Financing - January 31, 2022
The University of Copenhagen and Eir Ventures establish investment company
University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and Eir Ventures, a life science focused venture fund, have established a limited company with the main aim of investing in the University’s own spin-out companies. It is the first time that a Danish university establishes an investment company of this kind. UCPH Ventures The newly-established investment company, UCPH Ventures, will […]
Collaboration - December 22, 2021
International center for stem cell-based research established in Copenhagen
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine reNEW, will be established based on a new consortium of three institutions. The founding of the center is possible through an unprecedented grant of up to 300 million euro from the Novo Nordisk Foundation over a 10-year period. The center will be a collaboration between the […]
Pharma Business - December 13, 2021
Novo Nordiskt to invest more than 17 billion DKK in manufacturing facilities
Novo Nordisk has announced plans to invest more than 17 billion Danish kroner in construction of three new manufacturing facilities as well as expansion of one existing facility at its production site in Kalundborg, Denmark. The investment will establish additional capacity across the entire global value chain from manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to […]
Uncategorized - November 19, 2021
#WAAW: Antibiotics seldom necessary for COVID-19 patients
Danish research shows that people with COVID-19 who are hospitalized rarely have bacterial infections and antibiotics are therefore not needed at admission. About 95% of the people hospitalized with COVID-19 are treated immediately with antibiotics. The reasons include sky-high infection biomarkers, blood test parameters that are completely skewed and X-rays seemingly indicating typical pneumonia. However, […]
Pharma article - November 17, 2021
Danish technology purifies pharmaceutical wastewater sustainably
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have developed a better and more cost-effective solution to purify pharmaceutical wastewater. The technology patented by the researchers comprises a novel microbial electrochemical ultraviolet cell that integrates the microbial management of hydrogen peroxide with ultraviolet radiation to produce hydroxyl radicals. These radicals can efficiently remove the organic pollutants […]
Business article - November 9, 2021
New report: The state of Medicon Valley
The new “State of Medicon Valley analysis – An analysis of life science in Greater Copenhagen”, includes a close examination of the development of the cluster’s regional beacons. Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA)’s new CEO, Anette Steenberg presented the highlights from the report at MVA’s Annual Meeting, November 8th, at Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport. In the […]
