In a new job - August 13, 2024
She is the new SVP of Clinical Operations & Pharmacovigilance at Calluna
Margrethe Sørgaard joins the company’s cross-functional R&D team following Calluna’s launch, to oversee the strategic development of the company’s clinical programs in line with regulatory guidelines and safety requirements. With over 25 years’ experience from different leading positions in clinical development and operation, medical affairs, and drug safety/pharmacovigilance, she will play a pivotal role in […]
Pharma article - July 1, 2024
The Swedish government’s announcement to strengthen clinical trials is welcomed
The decision, which is based on the proposals put forward by the investigator Peter Asplund and which means that a national partnership is established, is welcomed by both Lif and SwedenBIO. The government’s announcement on 27 June means that the Swedish Medical Products Agency will be tasked with proposing measures to improve conditions and strengthen […]
Pharma article - April 24, 2024
Novel AI model detects 90% of lymphatic cancer cases
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have carried out one of the largest studies to date using AI (artificial intelligence)-assisted image analysis of lymphoma. “An AI-based computer system for interpreting medical images also contributes to increased equality in healthcare by giving patients access to the same expertise and being able to have their […]
Pharma article - February 20, 2024
New report shows hundreds of Nordic clinical trials remain unpublished
A report jointly published by the AllTrials campaign, Cochrane Denmark, Cochrane Norway, Cochrane Sweden, the Dam Foundation, Melanomföreningen, and TranspariMED, shows that 475 clinical trials involving 83,903 patients completed during 2016-19 in Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, have never made their results public in any form. This accounted for 22% of all clinical trial […]
CDMO - January 15, 2024
Sneak peak from the hub – how does it work?
Charlotte Fribert (CF), CEO of Toleranzia, and Niranjan Sardesai (NS), founder and CEO of Geneos Therapeutics, were among the delegates partaking in the future of advanced biologics conference (September 2023) that already tried out the innovation hub approach for real. In a brief interview, Helena Strigård gathered some of their thoughts. The projects that your […]
Pharma article - April 1, 2022
In the name of science?
The controversial trachea transplantations by the notorious surgeon Paolo Macchiarini created a storm in the scientific world. It initiated a debate on the intersection between research and healthcare and the importance of a distinct ethical compass for the patient’s safety. At first the world was in awe about the groundbreaking news. Paolo Macchiarini, a well-renowned […]
