EURACTIV - Belgian biopharma firm UCB has entered one of the most aggressive strategic expansion phases in its recent history, using acquisitions and partnerships across the United States, China and Europe to rapidly expand its biotechnology capabilities.. Read more

Nicole Verbeeck is an independent health journalist covering health and life sciences in Europe. Alongside her reporting, she leads an editorial studio specializing in journalism, editorial work and creative editorial formats.

Independent journalism
Reporting on health and life sciences in Europe for:
Euractiv (Advocacy Lab)
EU Perspectives
European Biotechnology Magazine
APM Market Access
Editorial studio in health & life sciences
Creative editorial projects
Latest articles
EU PERSPECTIVES - Six years after COVID-19 upended the world, governments are still struggling to agree on how future pandemics should be handled. But the World Health Assembly also revealed a broader shift: global health policy is no longer focused only on responding to crises, but increasingly on preventing them before they spiral out of control....
Hantavirus reveals a serious weakness: The next outbreak may not be profitable enough to stop
EU PERSPECTIVES - The latest hantavirus outbreak is forcing Europe to confront an uncomfortable reality: vaccines or treatments against some dangerous viruses may never reach the market. Not because the science is impossible, but because developing them is not commercially attractive for pharmaceutical companies. Brussels is increasingly...
EURACTIV - Benoît van den Hove tells Euractiv that scaling biotech companies at a global level still depends on capital that Europe does not yet mobilise at sufficient scale. Read more










