Moderna develops mRNA vaccine against norovirus

A highly anticipated vaccine is in late clinical evaluation and could be ready for approval within a couple of years. The target is the norovirus, often called ...

Column: "Are we already living in the new normal?"

2020 felt like the year that we were building the house around us whilst moving into it at the same time.

Mercks RSV-läkemedel får tummen upp i USA – tar upp kampen med Beyfortus

Amerikanska FDA godkänner Mercks nya läkemedel mot infektioner orsakade av RS-virus. Därmed får Sanofis och Astra Zenecas storsäljare Beyfortus ny konkurrens.

Roche’s Genentech terminates licencing deal with Norwegian biotech

Genentech is ending a license collaboration with Norwegian biotech Nykode Therapeutics regarding a clinical stage cancer vaccine program.

The Swedish government is to increase its investment in cancer care

The Swedish government wants to invest more in cancer and paediatric cancer care and proposes to allocate SEK 500 million per year for this purpose in the coming years.

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Xvivo tar in 440 miljoner för transplantationsstudier i hjärta och lever

Transplantationsbolaget Xvivo har tagit in 440 miljoner kronor i en riktad nyemission av aktier.

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Nya turer om DNA-testbolaget 23andme – grundare tar över

Budstriden om konkursade DNA-testbolaget 23andme och dess biobank med genetisk information verkar nu vara avgjord – och det är bolagets förra vd och medgrundare...

Vaccin-vd:n har 2,8 miljarder skäl att le

Ett vältajmat optionsprogram, en pandemi och ett snabbt utvecklat covidvaccin – se där tre faktorer som bidrog till att Biontechs vd Uğur Şahin i fjol kunde cas...

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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...

Heidi Stensmyren is eager for new challenges in the biotech industry

Heidi Stensmyren has served as President of the Swedish Medical Association, held a managerial position at Karolinska University Hospital and is now Medical Dir...

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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.

“We are Europe’s hotspot in life science”

The Medicon Valley Alliance has worked for competence development in life science in Denmark and Sweden for a quarter of a century. Anette Steenberg, CEO, sees ...

Obesity-drug pioneers win Lasker Award

This year’s Lasker Prize in Clinical Research has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries in GLP-1-based drugs that, according to the jury, “hav...

Glada miner över storsatsning – ”Kommer stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft”

Regeringen har presenterat förslaget om en historiskt stor satsning på forskning och innovation. Life Science Sweden har samlat in reaktioner från branschen och akademin.

Norwegian cancer research companies merge

The Norwegian companies Ultimovacs and Zelluna Immunotherapy plan to merge. At the same time, it is made clear that Ultimovacs' CEO is leaving the company.

Bioarctic får Europapatent för Parkinsonkandidat

Bioarctic har beviljats europeiskt patent för sin läkemedelskandidat exidavnemab, som utvecklas för behandling av bland annat Parkinsons sjukdom.

He is zooming in on topical preparations

According to Zelmic CEO David Sagna, topical products in drug development is a growing market, and to keep pace with the development, the company is awaiting approval for its new...

“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...

Isländskt läkemedelsbolag noterar sig på Stockholmsbörsen - ”Naturligt steg”

Ett av Islands största företag, läkemedelsbolaget Alvotech, planerar att notera sig på Nasdaq Stockholm.