“An entire industry is about to be wiped out”

According to Jennie Ekbeck, CEO of Umeå Biotech Incubators, Sweden risks not having any small diagnostic companies left in five years.

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...

Biotech-entreprenör och sci-fi-författare – ”För att koppla av började jag skriva”

Han har grundat Lundabolaget Iconovo, författat en trilogi sci-fi-deckare och drömmer om en Netflix-serie baserad på hans egna böcker. ”Det roligaste är att ta ...

Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system

Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to ...

Nytt miljardförvärv stärker Astra Zeneca inom radiofarmaka

Astra Zeneca satsar inom radioaktiva läkemedel genom att köpa Fusion Pharmaceuticals för upp till 2,4 miljarder dollar, motsvarande drygt 25 miljarder kronor.

The first Lyme disease vaccine faces a delay

Pfizer and Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine, which could be the first of its kind, is facing delays of about a year. The reason is problems at trial sites in the ...

Anders Blanck lämnar Lif

Lifs vd Anders Blanck har meddelat styrelsen att han vill lämna posten. Han kommer vara kvar under hösten under rekrytering av en ny vd. ”Det har varit ett privilegium.”

The new Astra Zeneca CEO: “An incredibly exciting phase”

Almost 27 years have passed since Per Alfredsson from Södertälje stepped into Astra Zeneca as a newly hired engineer. After countless different roles, including...

The impact of the recession on the Swedish medtech sector

We need health care regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, but the current recession also affects the Medtech sector.

Column: Repurposing as a golden ticket to approval

"Hopefully, in the end, patients will be winners by receiving on-label treatments for which benefit-risk has been properly assessed." In a column Marie Gårdmark...

Scientific Solutions stärker organisationen

Mario Clementi är ny Director Pharmacovigilance and Quality Assurance på Scientific Solutions. Med en imponerande bakgrund inom farmakovigilans och mångårig erf...

Individual DNA passport could result in fewer drug side effects

You may be required to show a DNA passport when you pick up medicines at the pharmacy in the future. According to a new study, patients might suffer 30% fewer s...

ALS – When the body has given up, but the brain persists

The nerve disease ALS gradually deprives the patient of control over the muscles and, eventually, also of speech. The eyes continue to function, though, and wit...

Ny medicinsk chef på Vicore Pharma

Läkaren Bertil Lindmark blir ny medicinsk chef, Chief Medical Officer, för Vicore Pharma.

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Valves with piezo technology

Efficient control and regulation of gases in medical technology

Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency

On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.

The stomach medication that became the biggest blockbuster of the 1990s

The omeprazole molecule was synthesised as early as 1979, but it took many years before the then Astra had an approved pharmaceutical. Once this happened, a tab...

Christina Östberg Lloyd satsar på eget – ”Jag är full av energi”

Efter över tjugo år på olika tjänster inom life science-företag satsar Christina Östberg Lloyd på eget som konsult. ”Detta öppnar upp helt nya perspektiv och mö...

Great Swedish innovations: Eye treatment became a feather in Pharmacia’s cap

From complicated and sometimes risky surgery to a routine procedure. Pharmacia’s injectable Healon revolutionised the field of eye surgery - and is considered b...

“Everyone is screaming for talent”

Attracting talent is one of the life science industry’s major future challenges, which was one of the conclusions of the panel discussion that ended the New Hor...

Överraskande studieresultat om testosteron – Minskade inte risk för frakturer

Det är känt att behandling med testosteron ökar bentäthet och benkvalitet. Men nu tyder en studie på att tillförsel av det manliga könshormonet ändå inte medför...

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...

Stora tidskriftsförlag stämda – ”Pengar har dikterat möjligheten att nå ut med forskning”

Just nu pågår en rättsprocess i USA mot sex stora förlag för vetenskapliga tidskrifter. En grupp forskare hävdar att förlagen ”konspirerat” på ett sätt som förh...