Entries by Maren Kühr

New Executive Director of Innovative Health Initiative

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) Governing Board has appointed Niklas Blomberg to be the next Executive Director of the organisation. Dr Blomberg has extensive experience of working in Europe’s life science sector, and is currently Director of ELIXIR, the European life sciences data infrastructure. He will take up his duties at IHI in early 2024.

Biotech companies challenged in times of inflation

Inflation has rebounded with a vengeance from its pandemic-induced recession lows. The US headline inflation rate surged to levels not seen since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, while the Eurozone’s Harmonised Index of Consumer Price (HICP) rose to the highest level in its entire 30-year lifespan.

Amarna Therapeutics appoints new CEO

Leiden-based Amarna Therapeutics announces the appointment of Dr Henk Streefkerk as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director. Streefkerk has already been Amarna’s Medical Director since mid-2022.