Iceland - August 17, 2026
Pedaling through Iceland to advance multiple myeloma research
From August 18-24, 2026, patients, physicians, caregivers, and supporters from around the world will embark on a six-day cycling expedition across Iceland with the purpose of accelerating research into multiple myeloma.
Biotech Business - November 3, 2025
Alvotech provides disappointing update on US BLA for AVT05
The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) for Alvotech’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT05, in a prefilled syringe and autoinjector presentations, a biosimilar candidate to Simponi (golimumab).
Biotech Business - March 7, 2025
Alvotech launches second biosimilar in US with Teva
The two companies have announced the availability of SELARSDI injection in the US for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, pediatric plaque psoriasis and pediatric psoriatic arthritis.
Iceland - October 15, 2024
Rare sequence variants associated with Parkinson‘s Disease
Scientists at deCODE genetics have discovered rare sequence variants, predicted to cause a loss of function of ITSN1, that are associated with a high risk of Parkinson‘s Disease.
Iceland - August 8, 2024
Identification of a strong recessive component in Alzheimer’s disease
A new study from deCODE genetics and collaborators is the first to uncover a strong recessive component in Alzheimer’s disease. deCODE genetics/Amgen, and collaborators from Iceland, USA, UK, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden recently published the study: “Homozygosity for a missense variant in R47H in TREM2 and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease”, in New England Journal […]
Iceland - August 23, 2023
Predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using AI
Icelandic deCODE genetics and its collaborators employed artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a protein score to predict major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. In a large retrospective analysis using measurements of thousands of plasma proteins in primary and secondary event populations, scientists from deCODE genetics and collaborators from USA, Denmark, and Iceland, reported in The Journal […]