Sanne Wass

Copenhagen

Reporter at Bloomberg News @business in Copenhagen, covering Danish economy, politics and companies. Previously banking reporter at @SPGlobal in London

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Articles

Danish Obesity Startup Ousia Gets Funds From US Investor Omega

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Sanne Wass

The US venture capital firm Omega Funds is backing a Danish biotech startup, betting it can deliver a new type of obesity treatment. The Boston-based investor made a “substantial” investment in Ousia Pharma, it said Tuesday without disclosing the amount. The company’s research could tackle some of the limitations of existing obesity medicines, Omega Funds said. Ousia got the funding after completing an accelerator program supported by Novo Nordisk A/S’s foundation owner.
Danish Obesity Startup Ousia Gets Funds From US Investor Omega

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Sanne Wass

A laboratory. : Akos Stiller/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The US venture capital firm Omega Funds is backing a Danish biotech startup, betting it can deliver a new type of obesity treatment. The Boston-based investor made a “substantial” investment in Ousia Pharma, it said Tuesday without disclosing the amount. The company’s research could tackle some of the limitations of existing obesity medicines, Omega Funds said.
Danish Obesity Startup Ousia Gets Funds From US Investor Omega

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sanne Wass

The US venture capital firm Omega Funds is backing a Danish biotech startup, betting it can deliver a new type of obesity treatment. The Boston-based investor made a “substantial” investment in Ousia Pharma, it said Tuesday without disclosing the amount. The company’s research could tackle some of the limitations of existing obesity medicines, Omega Funds said. Ousia got the funding after completing an accelerator program supported by Novo Nordisk A/S’s foundation owner.
Denmark Plans $1 Billion War Insurance for Merchant Shipping

1 week ago | insurancejournal.com | Sanne Wass

Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis. The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war insurance plan to cover ships if commercial insurance markets collapse due to geopolitical instability.
Denmark Plans $1 Billion War Insurance for Merchant Shipping

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Sanne Wass

A container ship at the port of Aarhus, Denmark. (Bloomberg) -- Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis. The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war insurance plan to cover ships if commercial insurance markets collapse due to geopolitical instability.
Germany's Baerbock Warns Against Nord Stream Reopening

2 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Arne Delfs |Sanne Wass

Advertisement 1Germany’s acting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that the disputed Nord Stream gas pipeline shouldn’t be reactivated, amid suggestions that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could lead to renewed deliveries from Russia.
Nord Stream Shouldn't Be Reactivated, Germany's Annalena Baerbock Says

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Arne Delfs |Sanne Wass

Germany’s acting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that the disputed Nord Stream gas pipeline shouldn’t be reactivated, amid suggestions that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could lead to renewed deliveries from Russia. “Not reactivating Nord Stream 2 is our best self-protection,” Baerbock told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with her Nordic and Baltic counterparts on the Danish island of Bornholm.
Denmark Blames Russia for False Greenland News to Stoke US Spat

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Sanne Wass

A statue of the Danish missionary Hans Egede overlooking the city of Nuuk, Greenland. (Bloomberg) -- The Danish defense intelligence service said Russia sought to stir up tensions between the US and Denmark by spreading fake news about Greenland earlier this year.
Zealand Pharma Hires Lilly Executive as Biotech Ramps Up in Obesity

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Sanne Wass |Sara Sjölin

(Bloomberg) -- Zealand Pharma A/S hired a senior executive from Eli Lilly & Co. after an agreement with a major drugmaker helped bolster its ambitions in obesity. The Danish biotech named Utpal Singh as its chief scientific officer on Wednesday. Singh just relocated from the US after spending more than 18 years at Lilly, most recently as senior vice president of small molecule discovery. The appointment marks the latest senior move in the ultra competitive field of obesity drug research.
Denmark Plans to Build Warships at Home, Enter NATO Partnerships

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Sanne Wass |Christian Wienberg

Denmark aims to build a new fleet of warships domestically and wants to collaborate with NATO allies on the production of frigates as Europe ramps up defenses in response to heightened tensions with Russia. The government secured a broad political majority for spending 4 billion kroner ($615 million) on 26 smaller naval vessels, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a news conference on Tuesday.