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The Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell plans to move to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva.

CT scan. © Mitrey/pixabay.com

Deep learning medical imaging specialist Qure.ai raises $40m from healthcare investors Novo Holdings and HealthQuad 

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While the Nasdaq Biotechnology index saw a huge uplift during the pandemic (+ 77% since March 2020 until reaching a peak in August 2021), it lost 27% during the last six months vs a 11%/4% decline for the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, respectively

IgM antibodies have higher affinity and avidity due to their 10 binding sites versus only 2 binding sites of IgG antibodies. © IGM Bioscience Inc.

Sanofi and IGM Biosciences have entered into a broad antibody discovery collaboration that could bring in IGM $6bn if all milestones are met.

Stockholm headquarters of XNK Therapeutics AB. © XNK Therapeutics

XNK Therapeutics AB has secured a private placement of €12.75m led by Flerie Invest AB to finance Phase II development of CellProtect + Isatuximab in multiple myeloma.

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Data Management has been a hotbed for development and innovation, correlating primarily with
the changing digital landscape. Clinical trial management has been significantly impacted, with the
electronic data capture and GDPR-compliance-led industry now unrecognisable from the paper-document administration methods of the past. This development process extends beyond COVID-19 and has a
noticeable impact on clinical trials.

EchoLUTION Viral RNA/DNA Swab Kit automated workflow. The timelines illustrate the time required for processing 4 × 96 samples with the BioEcho methods (automated and manual) and other suppliers. Picture: BioEcho

The SARS-CoV-2 virus global outbreak generated a need for fast and reliable large-scale testing. One of the main bottlenecks of the PCR test is the laborious and time-consuming molecular method for viral genetic material extraction. BioEcho Life Sciences, together with Hamilton and the German diagnostics laboratory ‘Labor Dr. Fenner und Kollegen’ developed an automated workflow for 96- and 48-well plate formats.

ADC and conjugate manufacturing at Lonza ©Lonza 2022

ADCs have huge potential in treating challenging diseases such as cancer. However, it is essential that all necessary equipment, steps, and precautions are in place to en¬sure their safe handling.

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CSL Behring has filed for accelerated approval of the first hemophilia B gene therapy in Europe.

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Maja Neiman is the first Science Relations Manager at SwedenBIO. The biotechnologist started her work at the end of March.