24 issues of the online newsletter Nordic Life Science News.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday September 18, 2026, that his administration plans to recommend that vaccine makers split certain childhood vaccines into five smaller doses given six months apart, which he expects to sharply reduce autism. He did not name the vaccines or cite evidence.

Novo Nordisk has outlined its strategic ambitions for 2030 at a Capital Markets Day in London, targeting more than five multi-blockbuster launches by 2030 and more than DKK 150 billion in risk-adjusted pipeline sales in 2035. The company also aims to serve more than 60 million patients globally by 2030.

Bavarian Nordic has appointed Tarja Stenvall as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 15 October. She succeeds Paul Chaplin, whose departure was announced earlier this year.

The Life Science Cluster turns ten. But instead of looking in the rearview mirror, let’s look at why life science will matter more over the next decade.