Uncategorized - November 4, 2019
Science Q&A: “RNA processing is directly related to health issues”
Cemre Manav performs baseline scientific research in RNA processing that paves the way for new treatments of many diseases, such as heart failure, as well as for therapeutic processes, for example gene silencing. Cemre Manav, PhD, was one of the recipients of the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s postdoctoral fellowships 2019 for research abroad in the field […]
In a new job - June 12, 2019
LEO Pharma appoints new CEO
Gitte Aabo will step down as President and CEO after 27 years in the company, and 11 of these as CEO, and the Board of Directors has appointed Catherine Mazzacco as new President and CEO effective August 1, 2019. A joint decision LEO Pharma has embarked on a strategy towards 2025 and has during recent […]
In a new job - April 12, 2019
Zealand Pharma appoints new CEO
Emmanuel Dulac will join Zealand Pharma as new Chief Executive Officer on April 22, 2019. Emmanuel Dulac has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong record of commercial and operational leadership underpinned by several senior roles in Europe and North America, reports the company. Since August 2016, Emmanuel has been the […]
Financing - March 22, 2019
Zhejiang NHU invests €5.5 million in Danish biotech start-up
The Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU will invest €5.5 M in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and affordable biochemicals. CysBio is making cost-effective and novel biochemicals via sustainable fermentation processes. Through advanced synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches microorganisms are engineered to convert simple sugars into desired biochemical products. This makes it […]
Acquisition - March 13, 2019
Fujifilm acquires Danish biologics unit from Biogen for $890 million
Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp will acquire a drug making business from the U.S. based Biogen Inc for about $890 million. With this acquisition Fujifilm aims to accelerate the growth of its Bio CDMO business. Large-scale biologics manufacturing site located in Hillerød Fujifilm has entered into an agreement to acquire the Danish Biogen Manufacturing ApS, a […]
Science Award - February 7, 2019
LEO Pharma scientists are Innovators of the Year
Two of the company’s researchers have been awarded Innovation Fund Denmark’s Innovator of the Year Award 2019. Focus for the Award is on ‘excellent and groundbreaking research which creates value for Denmark’ – based on the value the candidates have created for patients as well as business and the candidates’ ability to translate excellent research […]
