The Swedish Academy of Sciences: “We have too many researchers”

Sweden does not need more researchers, but it does need better ones. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, funding should be distributed to favour excellence.

Elypta awarded one million USD from the Star Trek creator’s foundation

Swedish company Elypta, which develops methods for early cancer detection, has been awarded one million USD from an unexpected source: a foundation set up in me...

From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium

Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be av...

Kris för hajpat genredigeringsbolag – ”Stämningen har skiftat”

Upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka. Så kan utvecklingen för det upphaussade amerikanska genredigeringsbolaget Tome Biosciences beskrivas.

No demand for new Covid vaccine – “It will probably be discarded”

So far, just under 6 000 doses of the Covid vaccine from Novavax have been used in Sweden, leaving over 1.4 million doses in stock. “They will probably be disca...

Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”

“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportuni...

Ny chefredaktör på Läkartidningen

Åsa Uhlin har utsetts till ny chefredaktör på Läkartidningen efter avgående Pär Sandell.

Elicera får mångmiljonbidrag av EU för utveckling av CAR-T-terapi

Cell- och genterapibolaget Elicera Therapeutics tilldelas 2,5 miljoner euro, motsvarande drygt 26 miljoner kronor, i EU-finansiering för fortsatt utveckling av sin CAR-T-terapi mot B-cellslymfom....

Marie Gårdmark: Do EMA and FDA talk to each other?

Of course they do! The collaboration started already in 2003, writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.

Han tar över klubban i Bico

Valberedningen i biokonvergensbolaget Bico föreslår Rolf Classon som ny styrelseordförande efter avgående Carsten Browall, som avböjt omval.

Svenska Elicera utvecklar CAR-T mot solida tumörer – kan bli först i världen

Idag finns fem EU-godkända CAR T-terapier, alla inriktade på olika typer av blodcancer, men ännu har ingen fått metoden att fungera mot solida tumörer. På Göteb...

On the hunt for high throughput diagnostics

Global diagnostics companies and laboratories are in a race against time to adapt testing capacity to current demand. Due to the global COVID 19 pandemic, the d...

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try...

Festo Expands its Portfolio with Multilayer Manifolds

Manufacturers of medical and laboratory equipment now receive solutions from a single source

CAR-T-terapier inger fortsatt hopp: ”Nästan hälften har blivit sjukdomsfria”

När de första CAR-T-terapierna dök upp väcktes förhoppningar om effektiv behandling för svårt sjuka cancerpatienter. Efter en något trög start har nu omkring 90...

New diagnostic rules raise concerns

In a panel discussion, several voices from academia and the industry expressed concerns about the transition to the new regulatory framework for in-vitro diagno...

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

KI’s new President: “We need to work closer together”

A closer link between research and education and a stronger “we-feeling” are aims that Annika Östman Wernerson sets out to achieve as the new President of Karol...

Här utförs Sveriges första CAR-T-behandling mot myelom

Skåne universitetssjukhus utför, som första sjukhus i Sverige, en CAR-T-behandling av en patient med myelom.

The perfect formula for decision-making

No one has the luxury not to take a decision, writes Helena Strigård at Swedenbio.

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Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage

A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for th...