Entries by Maren Kühr

Bioxodes with management changes

Bioxodes SA,based in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium, has appointed Marc Dechamps as its new CEO. Company founder, Edmond Godfroid, will take up the post of Chief Operations Officer (COO) alongside his existing responsibilities as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).
 

Health: still a defensive position in portfolios?

Healthcare has long been considered one of the most reliable defensive sectors – an effective portfolio buffer when equity markets turn volatile. That’s because hospitals, drug makers, medical device firms and other companies across the healthcare sector benefit from steady consumer demand – still true?

Biotechnology-driven carbon revolution

Fossil carbon is in nearly everything we use in our daily lives ranging from power and fuels to fibers, coatings, and materials used in our clothes, packaging, toys, and household goods. Virgin fossil carbon use in these products is not sustainable given the current understanding of the impact of extracted, emitted, and waste carbon on our environment, climate, and vulnerable populations.

Mimetas: New Chair of the Board

Leiden-based Mimetas, specialist in organ-on-chip-based disease models for drug discovery and development, has appointed Dhaval Patel (UCB, Belgium) as Chair of its Board of Directors.