Drug Development Pharma - March 10, 2015
Health Canada OKs Weight Drug
Health Canada has approved the new drug submission for Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda® (liraglutide), the first once-daily human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue for the treatment of chronic weight management. Saxenda® is an adjunct to a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in obese adults and overweight adults with at least one […]
Drug Development Pharma - March 10, 2015
CHMP Clears Drug Label Update
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion for a label update of H. Lundbeck A/S’s Brintellix® for its effect on certain aspects of cognitive function in patients with depression. This will be the first summary of the product characteristics of an antidepressant to […]
Financing - March 9, 2015
Lundbeck Increases Share Capital
H. Lundbeck A/S has decided to increase its share capital by DKK 202,400, as a result of the exercise of employee warrants. The increase is affected without any preemption rights for the existing shareholders of the company or others. The shares are subscribed in cash at the following prices per share of nominally DKK 5: […]
Agreement - March 9, 2015
AZ Expands Software Use
AstraZeneca has expanded its use of Elixir Software’s R&D workflow-management software, with a three-year contract, in part to support communication while it is moving offices in the United Kingdom from Alderley Park to Cambridge. This agreement will allow AstraZeneca to apply Elixir’s cloud-based software to other scientific areas. Elixir singled out the facilitation of scientific […]
Financing - March 9, 2015
Novo’s IT Shares on the Rise
On its first day on the Copenhagen stock market Friday, Novo Nordisk’s newly public IT business got off to a fast start, with shares rising by as much as 44 percent, according to Reuters. Investors quickly bid up shares in NNIT, which had an offering price of 125 Danish kroner, or about $18—a figure analysts […]
Uncategorized - March 6, 2015
Teachers Who Keep Learning Stay Healthier
Educators who are involved in professional development and learning on the job tend to be healthier, according to a Swedish study. The study was based on interviews with 229 teachers at 20 schools in Sweden’s Vestre, Götaland County. Teachers were surveyed about their health, quality development and opportunities to learn during working hours. The research […]
