Entries by Michael Kuhrt

Back as CEO

Swedish Oncopeptides has had a new CEO since mid-November. Jakob Lindberg has taken over the position from Marty J. Duvall again. He has left the company.

Building on the advances made during the pandemic

The pharmaceutical industry has made significant advances in collaboration over the past two years, and I have seen many examples amongst Pistoia Alliance members of the power of cooperative working. It is imperative that the industry continues to build on these successes.

Vaccines burst 2021 biotech bubble

Despite a couple of notable ‘firsts’ for European public biotech financing, biotech’s COVID-19 bubble may be about to burst. Virus fears pushed both private and public investors toward biotech, but vaccination successes have changed the sentiment. Now, it seems there are simply too many biotech companies, especially in Europe.

BIAL with new R&D General Manager

BIAL, a public limited company under Portuguese law with head office in Coronado, Portugal, appointed Joerg Holenz as R&D General Manager and as a member of the Board of Directors.

Supporting ulta-rare diseases

Medicines for rare and paediatric diseases have been successfully enabled through the EU’s incentives framework. The number of medicines in development has risen significantly since the introduction of the legislation (3,678 applications for orphan designation by end 2020).