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 […]

Trends in life science investments – Top take-aways from Anglonordic

The first panel of the day, chaired by Mary Clark, our co-founder and CEO, saw a group of Europe’s leading investors – Hakan Goker, M Ventures; Maina Bhaman, Sofinnova Partners; Christian Elling, Lundbeckfonden; and Roel Bulthuis, Syncona – share sage advice for companies looking to raise funds, providing insights on the most important factors shaping […]

Destiny Pharma advances strategy against bacteria

Destiny Pharma, one of our longstanding clients, featured in the April 2023 edition of MedNous, the specialist medical research journal. Neil Clark, CEO, and Dr Bill Love, Founder and CSO, sat down with Victoria English to discuss the fantastic progress that has been made with Destiny’s two lead assets, XF-73, a nasal gel for the treatment […]

Breye Therapeutics Strengthens Management Team and Launches Website

Last week, our client Breye Therapeutics announced the appointment of Dr Peter Adamson as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Gabriela Burian as a new member of its Board of Directors. It also launched its new website and LinkedIn page. Breye is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral ophthalmology drugs to address the needs of […]

Congratulations to Futura Medical on its UK launch of Eroxon® for the treatment of erectile dysfunction

  This week, Futura Medical (Futura) announced the UK launch of its breakthrough, topical gel formulation for the treatment of ED, MED3000, under the brand name Eroxon®. MED3000 is the first ever pan-European topical gel treatment for ED which is now available without the need of a doctor’s prescription, available over the counter (OTC) in […]