Listing - June 17, 2014
Acucort raises SEK 4.6 million and starts exit process
The company has recently raised SEK 4.6 million through a rights issue to secure operations during the sales process that has now been initiated. Acucort, a project company within the life science incubator P.U.L.S., has developed an easy soluble film for oral use during acute allergic conditions and is now looking for a buyer. “We […]
MedTech Business - June 17, 2014
St Jude Medical to close Uppsala unit
The medtech company is closing its research unit in Uppsala. Approximately 200 posts will be cleared away. The background of the decision is according to Life Science Sweden is the company’s strategy to centralize the global functions for manufacture and distribution with the aim of saving money to move the R&D unit to be closer […]
Clinical Trials - June 16, 2014
Oasmia presents positive results from phase III study
The company’s lead human product paclical successfully meets primary objective in pivotal phase III clinical study. The data show that Paclical, which has orphan designation for epithelial ovarian cancer in the EU and in the US, met the pre-defined requirement of non-inferiority compared with Taxol. The Phase III open, randomized, multi-centre study, which included in […]
Science Award - June 16, 2014
Prize to cancer researcher
Professor Thomas Helleday at Karolinska Institute has been awarded the Erik K. Fernström Prize for younger medical researchers. Helleday is a professor at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics and is now recognized for his discoveries of new targets for cancer therapy. Earlier this year a team of researchers, led by Professor Helleday, were […]
Agreement - June 16, 2014
Allenex extends agreement with Conexio Genomics
Through its subsidiary Olerup Allenex has decided to extend the agreement with the Australian company Conexio Genomics. Allenex announced a five year exclusive and global marketing and sales agreement with Conexio back in 2011 for SBT Resolver for HLA typing using the SBT technology. Software for sequence analysis had also been included in the agreement. Conexio and Allenex now […]
Clinical Trials - June 13, 2014
EMA presents new policy on clinical trial data
The European Medicines Agency has agreed on policy on publication of clinical trial data with more user-friendly amendments. This will not only allow the Agency to proactively publish clinical trial data that are submitted as part of marketing authorisation applications, but also give the possibility to download, save and print the trial data for academic […]
