Björn Ursing: Physicians new role in AI driven healthcare

”AI could be the key we need for tomorrow’s healthcare, but it is not a stand-alone tool”, writes Björn Ursing in a column about how the role for physicians cha...

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...

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...

A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen

A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will adv...

Konkurrenskraft, cancervård och MDR – läs krönikörernas tankar om branschen

Nya tankegångar, åsikter och framtidsvisioner från profiler i branschen, tillika krönikörer i Life Science Sweden och vår systertidning Medtech Magazine. Här ha...

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.

Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!

“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

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...

Anna Törner: ”Orphan designation läkemedelsutvecklingens ’petite robe noire’”

Det är så lätt att klamra sig fast vid olika regulatoriska incitament, som orphan designation, utan att egentligen veta vad de innebär och på vilket sätt de kan...

Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible

A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tin...

Pilots want to live too

Lundbeck behind the first EU-approved intravenous migraine treatment

A preventive, intravenous treatment for migraines has been approved in the EU for the first time.

Noxious parasite forms hybrids and deceives the immune system

The small parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has a nasty ability to cause serious illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have now mapped its ability to decei...

SDS-gruppen blir ett Great Place to Work!

Certifieringen innebär att SDS konkurrerar om att bli en av Sveriges bästa arbetsplatser.

“Together Stockholm-Uppsala and Medicon Valley can make Scandinavia a leading life science region”

“Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have national life science strategies, but the Swedish strategy is the only one explicitly emphasizing the Nordic dimen...

Eva Arlander rekryteras av Index Pharmaceuticals

Läkemedelsutvecklaren Index Pharmaceuticals har anställt Eva Arlander som Chief Development Officer och medlem i bolagets nya ledningsgrupp. Samtidigt genomförs...

Krönika: Welcome to the Circus

"Alla" är där - JP Morgan-veckan i San Francisco är navet för investeringar, industrirepresentanter och forskning. Här ger Johan Strömquist, VD för NDA Group, s...

Pfizer bygger ut i Strängnäs – satsar kvarts miljard

Pfizer investerar en kvarts miljard kronor på att bygga ut sin tillverkningsanläggning i Strängnäs.

Krönika: Can regulators keep up with innovation?

New technology has increased the understanding of disease mechanisms and enabled approval of products targeting small but specific patient populations; sometime...

Protein hjälper cancerceller att utveckla resistens mot cytostatika

Olika cytostatika attackerar cancerceller på olika sätt, med syftet att de ska dö. Ett sätt är att angripa cancercellernas DNA.

Event: Drug Development – Serendipity or Science

Drug development is a challenging journey, we will discuss questions you may not even consider asking. SDS and Medicon Village welcome you to an engaging afternoon.

Sov som en björn – och undvik blodproppar

Minskning av ett visst blodplättsprotein tycks ha en nyckelroll när det gäller att förhindra blodproppar, enligt forskning vid bland annat Universitetssjukhuset...

Delivering drugs with small devices

There are many challenges to overcome when delivering a drug orally. Getting the drug to survive the low pH of the ventricle and being released at the correct site in the gastrontestinal tract are two of them....

Ny upptäckt kring telomerernas DNA – kan koda för proteiner

Telomererna, som sitter i ändarna av DNA-molekylen, har fler funktioner än vi tidigare trott, menar forskare från University of North Carolina, UNC, school of medicine.