Global report - January 22, 2020
Lundbeck, AstraZeneca & Novo Nordisk on ‘A List’ for climate change
A new global ranking puts Lundbeck, AstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk in the top 2% of more than 8,400 companies evaluated for their actions against climate change. The companies’ efforts to reduce CO2-emissions and energy consumption has been recognized by the independent interest group Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which sets the global standard for actions against […]
Global report - January 22, 2020
AstraZeneca launches Ambition Zero Carbon strategy
AstraZeneca has announced a programme for zero carbon emissions from its global operations by 2025 and to ensure its entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030. The strategy was launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 22nd 2020, and the aim is to accelerates the company’s existing science-based […]
Collaboration - January 22, 2020
AstraZeneca Young Health programme partners with UNICEF
AstraZeneca will support UNICEF with a $12.5 million grant to support programming which will reach more than five million young people, train 1,000 youth advocates, and positively shape public policy around the world, over the next six years. The announcement follows AstraZeneca’s decision in October 2019 to continue to fund its Young Health Programme to […]
Global report - January 16, 2020
Q&A: Temperature Control & Logistics
Temperature Control & Logistics is a hands on conference taking place the 27-30 January 2020 in Düsseldorf to discuss everything logistics, supply chain and temperature controlled for the pharmaceutical industry. Nordic Life Science asked Emily Shirrefs, Conference producer of Temperature Control & Logistics, about the upcoming event. What have been the outcomes from your previous […]
CDMO - December 10, 2019
Recipharm invests in its US inhalation development service
Recipharm has invested USD 450,000 into its Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, US facility to install a SprayVIEW system that will support inhalation and nasal product development. The newly acquired system was installed alongside an environmental controlled aerosol collection chamber for inhalation testing and a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and dry powder inhaler (DPI) […]
Global report - November 27, 2019
Pharmaceuticals are changing fish behavior shows new study
A new scientific study showing how fish behavior is being changed by pharmaceuticals entering water habitats after being incorrectly disposed highlights the urgent need for research into the impact of such drugs on human health. “The findings are alarming as they add to growing evidence that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals leaking into the natural environment […]
