Science Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S). Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT
the minister of science responded during Wednesday strongly on the data SvD reported on the unregulated research that has been conducted at the Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska university Hospital since 2011. The revelations that have attracted a lot of attention.
” of course It is serious that it conducted research and treatments in this way, and that it is again KI and KS that are coming into focus. Then Macchiarini affair have confidence in medical research has fallen among the public, and we need to restore. We should be able to develop the health services needed research, but then, this framework needs to work and be adhered to, ” says Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S), the minister for higher education and research, to SvD.
Violating the laws is to regulate the research is the penalty low at the moment. It can be compared with, for example, shoplifting, which gives fine or maximum six months ‘ imprisonment.
– There are approaches that are within the scope of the investigation that we set up after Macchiarini affair, which is all about how to improve research ethics. The penalty if one violates the law is a relevant question and I will to have a dialogue about it with the justice department. The rules are to be followed and it should have clear consequences if you don’t follow the law. It is important to strengthen confidence, ” she says.
After brexit, it is clear that the headquarters for the european medicines agency, EMA, has to move from London and Sweden would like to be with in the tug-of-war. How it is affected by Macchiarini and this?
Sweden has a high level of credibility in the field, but in order to maintain it, it is incredibly important that we show that we react and act when such business occurs. We have a good culture for research and patient safety, we need to take very seriously, ” said Helene Hellmark Knutsson.
She do not believe that the new forskningsaffären impairs the ability of Sweden to win the tug of war to get the European medicines agency’s headquarters today is located in London that move here.
the Parallels are with Macchiarini affair. Where it was assumed that the synthetic trachea would work, but the necessary permits were missing, and the go-ahead was sought on inaccurate information. The patients became the guinea pigs.
on Wednesday it emerged that two doctors in Uppsala believes that the innovative research has, however, after Macchiarini scandal. They believe that patients are at risk of losing about cutting-edge treatments – as the cells from the placentas as SvD told you about. The doctors said in an op-ed that the rules which are valid today, rather, is for the tough.
Is it so, Helene Hellmark Knutsson?
” We should not create any red tape unnecessarily or be anxious. But that is precisely why it is important, with clear and secure regulatory framework. We may not believe that there are no quick shortcuts to success in research. It is a hard and long-term work, ” says minister of science.
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