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Nya varianten av covid JN.1 klassas som en ”variant of interest”
JN.1 ökar snabbt i olika delar av världen, bland annat i Sverige. Världshälsoorganisationen WHO klassificerar nu varianten som en ”variant of interest” (VOI).
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Samuel Lagercrantz: We are currently seeing medical breakthroughs in these areas
Samuel Lagercrantz, Editor in Chief of Life Science Sweden, lists three medical fields in which we are currently seeing major breakthroughs and two fields in which we can see some long-awaited positive developments.
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Cancerfonden satsar 120 miljoner extra: “Blivit svårare för forskare att hitta finansiering i Sverige”
Kliniska studier får en extra satsning av Cancerfonden. “Det innebär att fler patienter får tillgång till de senaste framstegen”, säger Karl-Johan Malmberg vid Karolinska Institutet som är en av dem som fått stödet.
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Study: Vaccination linked to lower risk of post-COVID
The risk of developing post-COVID after a COVID infection was reduced in vaccinated people, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg.
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Nya i Läkarförbundets styrelse
Nu står det klart att två nya ansikten tar plats i Läkarförbundets styrelse medan två lämnar.
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Life science-vd fälls för ekobrott – fortsätter leda företaget
Stockholms tingsrätt dömer Cline Scientifics vd Patrik Sundh för marknadsmanipulation till villkorlig dom och dagsböter. Trots det har han styrelsens förtroende att fortsätta leda bolaget.
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High biological age is linked to a higher risk of dementia and stroke
It is a well-known fact that people age at different rates, and a recent study at the Karolinska Institute suggests that people with a biological age higher than their actual age are significantly more likely to suffer from dementia and stroke.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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High-tech companies are increasingly focusing on health
Tech companies have been taking an interest in healthcare for many years, and this interest seems to be increasing. “It’s not a sudden shift in trend, it’s more about them advancing their positions,” says Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Svenskt läkemedel på lista över bästa innovationerna 2023
Svensk innovation finns med när den amerikanska tidskriften Time listar årets bästa innovationer. Alzheimerläkemedlet lecanemab, som utvecklats av svenska Bioarctic, har utsetts som en av de bästa innovationerna 2023 inom kategorin medicinsk vård.
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The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”
When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite book. Perhaps her interest in science was born there and then, as science and new technology have since been a constant feature of her working life. Today, she is a Healthcare Manager in Microsoft’s Western Europe team.
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Study names with an attitude – more important than you might think
Ironman, T-rex, Star-Trek. Popcorn, Proper, Scout. Nope, these are neither fantasy films nor dog names. They’re the names of ongoing cancer studies in Sweden.
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Rickard Sandberg on this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine: ”A key discovery”
The discovery that paved the way for the development of todays mRNA vaccines is the basis for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?
New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the right patients be found in time, and will the healthcare system’s resources be sufficient? Life Science Sweden has spoken to Swedish researchers in Alzheimer’s who voice cautious hope but also see further challenges.
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Charlotta Gummeson leaves Sahlgrenska Science Park – “It feels sad and exciting at the same time”
With mixed emotions, Charlotta Gummeson will leave her position as CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park in October. “It feels sad and exciting at the same time. I’ve been in the thick of things and part of the development for so long now, but I’m also looking forward and thinking about all the new things that there will be in a freer role,” she says to Life Science Sweden
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Astra Zeneca’s Sweden CEO: “We have great faith in our portfolio”
It all started with a summer job as an operator at Astra’s chemical factory in Snäckviken, just outside Södertälje. More than three decades and countless different assignments later, Per Alfredsson, born and raised in Södertälje, is CEO of Astra Zeneca Sweden, which employs 7800 people in Södertälje, Stockholm and Gothenburg. “It was a very special feeling to be in charge of the entire organisation,” he says in an interview about his career and potential future blockbusters.
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid is being tested against post-COVID in a major Swedish study
In a new study conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Pfizer’s COVID drug, Paxlovid, is now being tested in patients with post-COVID. The study is one of the most extensive studies in the world currently being conducted for a drug for post-COVID.
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Expanderar med effektiv grön teknologi: “Ska bli global spelare”
Snabbare processtid, mindre mängd kemikalier och betydligt lättare att skala upp än konkurrenterna. Nu har PeptiSystems tagit in 20 miljoner i en övertecknad emission – och en ny vd med gediget cv – för att göra startupen till en nyckelaktör på den globala marknaden.
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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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Biotechbolag återinsätter brottsåtalad vd
Cline Scientific återinsätter Patrik Sundh som vd, trots att han står åtalad för grov marknadsmanipulation. Bolagets styrelse beskriver det som ”den enda och bästa lösningen”.
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Medieuppgifter: Astra Zenecas vd överväger att lämna
Astra Zenecas vd Pascal Soriot överväger att lämna företaget och har diskuterat detta med flera personer. Det skriver brittiska Mail on Sunday som hänvisar till anonyma källor.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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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 Director at a biotech company. “I’m curious and like to have influence, so I’ve often chosen management roles,” she says.
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Life Science Sweden heads to the Oresund region! ‒ Hello there Michael Linnell
Life Science Sweden’s The Future of Swedish Danish Life Science and New Updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability meetings are coming up soon. We asked Michael Linnell, project manager for Life Science Sweden’s event portfolio, a few short questions.