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Anders Blanck about his 17 years at Lif: “The industry is enjoying greater public trust now"
The announcement came as a surprise to those around him, but according to the protagonist himself, the timing was excellent. Anders Blanck is now leaving Lif – a decision that has been growing for some time. “I have been pretty much married to my mission. However, I will turn 56 this autumn, and if I’m going to do something else in my professional life, now is the time,” he says.
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Genes from Neanderthals can affect the correct drug dosage
A fifth of all Europeans carry gene variants inherited from Neanderthals, which cause certain drugs to break down more slowly. This may have implications for the drug doses they should take.
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Anna Törner: Kalashnikovs in a new guise
Thanks to resisting European regulatory authorities, Europe has been spared the opioid epidemic. In the 1960s, the situation was the opposite as the American pharmaceutical authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), refused to approve thalidomide (Neurosedyn), writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Did you know Stockholm wants to be in top 5 in the world for Life Sciences?
Karolinska Institutet Solna Campus has certainly become the next “Kendall Square”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Endo mot konkurs efter mångmiljonsmäll i uppgörelse om opioidkrisen
Ytterligare ett läkemedelsföretag är på väg mot konkurs som en konsekvens av ansvarsutkrävande för den amerikanska opioidkrisen.
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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.
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Svensk-amerikanskt biotech-företag flyttar in i Forskaren
ITB Med etablerar sitt svenska kontor och laboratorium i Hagastaden. Under sommaren 2024 flyttar det biofarmaceutiska företaget in i Forskaren, på en 500 kvadratmeter stor yta.
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Newly discovered gene variant linked to protection against abdominal obesity
American researchers believe they have identified a rare gene mutation that protects against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ambition is that the discovery will lead to new treatments that can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
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Amorphous materials take centre stage when Orexo develops new formulations
Swift resolution but with maintained stability. Orexo’s new drug delivery platform tackles the problem of amorphous materials. “Our technology has the positive properties of the material, and it also cracks some of the problems,” says the company’s
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Amorfa material i centrum när Orexo tar fram nya formuleringar
Snabb upplösning, men med bibehållen stabilitet. Orexos nya drug delivery-plattform tar itu med problematiken hos amorfa material. "Vår teknologi har de positiva egenskaperna hos materialet, och kommer samtidigt runt en del av problemen", säger bolagets forsknings- och utvecklingschef Robert Rönn.
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BioVentureHub CEO: “Companies with a high degree of interaction achieve greater success”
For the first time since its inception, AstraZeneca’s BioVentureHub can now recruit new companies, as some of its tenants have grown significantly and are leaving the hub. This is the message from the biohub’s CEO Magnus Björsne in an interview, in which
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KI-studie: Lägre lufttemperatur hämmade cancertillväxt i möss
Sänkt värme i rummet tycks göra det svårare för cancerceller att växa, enligt en studie på möss vid Karolinska institutet. Förhoppningen är nu att kylterapi ska bli ett nytt verktyg för att behandla cancer.
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Teva i förlikning om opioidkrisen – kostar bolaget över fyra miljarder dollar
Den israeliska generikatillverkaren Teva har nått en preliminär förlikning på upp till 4,25 miljarder dollar, motsvarande över 43 miljarder kronor, för sin roll i uppkomsten av den enorma opioidkrisen i USA.
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Lancet knuffar ner NEJM från citattoppen
För första gången på 45 år petas New England Journal of Medicine från förstaplatsen på listan över de mest citerade vetenskapliga tidskrifterna. Ny etta är Lancet.
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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 har vi samlat några av årets krönikor.
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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.
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Collaboration for a simpler production of gene therapies launched
A collaboration between universities and companies aims at providing better production methods for the development of gene therapies. The initiative is led by Johan Rockberg, Professor at KTH.
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Study: Our behaviour may have been guided by wishful thinking during the pandemic
A new study suggests that we systematically underestimate health risks if and when it suits us. This was especially true during the pandemic, as our risk assessments may have been guided by wishful thinking rather than a rational perception of the risks.
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Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”
“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportunities,” Björn Arvidsson writes in a column.
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Göran Stiernstedt: “We are the world’s worst at continuity”
Failed investments in primary care, an unreasonable system with online doctors and a public failure at coordinating the healthcare IT system. Göran Stiernstedt does not mind his language when describing the shortcomings of today’s healthcare system. “It makes me extremely frustrated,” he says.
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Marie Gårdmark: New incentives for orphan products on its way
"Let’s hope that the learnings from development of new therapies for rare diseases will spill over to more common conditions, orphan products paving the wave for drug development in a broader context", writes Marie Gårdmark in a column.
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Kalmar tar täten inom e-hälsa
Under det senaste decenniet har digitalisering och e-hälsolösningar skapat nya möjligheter för medicintekniska företag. I Kalmar län har regionen skapat en e-hälsoarena med visionen att länet ska bli ett internationellt centrum för e-hälsans utveckling.
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Patient fick nytt öra – 3d-printat från sina egna celler
Ett kirurgteam i Texas har lyckats med att förse en patient med vad de uppger är det första 3D-printade ytterörat som bygger på patientens egna celler.
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A growing industry in Denmark: “One new life science company a week”
The life science sector in eastern Denmark continues to grow in the number of employees, as well as the number of companies. An emerging problem is the shortage of labour, a new report reveals.