Renée Aguiar-Lucander, CEO of Calliditas Therapeutics: Blazing a trail in rare diseases

Calliditas is one of European biopharma’s big success stories, bringing a rare disease drug to market and commercializing it using its own sales force. Richard Staines from Optimum Strategic Communications spoke with CEO Renée Aguiar-Lucander who outlined the challenges the company has faced on its journey. Lengthy experience as a life science investor has helped […]

An interview with Dan Mahony, UK Government Life Sciences Envoy by Optimum’s Eva Haas

In episode four of Optimum Perspectives Podcast, our in-house IR expert, ex-Fund Manager Eva Haas interviewed Dan Mahony, Chairman of the BioIndustry Association (BIA), following his appointment as UK Life Sciences Investment Envoy to hear his plans for championing the UK’s Life Sciences industry. Dan’s circuitous and unplanned journey to his current role involved among […]

Versameb: Revolutionizing SUI therapy with mRNA technology

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common and debilitating problem for many women, particularly after childbirth or in later years. Yet despite this treatment options are limited, held back by a lack of research into medical products focused on women’s health. But one biotech, Versameb, hopes to change this with a novel mRNA therapy that […]