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Pharmaceuticals in the environment is a growing problem of global concern. Drugs taken by humans and animals find their way into rivers, lakes and even drinking water and can have devastating effects on both aquatic and human health.

Zelluna, a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2016, focuses on the development of T-Cell Receptor (TCR) based immunotherapies. The company has several TCRs in different stages of development. “We are developing cell therapies for solid tumors by genetically engineering the surface receptors of patient lymphocytes. We are also targeting cancer via the immune system, utilizing lymphocytes,” […]

Located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, Finland’s Manchester possesses a vibrant ecosystem, supporting life science collaborations across disciplines. In a beautiful Finnish landscape consisting of lakes and nature reserves, and with characteristic red brick buildings revealing the industrial history, lies Finland’s second largest city region with close to half a million inhabitants. The city […]

For centuries, Oslo has been Norway’s undisputed center of government, industry and culture, and now it is becoming one of the nation’s and region’s major life science hubs. Home to a top university and hospital, as well as a major cancer research coalition, the city is making its mark in cancer studies and multidisciplinary research. Life […]

Ironically, there is less serendipity in the success Saeid Esmaeilzadeh and Ashkan Pouya have achieved as business-makers than there is traditional hard work.

Tanja Dowe, Head of Debiopharm Innovation Fund, gives us her insights from the hard but exciting work of building a life science business and what it takes to make it in an ever rapidly changing industry.