DENMARK —Danish dermatology specialist, LEO Pharma, has announced a strategic partnership with the Irish firm, ICON, to focus on clinical trial execution. With a significant presence in the dermatology products…
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Former Novo Nordisk vice chair to step down
DENMARK — Novo Nordisk has announced that Jeppe Christiansen will not stand for re-election as member of the Board at the AGM to be held on 23 March 2023. The…
Read MoreBavarian Nordic pays up to US$380 million for Emergent Bio’s travel vaccines
DENMARK — Bavarian Nordic, a Danish vaccine maker, has announced that it will acquire Emergent Biosolutions Inc.’s travel-health business for a total of US$380 million. The acquisition will expand Bavarian…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk expands partnership with Amalgam Rx on connected insulin delivery devices
DENMARK —Novo Nordisk has expanded its collaboration with Amalgam Rx, a US-based company to support the commercialization of Dose Check, a digital insulin initiation and titration app. Dose Check digital…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk invests US$743M to expand clinical manufacturing facilities
DENMARK — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is set to invest 5.4 billion Danish kroner (US$743.6 million) in expanding its facilities in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, which will include construction of a…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk signs commercialization pact with Biocorp for insulin delivery accessory
DENMARK — Novo Nordisk has signed a collaboration agreement with Biocorp for the initial commercialization of Mallya, initially in Japan. Mallya connects directly to Novo Nordisk FlexTouch insulin pens, allowing…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk achieves topline results with once-weekly insulin drug
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk has published topline results from six Phase 3a clinical trials in the ONWARDS program of once-weekly insulin icodec in diabetics. Insulin icodec is a novel once-weekly…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk pledges US$200M to make trailblazing quantum computer for life sciences
DENMARK – Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation has pledged US$200 million (£176m) to develop what it says will be the first quantum computer dedicated to life sciences research and the green…
Read MoreBioInnovation Institute enrolls nine more companies in its venture lab program
DENMARK – Nine ventures and two projects have become the latest addition to the BioInnovation Institute’s (BII) Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies. BII is an international commercial non-profit…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk to purchase Forma Therapeutics in a US$1.1bn deal
DENMARK- Novo Nordisk has entered into a legally binding agreement to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Forma Therapeutics in a deal valued at US$1.1 billion (or US$20 per share). Forma Therapeutics…
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