Business article - January 3, 2019
Mini-interview: Eric Converse, CEO of AMRA Medical
Sprung from the University of Linköping’s world-renowned Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization and the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine and Health, AMRA has become an international digital health company. Intended to aid in disease prediction, AMRA’s body composition analysis is an automated method designed to convert a six-minute whole body MRI scan […]
Business article - December 4, 2018
Mini-Interview: Göran Forsberg, CEO Cantargia
Nordic Life Science asked Göran Forsberg, CEO of Cantargia, about Cantargia’s future plans and his reactions to the Nobel Prizes. Congratulations on the listing on the main market Nasdaq Stockholm. What does this mean for the company? “Thank you! This means that the company will receive more exposure and attention. It also means that new […]
Business article - November 21, 2018
Health technology: From startup to market
What challenges and resources do health tech entrepreneurs need to know about? The Nordic region is good at supporting drug and device development. But how do health technology ideas such as apps and algorithms for patient tracking and virtual doctor visits get to market? Advice User input, teamwork, and local resources led the Norwegian company […]
Business article - June 13, 2018
Swedish life science industry on an upswing
The recent growth of the country’s life science industry is for example demonstrated in a new report by the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis and the fast growth of SwedenBIO, the national non-profit association for the life science industry in Sweden. SwedenBIO has today 250 member companies and since the year end the association […]
Business article - June 13, 2018
Recipharm prepares for Brexit
With less than a year until the UK exits the European Union, the CDMO company has established a taskforce to manage the potential impact of Brexit on its organisation. The formation of the ‘Brexit taskforce’ will see Recipharm prioritize its preparations and invest in the necessary capabilities and equipment within its UK and European facilities […]
Business article - June 1, 2018
The Nordic Capital Landscape
Life science and biotechnology companies require a steady stream of capital and more are entering the stock exchanges to increase their visibility and find investors. NASDAQ Nordic is now one of Europe’s largest biotech hubs, according to Carsten Borring, head of listings and capital markets at NASDAQ Copenhagen. Currently 28 biotech and healthcare companies have been listed […]
