launched earlier this year, and several more are under development at the company’s facility in Solna, Sweden. “W...

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

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Ozempic may benefit hip replacement surgery

The high-profile drug for type 2 diabetes and weight loss may be beneficial in other areas. One such area is for patients undergoing hip replacement surgery, a new study suggests....