Targovax ASA (Targovax or the Company; OSE: TRVX), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing immune activators to target hard to treat solid tumors, announces the appointment of Dr. Torbjørn Furuseth as CFO, effective 24 September 2018. Dr. Erik Digman Wiklund, currently Targovax’s CFO, will become Chief Business Officer, replacing Michael Bogenstaetter
Torbjørn Furuseth joins Targovax as CFO
AppointmentsTargovax ASA (Targovax or the Company; OSE: TRVX), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing immune activators to target hard to treat solid tumors, announces the appointment of Dr. Torbjørn Furuseth as CFO, effective 24 September 2018. Dr. Erik Digman Wiklund, currently Targovax’s CFO, will become Chief Business Officer, replacing Michael Bogenstaetter
Calcium does not contribute to heart failure
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Boehringer Ingelheim bags ViraT in €210m deal
Latest NewsEMBL Ventures has announced that its portfolio company ViraTherapeutics is set to be acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim in a €210m million (US$245m) transaction.
Johanna Ivaska joins Orion Corporation
AppointmentsJohanna Ivaska, Academy Professor of Biochemistry has been appointed Head & Vice President of Oncology Research in Orion Corporation as of 1 October 2018. Ivaska joins Orion from the University of Turku and will continue working also there with her internationally recognised research team.
EU approves Shire’s van Willebrand factor
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F-star Appoints Nessan Bermingham as Chairman
AppointmentsF-star, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel bispecific antibodies, today announces the appointment of Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D. as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Nessan succeeds John Edwards who has been F-star’s Chairman for seven years and will remain as a non-executive director.
Crescendo Biologics appoints new CMO
AppointmentsCrescendo Biologics Ltd (Crescendo), today announced that Pavel Pisa, MD, PhD, has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer of the Company with immediate effect.
PD1/PD-L1blockers trigger metastases
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EIB incentivises bioeconomy investments
Latest NewsThe European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Sustainability Awareness Bond worth €500m to support investments into water projects – health and nutrition to follow.
The future of agrochemistry
BackgroundOne of the world’s largest and most controversial mergers in the past few years was sealed in early June. German pharma and chemistry company Bayer has taken over US competitor Monsanto, forming the largest integrated provider of seeds, agrochemicals and digital farming solutions on the planet. The acquisition is part of a recent US$170bn deal binge that is already having a profound impact on the future of global agriculture.