DENMARK – According to a Danish study, the omicron BA.2 subvariant is inherently more contagious and more capable of infecting vaccinated people than any other Covid strain, but vaccinated people…
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Lundbeck’s Vyepti scores EC approval for migraine prevention
DENMARK – The European Commission has granted marketing authorization of Lundbeck’s anti-Calcitonin Gene Related Protein (Anti-CGRP) antibody Vyepti (eptinezumab) in the European Union (EU) for the prophylactic treatment of migraine…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk Pharmatech and Novozymes collaborate to manufacture specialty enzymes
DENMARK – Novozymes and Novo Nordisk Pharmatech have announced a collaboration agreement that brings together the companies’ shared competencies and interests in the development of specialty enzymes for use in…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk’s high-dose obesity drug, Wegovy approved in Canada
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk has announced that Health Canada has approved Wegovy (semaglutide injection), the first and only prescription weight-loss medication with a once-weekly dosing schedule. Wegovy is indicated for…
Read MoreDenmark’s Novo Nordisk reaches US$3.3 billion deal to acquire Dicerna Pharma
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has agreed to buy Dicerna Pharmaceuticals for US$3.3 billion in cash, the company has announced. Dicerna Pharmaceuticals creates RNAi-based therapies that selectively…
Read MoreEU regulator evaluating Moderna vaccine for use in 5-11-year-olds
THE NETHERLANDS – The European Union’s drug regulator has announced that it has begun evaluating whether to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, a decision that…
Read MoreResearchers discovery on BRCA2 gene to guide targeted cancer therapy design
DENMARK – Danish researchers may have made a game-changing breakthrough in the development of an effective targeted therapy for cancer by identifying the critical role that the BRCA2 gene (BReast…
Read MoreNordic countries halt Moderna vaccine use in males 30 years and below
FINLAND – Government authorities from the Nordic countries have announced that they will pause the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for men born in 1991 and later due to…
Read MoreDanish Government accords Uganda over 5 billion shillings towards COVID-19 resurgence response
UGANDA – The Government of Denmark through the Danish Embassy in Uganda has extended a grant worth 5 billion Uganda Shillings, to the Government of Uganda through the World Health…
Read MoreUS Food and Drug Administration approves Novo Nordisk’s weight management drug Wegovy
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk, a Danish drug company that focuses on lifestyle related diseases, has finally received the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) approval of its weight management drug,…
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