Almirall (Barcelona, Spain) has launched its first call for innovation to start-ups focused on dermatology digital health. The Almirall initiative is part of an accelerator program (the Digital Garden) to strengthen the company’s commitment to digital innovation. The winning five start-ups will be announced on November 14 at the Frontiers Health 2019 event in Berlin, Germany. The winning project teams will begin a nine-month acceleration program in January 2020 at the Barcelona Health Hub headquarters, with the objective of securing venture capital funding. In addition, the start-ups will receive up to €50K in grants, mentoring from pharma industry experts, and the opportunity to leverage leading hospitals in Barcelona as "test beds" for digital pilots. Companies can apply at almiralldigitalgarden.com almirall.com
Novo Nordisk, The United Laboratories Ink Exclusive License Agreement for Triple Receptor Agonist
March 25th 2025Under terms of the license agreement, Novo Nordisk will acquire the rights to develop and commercialize UBT251 outside of China for obesity and type 2 diabetes for an upfront payment of $200 million.
The Misinformation Maze: Navigating Public Health in the Digital Age
March 11th 2025Jennifer Butler, chief commercial officer of Pleio, discusses misinformation's threat to public health, where patients are turning for trustworthy health information, the industry's pivot to peer-to-patient strategies to educate patients, and more.