Novo Nordisk returns to Greece

10.07.10 Athens – The Novo Nordisk Group has restarted sales of its insulin products in Greece. At the beginning of June, the Danish pharmaceutical company had pulled out 17 products – mostly insulin or insulin analogues – after the Greek... more

Engineering how mosquitos smell

11.03.10 Athens – A EUR2.5m EU research project targeting olfaction in the malaria carrier Anopheles gambiae is to be coordinated by Greek researchers from the Institute of Bio­logy at the Demokritos National Centre of Scientific Research... more

Alapis purchase

19.03.08 Athens – Greek conglomerate Alapis is further expanding its healthcare arm (production of veterinary pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and nutritional supplements), an area that made up 75% of its total EBITDA of €117.3m in... more

Alapis expands

24.09.07 Athens – Greek chemical and human and veterinary pharmaceutical company Alapis S.A., which was formed in May by a merger of the Greek firms Veterin, Ebik and Elpharma, is expanding rapidly through acquisitions in south-eastern... more

FP7 information portal

11.07.07 Athens – At the end of May, Greece has launched its official site for the Greek National Contact Point (NCP) for the FP7’s thematic areas “Health“ and “Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology“ (www.ncp-bionova.gr/).... more