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.

Lonza offers PBPK service

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling is a tool that can have a huge impact in speeding up drug development. It simulates a range of physiological factors that have an effect on how an orally dosed drug behaves, flagging up any areas where performance might be expected to be sub-optimal. This allows them to be addressed at an early stage, rather than causing bigger problems later on that might hold up development while a solution is sought.

Immunovia AB with new CEO

Jeff Borcherding, President of Immunovia’s US subsidiary since April 2022, has been the new Global CEO of Sweden’s Immunovia AB since the end of April.