Career choice - June 13, 2022
Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Faron Pharmaceuticals Marie-Louise Fjällskog can combine her passion for science and helping people with her fascination for finding solutions to detective stories.
Collaboration - May 16, 2022
BC Platforms announces partnerships with three Finnish biobanks
BC Platforms has secured a multi-year contract to work with three Finnish Hospital District owned Biobanks (Clinical Biobanks) on improving access to, and automated management of, phenotypic, genomic, and clinical data. The project underpins Finland’s ambition to be a leading country for Real-World Data (RWD) studies, supporting the global development of novel treatments and enhancing […]
Collaboration - March 16, 2022
AstraZeneca and Business Tampere offer a mentoring program
AstraZeneca offers ”one-off” business mentoring sessions for selected startups that are aspiring business and collaboration with the pharma industry. The application period for the mentoring program is open now and applicants all around Finland are welcome, reports Business Tampere. A unique opportunity “This is a unique opportunity and Tampere is the only location in Finland […]
Careers article - March 14, 2022
Finland’s first professorship for individualized cancer treatment
The purpose of the new professorship is to promote cancer research that moves patient care towards a more individualized direction. On the World Cancer Day of 4 February it was announced that Finland’s first professorship for individualized cancer treatment will be established in connection with the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital. ”A professorship […]
Uncategorized - March 1, 2022
Nordic scientists tailor leukemia therapy using functional precision medicine approach
A functional precision medicine study conducted in Finland demonstrates that treatment selection based on results from drug sensitivity testing of patients’ cells can be clinically useful in patients with aggressive hematological cancers. Clinicians, researchers and technology experts from the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive […]
Financing - November 15, 2021
Valo Therapeutics raises 11 million EUR
Valo Therapeutics has successfully raised 11 million EUR in an oversubscribed Pre-IPO funding round. The Pre-IPO fund included participation from existing investors, Freeman Road, and new investors, including ASX-listed MMJ Group Holdings. The total raised to date is now over Euro 22 million (around USD 25.5 million). “This successful financing is yet another significant milestone […]
