Business - May 16, 2023
From theory to therapy: Anti-obesity drugs
Up until recently the road for people suffering from obesity to lose weight was long and hard, often impossible, but a new breakthrough drug from Denmark has led to a paradigm shift. Worldwide obesity has tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Obesity Federation estimates that there are 1.1 […]
Business - April 10, 2023
The President of Estonia has visited Lund, including MAX IV and ESS
Visiting some of the world’s foremost laboratories in the Swedish city of Lund, President Alar Karis remarked that contributing to their development significantly broadens the horizons of Estonian science, deepens cooperation between researchers and makes new study methods available to them. “Many of the methods used in contemporary science only become available when countries jointly […]
Business - April 4, 2023
He is the new CEO of SynAct Pharma
The company has announced the appointment of its current Chairman Torbjørn Bjerke as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective as from the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 25. Torbjørn Bjerke succeeds Jeppe Øvlesen, who will remain a committed shareholder of the company. The Nomination Committee will also propose to the Annual General […]
Business - April 3, 2023
Column: 3 X Hot Topics
Digital therapeutics, the costs of gene and cell therapies, and a challenging financing situation were some of the hot topics in 2023 that SwedenBIO sniffed out at J.P. Morgan’s annual healthcare meeting in San Francisco. The international life sciences year started off with J.P. Morgan’s Annual Healthcare week, which drew thousands of life science experts […]
Business - March 29, 2023
He is the new Chairman of the Board of Medicon Valley Alliance
Niels Abel Bonde, General Manager Novo Nordisk Sweden, will be elected new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) at the upcoming 2023 Ordinary General Meeting. As the only candidate for the chairmanship and with unanimous support from the current board members representing the majority of the votes, Niels Abel Bonde […]
Business - March 29, 2023
Anette Weyergang: Taking the leap for cancer research
Anette Weyergang, Senior Scientist and Project Group Leader at Oslo University Hospital, wants to make cancer treatment more effective and match the right patient with the right drug. Anette Weyergang is on the verge of creating a company to bring her cancer research into the world. Her discovery could make a real difference in how novel […]
