Lundabolag tar in dryg miljard för fortsatt expansion

Läkemedelsutvecklaren Camurus har tillförts närmare 1,1 miljarder kronor i en riktad nyemission.

Novartis kandidat visar signifikant effekt mot autoimmun sjukdom

Novartis rapporterar positiva resultat för sin läkemedelskandidat ianalumab, som prövats i en sen klinisk fas som behandling för den autoimmuna systemsjukdomen ...

Orexo får USA-stöd för överdosläkemedel vid blandmissbruk

Uppsalabolaget Orexo har fått 8 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 75 miljoner kronor, av den amerikanska myndigheten Barda för att ta fram ett nasalt räddningsläkeme...

The pandemic caused a reshuffle among the world’s vaccine giants – here is the new top list

Fuelled by the pandemic, the power balance in the global vaccine market has completely changed in recent years, a survey from Fierce Pharma shows

New study: Post-Covid symptoms are common even after mild Covid-19

According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, loss of smell and taste, shortness of breath and chest symptoms are the most common complaints after a...

A surprising discovery about the immune system in cases of cancer

Professor Göran Jönsson is trying to understand why some patients benefit from immunotherapies while others don’t. A couple of years ago, he made a surprising d...

He got inside the head of Sweden’s vaccine hunter

The hunt for the COVID-19 vaccine is the theme of the new book Vaccinjägaren (The Vaccine Hunter). It tells the story of Richard Bergström’s mission as Sweden’s...

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FDA plans to replace animal testing with AI – “Paradigm shift”

The requirement for animal testing in drug development will be phased out and replaced by AI, according to an announcement by the FDA. The decision has been met...

Hello Angelica Loskog!

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

Ny motgång för Pfizers satsning inom obesitas

Pfizers ambitioner inom obesitas har fått sig en ny törn. Nu lägger bolaget ner ännu ett GLP-1-projekt.

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.

Sweden is heavily criticised for not ordering Covid vaccine

Valneva and the EU Commission have entered into an agreement for 1.25 million doses of the company’s Covid vaccine, but Sweden has not placed an order.

Astra Zeneca förvärvar belgiskt biotechbolag

Läkemedelsbolaget Astra Zeneca har ingått ett avtal om att förvärva bioteknikbolaget Esobiotec, som utvecklar in vivo-cellterapier.

Hon ska leda GSK:s spin-off inom konsumenthälsa

Haleon – så lyder namnet på det nya bolag inom konsumenthälsa som inom kort knoppas av från brittiska läkemedelsjätten Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK. – Den här lanseri...

Abbvies storsäljare inom reumatism visade fina resultat mot håravfall

Ett välkänt läkemedel mot reumatism visar tecken på att även vara en effektiv behandling mot fläckvis håravfall.

Hansa tar in 372 miljoner inför USA-lansering: "Starkt intresse"

Lundbaserade Hansa Biopharma har tagit in 372,2 miljoner kronor i en riktad nyemission där flera amerikanska specialistinvesterare deltar.

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...

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...

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.

Mastering Urine Microscopy

On-demand Webinar: Microscopy in urinalysis.

KI-rektorn kliver in i Läkemedelsverkets styrelse

Karolinska institutets rektor Annika Östman Wernerson har av regeringen utsetts till ledamot i Läkemedelsverkets styrelse.

Swedish-Danish meeting at Medicon Village: “One of the most important life science congresses”

For the eleventh year, The Future of Swedish and Danish Life Science was held on Wednesday, and the event continues to function as a connecting link between the...