Tagged with Denmark

Denmark Speaking after the recent completion of a three-year strategic transformation plan, ALK President and CEO Carsten Hellmann outlines the progress made by the Danish allergy giant under his stewardship, including deeper penetration of the US market, shifting from injections to tablets, and driving digitalisation and efficiency. Hellmann also outlines the…

Europe In the wake of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), sustainability is once more a hot-button issue across all industries, including pharma. Here, Marco Rauland, vice president global market access & pricing strategic planning at Merck Group, casts his eye across Europe to assess how sustainability criteria are…

Denmark The BioInnovation Institute (BII) is an initiative from the Novo Nordisk Foundation which aims to support entrepreneurial researchers and early-stage life science start-ups with up to DKK 18 million in founder-friendly funding. CEO Jens Nielsen highlights some of the BII’s milestones and success stories since its formation and Denmark’s progress…

Denmark Lisbeth Nielsen of the Danish Health Data Authority outlines the organisation’s purpose and mission, how it contributed to Denmark’s robust COVID-19 response, and the challenges of making Denmark’s comprehensive patient data sets available to researchers while maintaining patient confidentiality and trust.   One of the Health Data Authority’s most important…

Denmark Alphalyse is a Danish contract research organization (CRO) specialising in protein chemistry, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics. The firm’s co-founder & COO Ejvind Mørtz outlines its journey since its foundation in 2005, the evolution of the specialist CRO space, and the significance of AI and data integration.   The advantage of…

Denmark Kasper Bødker Mejlvang oversees Novo Nordisk’s operations in its historic home market of Denmark, as well as Iceland. Here, Bødker Mejlvang explains his strategy for steering the Danish affiliate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving access landscape for the company’s next-generation diabetes and obesity treatments, and why Denmark – despite…

Denmark Newly appointed Director of Invest in Denmark Anne Hougaard Jensen outlines her initial priority list, how the agency is dialling in on the areas in which Denmark has a particular competitive advantage (life sciences, food, green technologies, and digital technologies), and her aspirations for keeping Denmark ahead of the curve…

Denmark Zealand Pharma’s Emmanuel Dulac, fresh from a first US FDA approval for the company’s rescue pen for severe hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes aged 6 years and older, outlines the swift progress that the Danish biotech has made in his two and a half years as CEO. Dulac also highlights…

Denmark Dr Tina Hahn explains how AXON positions itself as a strategic partner for its Danish clients in their scientific communication work, highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has foregrounded the importance of omnichannel communication, and gives her thoughts on Denmark’s value proposition as a global life sciences hub.   Our clients…

Denmark Erik Jylling of the Danish Regions, the organisation charged with healthcare management for each of Denmark’s five regions, outlines the advantages and challenges which persist within Danish healthcare and sounds a clarion call for faster adaptation and greater collaboration with private industry.   The innovation power that private enterprises have…

Denmark Data has been collected within Danish healthcare for more than 40 years, extending beyond the national patient registry to include a broad range of data points, from IVF to the birth registry, abortion, the weight and height of children, and much more. Danes tend to have a high level of…

Denmark Copenhagen Capacity is Greater Copenhagen’s official organization for investment, promotion, and business development. Its CEO/managing director, Asbjørn Overgaard, outlines the fundamentals attracting life sciences firms to the region, stakeholders’ key investment concerns, and the work still to be done on closer alignment with neighbouring Sweden.   Our goals are threefold:…