Collaboration - December 5, 2014
Nanovector, Affibody to Collaborate
Norway’s Nordic Nanovector ASA and Sweden’s Affibody AB announced that the companies have entered into a three-year collaborative research agreement to discover and develop new advanced radio-immunotherapies (RIT) for multiple myeloma. Backed by a Eurostars grant, the project will combine Affibody’s proprietary platforms with Nordic Nanovector’s radioimmunotherapy technology. The project aims to provide documentation necessary […]
Collaboration - November 27, 2014
Thermo Fisher, Samsung Collaborate on POC Solutions
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which has offices in Finland, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., have formed a strategic collaboration to jointly design, develop and market better point-of-care (POC) solutions in key applications. These include the detection of sepsis, drug abuse and therapeutic drug monitoring as well as the detection of cardiac problems and women’s health […]
Collaboration - November 19, 2014
Call for More Cooperation
The Joint Committee of the Nordic Medical Research Councils (NOS-M) recently published a white paper “Nordic Potential in Medical Research – Cooperation for Success.” The committee released the white paper in connection with the NOS-M workshop held in Stockholm on Nov. 6. The new paper is a continuation of the previous Nordic white paper on […]
Collaboration - November 14, 2014
Strategies for Healthful Eating
While a sampling of Norwegians think the food industry and government should play bigger roles in convincing them to adhere to a more healthful diet, they balk at being prevented from eating whatever they want. A randomly selected group of 1,178 Norwegians answered questions from Marije Oostindjer of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) […]
Biotech article - November 6, 2014
Norway Joins Biotech Assoc.
The Norwegian Bioindustry Association is one of 20 founding members of the International Council of Biotechnology Associations (ICBA). The goal of the ICBA is to advocate for public policies that support the growth of the biotechnology industry worldwide. Jim Greenwood, president and chief executive officer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization in the U.S., was elected […]
Collaboration - November 4, 2014
Moberg Pharma expands partnership with Emerson Group
Moberg Pharma has entered into a services agreement with Emerson Healthcare, a division of Emerson Group, who will provide certain logistical services and all order to cash functions for retailer and wholesaler customers in the U.S. Along with the outsourcing agreement, the companies are entering into a new Sales Representation Agreement with Emerson Group. […]