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For Sirpa and Markku Jalkanen of Finland, M.D. and Ph.D., married, immunotherapy researchers, working together came as naturally as a courtship.

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 […]

The CEO of Lundbeck, who announced that she will retire last week, did not initially intend to join the life science industry, but it captivated her more than 30 years ago, and the ability to transform lives still drives her to this day. For more than 100 years, Lundbeck has been at the forefront of […]

Malin Parkler, CEO of Pfizer Sweden, is driven by curiosity and a passion to build knowledge and evolve the life science industry – with the ultimate goal to yield real benefits for patients. Rarely has the world been more in need of leaders. As the global community struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic last year, people […]

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 […]

Bahija Jallal’s curiosity and passion for science have been strong driving forces throughout her entire career, as has her belief in the need for diversity to truly bring forth innovation. A view that is also deeply incorporated in her job as Head of MedImmune. Editor’s note: In 2019 Bahika Jallal left MedImmune and became the […]

Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer at Novo Nordisk, talks about the Danish pharma giant’s drug-development strategy, the new era of diabetes care and his 25 year-long passion for his job. The changing diabetes market, with increasing competition and high prices for diabetes products in the US, has made the world’s […]

Dr. Thomas Lönngren, former head of the EMA and today a pharmaceutical consultant, provides some insights on the aftermath of Brexit, describes current challenges the industry is facing and takes a short walk down memory lane on his career journey. The summer of 2016 will be remembered for many things; record temperatures, terrorist acts in […]

Like sports, R&D requires team spirit, commitment, and a long view says Dr. Jan Lundberg, Lilly executive vice president for science and technology, and president of Lilly Research Laboratories. Dr. Jan Lundberg’s online bios and YouTube videos portray a steely pharmaceutical executive whose idea of fun is a 90 km ski race. It’s all true. […]

How international opportunities drew a life sciences researcher into European and Nordic science policy. Three unexpected experiences shaped Marja Makarow’s career. Today, Professor Makarow is vice president of research at The Academy of Finland (the country’s research council). From 2008 through 2011, she was the first woman Chief Executive of the European Science Foundation (ESF). […]