Genomic Medicine Sweden inleder samarbete med Microsoft

Genomic Medicine Sweden påbörjar nu ett samarbete med Microsoft med syfte att hantera och öka förståelsen av den data som genereras inom precisionsmedicin.

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...

The government proposes fines for pharmaceutical companies that fail to notify drug shortages in time

According to a compilation from the Swedish Medicines Agency, the number of residually notified medicines increased by 54 % in Sweden last year compared to the ...

Astra Zeneca och Gilead kan gå samman

De två läkemedelsjättarna är i samtal om en sammanslagning, enligt källor till Bloomberg.

Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think

Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

Så kan ungdomar lära sig om IT & teknik

Hur fungerar en dator, vad krävs för att jobba med teknik och vad innebär egentligen programmering?

Petter Hartman: Prioritera kommunikationen om forskning!

Vad fan får jag för pengarna? Forskning bör vara ett svar på den frågan, anser Petter Hartman.

Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”

If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network ...

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...

Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way

"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave fo...

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Neanderthal gene variants may cause Viking disease

A new study suggests that the so-called Viking disease, which affects the hand function in many older people, may be linked to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals.

Sweden and Denmark – this is how they choose their strategies

Scandinavia’s two major powers in pharmaceutical research have developed strategies for growth in life science, and both countries aim to become world leaders.

Elicera develops CAR-T against solid tumours – may become the first in the world

Today, there are five EU-approved CAR-T therapies, all focused on different types of blood cancer, but no one has yet succeeded in making the method work agains...

Ny satsning på precisionsmedicin på Karolinska – “Vi vill nå en ny kompetensgrupp“

Ny kompetens krävs inom det snabbt växande området precisionsmedicin. Det uppger Karolinska universitetssjukhuset, som tillsammans med Karolinska institutet öpp...

Hon tar plats på höjdarlista

Varje år samlar den ledande vetenskapliga tidskriften Genetic Engineering News tio namn på de mest lovande ledarna inom affärsvärlden och akademin under 40 år.

Björn Arvidsson: Let's build on the positive momentum

Progress needs narratives and heroes, and more than ever, going into the new year feels like an opportunity for a fresh start.

It´s time to establish relations

Communication with the patient is the key to future healthcare, writes Hanna Brodda, editor in chief of Life Science Sweden.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

“We aim to be a start-up company with an academic spirit”

Chronic pain and Alzheimer’s are two diseases that plague many people worldwide and seem impossible to cure. However, Huddinge-based company Alzecure is working...

Samuel Lagercrantz: Immunotherapy against cancer is still in its early stages

For more than 100 years, researchers have tried to target the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. They have occasionally been laughed at and ridicul...

”Vi behöver se fördelarna med regleringar”

Man behöver inte leta länge på internet för att hitta listor över mest innovativa länder där Sverige placerar sig i topp. Vi har generellt goda förutsättningar ...

BCG-vaccin prövas mot coronavirus

I länder där barn vaccineras mot tuberkulos är dödligheten i covid-19 relativt lägre än i andra länder, enligt en ny studie. Nu inleds kliniska prövningar där v...