Business - September 4, 2023
Special report: Copenhagen Science City
The development of Copenhagen Science City started during the financial crisis, 2007-2008, when the Danish government wanted to help reduce unemployment and get some power back into the economy, describes Kristoffer Klebak, Head of Secretariat of Copenhagen Science City at the University of Copenhagen. “We saw some big investments in buildings in the area of the […]
Business - August 29, 2023
Evaxion appoints new CEO
Evaxion Biotech has hired Christian Kanstrup as their new Chief Executive Officer. “We believe that Christian’s qualifications and experiences are quite unique within leadership, strategy development and execution and this makes him the perfect candidate to further develop and execute on our AI-based target discovery models ensuring the right pipeline, the right partners but also […]
Business - August 29, 2023
She is the new Managing Director of Finnish Bioindustries
Finnish Bioindustries long-term director Carmela Kantor-Aaltonen is retiring in August 2023 and Alexandra Peth has been appointed as her successor in a Managing Director role starting on August 1st, 2023. “Alexandra’s knowledge of sustainability and green transition will bring new possibilities to Finnish Bioindustries that will strengthen the voice of biotech industry and drive the […]
Business - August 23, 2023
Sahlgrenska Science Park rebrands its accelerator
The life science science park has initiated CO-AX, a rebranding of its non-profit accelerator for startup and scaleup companies. The decision to rebrand the accelerator activities at Sahlgrenska Science Park as CO-AX reflects the accelerator’s increasingly important role to nurture and support entrepreneurs looking to develop innovative tech solutions that address global health challenges, states […]
Business - August 7, 2023
From theory to therapy: Transplantation
Transplantation of modified organs using gene-editing technologies and rebuilding the skin with innovative tissue repair methods could save many lives and restore essential functions in a gentle way. Over the past 50 years transplantation has become a successful worldwide medical practice, with advances including restoring sight in corneal blindness through corneal graft, transplantation of haematopoietic […]
Business - July 31, 2023
From theory to therapy: Digital health
The COVID-19 pandemic certainly cast the spotlight on the possibilities of digital health and Iceland possesses both unique health data for research studies and also a few very interesting companies taking the lead in this development. Part of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s strategic vision is for digital health to be supportive of equitable and […]
