Lundbeck's approach to depression R&D reflects a prudent optimism
No company has been exclusively focused on neuroscience for as long as Lundbeck (CPH: LUN).
It was in 1954 that the Danish drugmaker took its first steps into the world of psychiatric treatments with a license to sell Lacumin (pecazine), developed by the German pharmaceutical company, Chemishe Fabrik Promonta.
In the 66 years since, Lundbeck has been involved in leading many of the major waves of innovation in the psychiatric space, from antipsychotics to tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and it was solely focused on brain disease from 1976.
This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.
Login to your accountTry before you buy
Free
7 day trial access
- All the news that moves the needle in pharma and biotech
- Exclusive features, podcasts, interviews, data analyses and commentary from our global network of life sciences reporters.
- Receive The Pharma Letter daily news bulletin, free forever.
Become a subscriber
£820
Or £77 per month
- Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
- Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
- Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
- Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
- Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed
Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK
More on this story...
Today's issue
Company Spotlight
More Features in Pharmaceutical
Copyright © The Pharma Letter 2024 | Headless Content Management with Blaze