October 12 - World Arthritis Day
October 12 is World Arthritis Day, which every year draws attention to people living with arthritic diseases. This term refers to a number of diseases and conditions that attack joints, bones, tissue and muscles. The most common inflammatory rheumatic disease is rheumatoid arthritis – where there is a great need for new disease-modifying treatments. The biotech companies Lipum, Cyxone and SynAct Pharma are all listed in Sweden and have as their main focus to develop new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. BioStock summarises the latest from these companies that give hope for the future.