Canada approves leqembi as global alzheimer’s drug race heats up

Leqembi has secured approval in Canada, further consolidating its global lead among disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapies. The antibody is now authorized in 1...

Sarah Lidé: ”Artificial intelligence must not replace authentic interactions”

Artificial intelligence must never become a replacement for authentic, even if messy, interactions with our fellow humankind, Sarah Lifé, Deputy CEO at Medicon ...

The vaccine has saved 94 million lives – but measles is spreading again

A disease we once believed belonged to the past is now resurging in both Europe and the United States. In the shadow of growing skepticism and declining vaccina...

Novo Nordisk tells staff to return to office

At the turn of the year, Novo Nordisk employees will no longer be able to work remotely. According to the company’s new CEO, the move is intended to accelerate ...

The race between new alzheimer’s drugs Kisunla and Leqembi heats up

Kisunla or Leqembi? The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Bioarctic is intensifying. Where one drug gains approval, the other falls behind. Here's a look at the mar...

Gene therapy restored hearing in children with congenital deafness

Eleven out of twelve children with congenital deafness showed improvements in a study testing Regeneron’s gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss. The U.S. com...

A cluster contribution to European life science innovation and competitiveness?

RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden

Heart Monitoring in Breast Cancer – Essential or Excessive?

Trastuzumab and related drugs have transformed breast cancer treatment and dramatically improved survival rates. But the close cardiac monitoring required durin...

Could an overly burdensome QMS be the organization’s own doing?

Although the above statement is intentionally somewhat provocative, it does hold a degree of truth. Organizations that are generally negative toward regulations...

Vaccine skeptic David Geier to lead study on link to autism

The American government is to launch a study on whether vaccines cause autism – and has appointed a well-known vaccine skeptic to lead the analysis.

FDA’s Top Vaccine Official resigns – Issues sharp criticism of Kennedy

FDA’s Top Vaccine Official is leaving his post while simultaneously criticizing the country’s health secretary for allowing “misinformation and lies” to influen...

Kennedy attackerar dansk vaccinstudie – ”Propagandanummer från läkemedelsindustrin”

USA:s hälsominister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. uppmanar en medicinsk tidskrift att dra tillbaka publiceringen av en stor vaccinstudie, vars slutsatser han ogillar. M...

Genmab to Acquire Dutch biotech for USD 8 Billion

Danish pharmaceutical company Genmab has agreed to acquire Dutch firm Merus, a developer of cancer therapies, for USD 8 billion, equivalent to nearly SEK 75 billion.

How the Nobel discovery is used in drug development

Regulatory T cells keep the immune system in check, a discovery now awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Qiang Pan Hammarström explains how t...

Many discontinue obesity medication – new study highlights the reasons

A new study maps out the most common reasons why patients choose to stop taking obesity medication prematurely. “Obesity medication discontinuation reverses hea...

Venomaid's rapid test aims to find the right snake bite treatment

Every six seconds, someone on our planet suffers a snake bite, and each time, a race against the clock begins. What kind of snake was it, and which antivenom ca...

Hon ska leda statens antibiotikafabrik

Erika Jarméus har utsetts till enhetschef för den antibiotikafabrik i Strängnäs som nyligen förvärvades av det statliga läkemedelsföretaget APL.

Eli Lilly Recruits Leading Swedish Researcher Kaj Blennow to Head Alzheimer’s Project

Eli Lilly recruits Kaj Blennow, leading Alzheimer’s researcher, as VP of neuroscience biomarker development.

Aqilion's licensing journey: From Merck partnership to new opportunities

Be extremely meticulous with your scientific data, but spend just as much time and effort on business development. That piece of advice comes from Aqilion's CEO...

The FDA’s new transparency policy (Part 2)

In the second part of our article series on the FDA’s new “radical transparency” initiative, we explore regulatory strategies to navigate the potential impact o...

Phase III win for Hansa Biopharma: “We Are Thrilled”

Swedish biotech Hansa Biopharma’s transplant drug imlifidase has met the primary efficacy endpoint in a registration-enabling Phase III study in the United States.

Texas stämmer Tylenol-tillverkare – anklagas för att ha dolt påstådd autismkoppling

Texas justitieminister stämmer Johnson & Johnson och dess avknoppning Kenvue för att ha dolt misstänkta risker med smärtstillande läkemedlet Tylenol, kopplade t...

US Health Secretary Kennedy dismisses all vaccine experts – assembles new committee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. A new group of experts will be appointed directly by the Health Secretar...