By working with standards, increased patient safety is ensured. The standards also contribute to societal the benefits and an improved working environment for healthcare personnel. SIS is appointed by the Swedish government to develop standards and represent Sweden in the international standardization arena.
Madeleine Durbeej-Hjalt is the secretary general for medicine and health at the Swedish Research Council since a couple of years. Here she talks about the Scientific council's most important recommendations and why free basic research is so important.
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products are biological pharmaceuticals based on cells, tissue, or genes. These pharmaceuticals are considered to be a very important part of future healthcare. Often it’s a one-time treatment where seriously ill patients are can be cured, hopefully with a lifelong effect. During this panel discussion we will talk about where we stand today, which challenges remain to be solved and what the future opportunities are.
Seminari: In order to understand disease mechanisms and how drugs interact with their target proteins, new tools are under constant development. Advancements in protein science have provided new novel methods for better understanding of human biology, improved diagnostics and more effective drug delivery.