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ISD Immunotech expects to finalize characterization of its STING antagonist lead candidate this year, aiming to develop the first personalized treatment for severe lupus patients. Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a complex and hard-to-treat autoimmune disease with a high unmet medical need. It is the most common and most serious type of lupus, and is […]

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has supported Danish life sciences for almost 100 years, maintaining knowledge, technology, talent and companies in the region. You can not really speak about life sciences in Denmark without mentioning its large industrial foundations and how they have benefited the industry. These long-term investors have benefited both the pharma and biotech […]

Denmark’s new national business cluster for life science and welfare technology was officially established as an association under the name Danish Life Science Cluster (DLSC) in December 2020. Behind the Danish Life Science Cluster (DLSC) is a partnership between current cluster organizations, five universities; University of Copenhagen, DTU, Aarhus University, Aalborg University, University of Southern […]

The Swedish-Danish type 1 diabetes project DiaUnion has received an additional EUR 1 million funding to investigate the link between type 1 diabetes and related autoimmune diseases. Type 1 diabetes causes the immune system to attack and destroy the body’s own vital insulin-producing cells. The disease is chronic and typically affects children and adolescents. In […]

Nordic Life Science asked Claus Andersson, General Manager at Sunstone Life Science Venture, what Nordic venture capitalists are looking for today within life sciences and what current opportunities and challenges Nordic life science companies facing when it comes to raising capital. Copenhagen-based Sunstone Life Science Venture is an independent European venture capital investment firm. Claus […]

Novo Nordisk Foundation awards DKK 138 million under its new data science and artificial intelligence initiative. “Data science is an important driver in all modern research. Society and the research community definitely need more specialists in this area, and with this initiative we want to contribute to Denmark being at the forefront of development – […]