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Denmark Julie Enevold Brooker discusses what she sees as Janssen’s responsibility to help improve the Danish healthcare system beyond just bringing innovative medicines to patients, gives her thoughts on the new Danish National Life Science Strategy, and outlines how Danish patients could have even better access to innovation.   All stakeholders…

Denmark Boehringer Ingelheim’s Nicolas Dumoulin outlines Denmark’s relevance to the German family-owned company, including the strong uptake of its diabetes and COPD medications in the country and its host of research collaborations with local partners.   There is a wealth of knowledge in Denmark, especially in the cardiometabolic area, and a…

Denmark Flemming Sonne of Denmark’s public hospital medicine procurement body Amgros outlines the scope and mission of the group, how its remit has increased to include security of supply in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and why international collaboration and knowledge-sharing is crucial, especially in the new era of complex…

Denmark The Danish Life Science Cluster is Denmark’s new national business cluster for life science technology, established in December 2020 with the goal of strengthening collaboration between the country’s public and private sectors and commercialising more of the discoveries being made in its world-class research universities. The Cluster’s director, Diana Arsovic…

Denmark Spanish native Enrique Álvarez gives an overview of Denmark’s importance to Merck as a key European early launch market, a crucial clinical trial destination, and home to a treasure trove of holistic patient data. Álvarez also outlines the increasing challenges around market access in the country and his talent development…

Denmark Established in 2017, the Danish Medicines Council is the health technology assessment (HTA)-like body in Denmark which assesses the value for patients and costs to society of new medicines. The Medicines Council then makes recommendations to the Danish Medicines Agency (the country’s regulator) and Amgros (the national public procurement body).…

Denmark Jørgen Schøler Kristensen explains the role of the Danish Medicines Council, providing guidance about new medicines for use in the Danish hospital sector. Kristensen also tackles the thorny issues of price considerations, assessing the long-term efficacy of innovative new therapies, and working collaboratively with private industry.   There is a…

Global Over the past 12 months, PharmaBoardroom has spoken to the heads of several key regulatory bodies across the world. While the approval processes for COVID-19 vaccines have evidently been top of their priority lists, other key topics discussed included the potential of data and AI to change the drug approval…

Denmark In a wide-ranging interview, incoming director general of the Danish Medicines Agency Lars Bo Nielsen discusses the challenges that personalised medicine presents to regulators, building a stronger international presence for the Agency, and better leveraging the country’s world-class data infrastructure while respecting the EU’s data protection regulation.   Within Europe,…

Denmark Healthcare DENMARK is a non-profit organization and public-private partnership representing Danish healthcare stakeholders internationally. Jakob Skaarup Nielsen, its CEO, highlights the Nordic country’s “treasure trove” of health data, the efforts to digitalize even further and the population’s open mind when it comes to participating in clinical trials. Moreover, he outlines…

Denmark Ida Sofie Jensen introduces the strong fundamentals underpinning the Danish innovative life sciences industry, including governmental support for early access to medicines, a collaborative approach to pricing and reimbursement, a highly centralised hospital system, and excellent digitalised patient records. Jensen highlights that thanks to these fundamentals, Denmark is home to…

Denmark Novo Nordisk, Lundbeck, and LEO Pharma are the major players in the Danish pharmaceutical industry, all with significant R&D and manufacturing operations in the country. Made with Visme Infographic Maker Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Moreover, Denmark is the Nordics’ leading exporter of pharmaceuticals, as the below charts show. Made with Visme…