Business - November 1, 2023
Interview: Jonina Gudmundsdottir, Coripharma
In the heart of Iceland’s life sciences industry, Jonina Gudmundsdottir, the CEO of Coripharma, is making her mark. With a deep understanding of the industry’s challenges and a relentless drive for excellence, Gudmundsdottir has steered Coripharma toward transformative success. Iceland’s life sciences industry has thrived in recent years, propelled by its unique strengths. With a […]
Profiles in Business - April 28, 2020
Hey there Peter Zerhouni, CEO, InDex Pharmaceuticals
InDex Pharmaceuticals recently announced conclusions from its CONDUCT study, evaluating their TLR9 agonist cobitolimod for the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. Congratulations to the positive results from the CONDUCT study. What are the next steps and when can we expect additional results? “Thank you! Thanks to the strong and unambiguous results from the […]
Business article - December 10, 2019
”A combination of great science, great projects and great people”
BioArctic’s lead compound has the potential to become the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s, and so far the company’s journey has involved FDA approvals, a successful deal with AbbVie, collaborations with universities – and not least, the hiring of a very dedicated CEO. For years the treatments for central nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer’s […]
Profiles in Pharma - August 15, 2019
Katarina Ageborg, CEO AstraZeneca Sweden
Few companies are as synonymous with Sweden as AstraZeneca and few CEOs as visible. Yet, Katarina Ageborg, AstraZeneca Sweden’s new CEO, prefers not to think about being center stage, but instead about what her position can do for the company, Sweden and the pharmaceutical industry as a whole. “I don’t think about it that way […]
Profiles in Business - May 15, 2019
Gitte Aabo – A true pharmaceutical industry leader
She joined LEO Pharma by chance, more than 27 years ago, but she remained there, for the true focus on helping patients and her love of the job. For more than a century Denmark’s LEO Pharma has had a solid niche, creating and selling drugs for dermatological and thrombotic conditions, penetrating markets across the world. […]
Profiles in Pharma - December 3, 2018
Anders Lönner has suddenly passed away
“It is with great regret and sadness we announce this very tragic and unexpected information,” says the Board of Directors, Karo Pharma. “Anders Lönner has suddenly and unexpected passed away. Our thoughts go to his family and those closest to him.” Anders Lönner joined Karo Pharma as Executive Chairman of the Board in 2014. He has […]
