Drug Development Pharma - February 27, 2013
Dako teams up with Pfizer
Dako announced in mid-February that the company has entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer in the field of companion diagnostics. The agreement constitutes a legal framework for various collaboration projects between the two companies, covering research, development and commercialization as well as advisory services. “We are extremely excited to partner with Pfizer, a company […]
New Market - February 27, 2013
Nanologica enters Russian market
The Stockholm-based biotech company Nanologica AB recently announced a new collaboration with the Russian biotech company Nanolek LLC. The contract concerns a formulation of pharmaceutical drug products using Nanologica’s patented nanoporous materials platform and the manufacture of new drugs, whereby Nanologica is responsible for formulating active pharmaceutical ingredients into porous particles. Nanolek will develop, manufacture […]
Iceland - January 23, 2013
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland.
What is the government’s strategy for investing in and developing the life science industry in Iceland? “The government has a twofold strategy to invest in and develop the life science industry in Iceland. Firstly, through the educational system and secondly through various funding instruments and tax relief. Iceland has a strong tradition in medical sciences and […]
Uncategorized - January 22, 2013
Peter Honeth, State Secretary to the Minister for Education …
… and Deputy Prime Minister Jan Björklund, working at the Ministry of Education and Research at the Government Offices of Sweden. What is the government’s strategy for investing in and developing the life science industry in Sweden? “There are a whole range of initiatives that the Swedish government has set up: We have increased the […]
Business article - January 20, 2013
Private-Public Partnership in Hospitals. The way of the future?
At the moment, one of the largest and most advanced hospital projects in the world is being built in Sweden. The construction of the New Karolinska Solna hospital is being organized as a private-public partnership, the country’s first healthcare private-public partnership project. The new karolinska solna (NKS) is the one of the largest projects ever […]
Uncategorized - January 12, 2013
Morten Østergaard Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education in Denmark.
What is the Danish government’s strategy for investing in and developing the life science industry in Denmark? “First of all, life science and health is a highly prioritized field in Denmark. We have excellent research that also has a large impact on the global research community. Denmark has been focusing on these areas for a […]
