Sverige arrangerar stor life science-konferens som del av EU-ordförandeskapet

Den 26-27 juni ska Sverige stå värd för ett europeisk möte om life science, berättar Jenni Nordborg, nationell life science-samordnare.

Astra Zeneca nådde inte mål i lungcancerstudie

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 with the help of, among other things, a Swedish-developed invention, communication with the outside world can continue. “It’s their window to the world,” says ALS researcher Caroline Ingre.

“Photon counting in computed tomography is the holy grail”

Erik Fredenberg, a researcher in physics at KTH and GE, is working to implement photon-counting CT in clinics. To shorten lead times and reduce the radiation dose in patients, he is setting out to develop a framework for virtual clinical trials for the technology.

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 by us one of the most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

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 mild Covid infection.

She creates pharmaceuticals on a 3D printer

The correct dosage for each individual, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical is for a seriously ill child or a frail elderly person, is the mission of a well-advanced project with 3D-printed drugs at Uppsala University. “It will soon be available in clinics”, says Christel Bergström, who is heading the project.

Dags för ”ett av våra mest efterfrågade möten”

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 tablet was available that was soon to help millions of people worldwide and break all sales records.

The most important Swedish medical innovations: Our ranking

Life Science Sweden turns 20 years old – and celebrates by producing a top list of the 20 most important contemporary Swedish innovations in the field of medicine.

“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 the anniversary as a recognition of MVA’s explosive power.

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 GMP facility.

Atlas Antibodies flyttar till Forskaren – "Viktigt steg"

Bioteknikbolaget Atlas Antibodies flyttar sitt huvudkontor till Forskaren i Hagastaden.

Första studien om apkoppor hos kvinnor visar delvis andra smittvägar

Bland kvinnor som fått apkoppor är det vanligare att de smittats på andra sätt än via sex än vad det är bland män. Det visar den första studien om apkoppor bland kvinnor, som presenteras av bland annat forskare i Göteborg.

Flyttar gränser för gen- och cellterapi

”Vi är bra på att vara innovativa och flytta gränser inom gen- och cellterapi och den här studien symboliserar det på ett tydligt sätt”, säger Evelina Vågesjö, vd för Ilya Pharma, om den kliniska studie som företaget startar nästa år.

Vårt jobb är att ta höjd för det osannolika

"Rymdfärder och läkemedelsutveckling har många likheter. De är hårt reglerade verksamheter där minsta misstag kan få ödesdigra konsekvenser", skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.

Swedish breakthrough in Alzheimer’s: “We can finally present great data”

Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are currently among the hottest topics in drug development. Two Swedish research companies with high ambitions and successes in the field participated in Bioscience 2022 conference at Life City in Hagastaden, Stockholm.

Neanderthal genes and Nobel Prize in a popular lecture at Bioscience

An inherited gene variant from our ”evolutionary cousins” – the extinct Neanderthals – may affect how our bodies break down certain drugs. “It’s only a matter of time before we actively start screening for it,” said KI researcher Hugo Zeberg when describing the study at Bioscience 2022.

"Are we doing business the wrong way around in the Life Science Sector?"

For the past 50 years we have created solutions for problems that we thought would solve the problems. Pharmaceuticals have created big block buster drugs which were great for that time but now we realise that these drugs were in fact only tested in white men and certainly not for patients who are older who are taking a number of medications.

Paxlovid kan minska risk för långtidscovid, enligt ny studie

Pfizers covidläkemedel Paxlovid minskar risken för långtidscovid, enligt en ny studie från amerikanska Department of Veterans Affairs.

A green nursery for biotech rooted in the Scanian soil

Red Glead has established itself as one of Lund’s largest companies in pharmaceutical development. Life Science Sweden went to Skåne and met two of the founders, Johan Evenäs and Martina Kvist Reimer.

EU godkänner ny behandling som skyddar spädbarn mot RS-virus

Astra Zeneca och Sanofi har fått sin preventiva behandling mot RS-virusinfektion hos spädbarn godkänd i EU.

Karriärcoachen: Byta jobb i lågkonjunktur – det här ska du tänka på

Ekonomiska tyckare varnar för att Sverige är på väg in i en lågkonjunktur. Krig i Ukraina, rusande elpriser, hög inflation och höjd styrränta är bara några av anledningarna till att tänka två gånger om du har planer på att byta jobb. Karriärcoachen Tina Persson tipsar om vad du bör tänka på.

He is heading a new company for the development of Coegin’s cancer drug

The biotechnology company Coegin Pharma places the development of its drug candidate AVX420 in a newly formed company, Avexxin Oncology, based in Norway, and John Zibert will be the CEO.