Collaboration - August 26, 2014
Recipharm collaborates with Isofol Medical
Recipharm forms a new collaboration with Isofol Medical to manufacture Isofol’s drug candidate Modufolin. Furthermore, the life science sector investor Recipharm Venture Fund has announced that it has invested SEK 8 million in Isofol Medical. Isofol Medical AB is currently evaluating its drug candidate Modufolin in two clinical phase I/II studies. Modufolin is an endogenous […]
Acquisition - August 26, 2014
Elekta acquires RTA
Elekta has announced its intention to acquire RTA, a leading distributor from Poland specializing in radiation therapy technologies. Elekta states that the acquisition will significantly strengthen Elekta’s position in the Polish cancer care market. “The acquisition of RTA would optimally position Elekta to capture the opportunities for the growth of radiation therapy in Poland. Developing the […]
Financing - August 25, 2014
Swedish biotech firm announces rights issue
The Board of Ellen AB has decided to to carry out a new rights issue which will give the company a capital injection of about SEK 6.9 million. The rights issue means that individuals registered as shareholders in Ellen AB on record day 3 September 2014 will be granted one subscription right for every current share. Seven subscription […]
Clinical Trials - August 25, 2014
PCI Biotech presents results from ENHANCE study
Norwegian biopharmaceutical company PCI Biotech reports a successful completion of the second group in the intra-tumour light dose escalation part of the ENHANCE study. The treatment evaluation of the second group in the intra-tumour light dose escalation part of the ENHANCE study has been completed. ENHANCE is a phase II study of Amphinex in combination […]
MedTech Award - August 25, 2014
Getinge receives Red Dot design award
Getinge Infection Control has been awarded the Red Dot design Award for its user-interface called Getinge CENTRIC. Getinge Infection Control has in the past years developed CENTRIC a new patent pending user interface for washer-disinfectors and sterilizers, used in the healthcare and life science segments. CENTRIC offers a guiding interface, showing only the information the operator needs in […]
Uncategorized - August 22, 2014
The future of medicine at SALSS jubilee
At the 10 th edition of SALSS, the Swedish-American Life Science Summit, leading international scientists and industry profiles met to discuss the future of medicine. According to tradition, the annual Swedish-American Life Science Summit opened with an evening reception. On the summer evening of August 20 the festivities started off at the Tessin Palace and […]
