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Danish researchers report about the vital role of CD103+ dendritic cells. Morten Hansen and Mads Hald Andersen at the University of Copenhagen contributed with an article about the role of dendritic cells in the special issue on cancer and autoimmunity in Seminars of Immunopathology 2016. Dendritic cells (DCs) are major players in the control of […]

On the World Diabetes Day, Novo Nordisk announced a four-year extension of its Changing Diabetes in Children programme which provides access to diabetes care and free insulin to children with type 1 diabetes in developing countries. The expansion sees five new countries join the programme; Cambodia, Ivory Coast, Myanmar, Senegal and Sudan. By 2020, more […]

For the sixth year in a row Denmark is ranked the easiest place in Europe to do business, and globally, only New Zealand and Singapore are ahead of Denmark in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’. The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kristian Jensen, says: “It is important for our ability to attract […]

Who are the most inspiring innovators under 30 years in European Biotech this year? According to Labiotech.eu, a new European life science online media, three Danes have made the list. The three Danish entrepreneurs are: Andreas Laustsen, CEO, VenomAb. He has already founded 3 Biotech companies before his 30s: Biosyntia, VenomAb and Antag. He raised a total […]

Novo Nordisk has announced its intention to reduce its workforce by approximately 1,000 employees of the 42,300 positions in the company’s global organisation. This is one of several actions taken to reduce operating costs as the company faces a challenging competitive environment in 2017, especially in its large US market. The reductions are expected to affect […]

For the second year running, Denmark’s biotech sector is awarded a global top three ranking by Scientific American Worldview and is praised for its generous public sector investment and speedy drug trial application process. Denmark takes the global top three spot in the 2016 Scientific American Worldview Scorecard, assessing countries worldwide according to their biotechnology […]