Highlights in the Year 2010
23. 2. 2010 |
Lek, a Sandoz company, today opened a new facility for production of state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical active substances.
5. 5. 2010 |
The pharmaceutical company Lek has for the sixth year running organised a Community Partnership Day. Lek employees joined thousands of Novartis associates who will engage in volunteer activities to benefit people in their local communities in celebration of the company’s Community Partnership Day. This year marks the 14th Community Partnership Day, commemorating the 1996 creation of Novartis as a global leader in healthcare solutions. About 14,500 associates worldwide joined in the event in 2009, aiding a wide range of charitable causes.
15. 6. 2010 |
At a visit to the Lek Development Center today, University of Ljubljana Chancellor Prof. Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik listened to proposed steps for promoting innovation and enhancing cooperation between the business and academic spheres. These proposals were presented by the Head of Lek’s Development Center Dr. Josef Egerbacher and his colleagues. As one of Slovenia’s strongest development centers, Lek also presented these proposals at the May session of the Council for Science and Technology as starting points for the new National Research and Development (R&D;) Program, in line with its desire to contribute to the country’s overall development.
23. 6. 2010 |
Lek, a Sandoz company, has developed rosuvastatin, a so-called superstatin from the most recent third-generation statins, used for the treatment of high blood cholesterol. Slovenian patients will be among the first to benefit from this new generic medicine. All processes, from development to production of the final product and packaging, are the work of Lek associates.
2. 7. 2010 |
As part of their tour of Centers of Excellence, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Gregor Golobič and Director of the Science Directorate Dr. Jana Kolar visited the EN→FIST Center of Excellence, which carries out research in the field of health and life sciences and advanced new materials. The visit was hosted by Lek, a Sandoz company, a founder of the Center of Excellence (CoE).
14. 7. 2010 |
The pharmaceutical company Lek, a Sandoz company, which as a longtime partner of the Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth (SAFY) has supported the A Wink at the Sun campaign since its inception, held the Sunshine Games for the 11th year in a row as part of the campaign. This is a special day of events which provides further entertainment for the children who are currently enjoying carefree holidays at the holiday home of the Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth in Kranjska Gora. This year €102,000 were collected for the A Wink at the Sun campaign, of which Lek contributed €15,000.
5. 10. 2010 |
“The theme of this year’s Children’s Week was chosen by the children at the National Children’s Parliament. They know that the media are a window to many worlds. They also know that unpleasant messages can also come through that window, and sometimes even hateful ones. It is harder for them to understand that the media not only reflect the world but also create it. Children do not yet know how to evaluate this. They are becoming dependent on modern information technology, particularly on the Internet. They spend hours in front of their screens, through which they make friends, enjoy themselves and learn things. But real life is escaping them, without their being a part of it,” reported Human Rights Ombudsman Dr. Zdenka Čebašek-Travnik and President of the Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth Franc Hočevar in their missive for this year’s Children’s Week.
7. 10. 2010 |
Jeff George, Head of Sandoz, and Gerhard Schaefer, Head of Sandoz Global Product Development, recently presented the Novartis annual VIVA Awards to leading scientists within Sandoz as recognition of their outstanding and ongoing scientific achievement. Slovenian scientists have once again proven to be a key asset in the Sandoz and Novartis development network – three of this year’s five awards and title of »Leading Scientist« have been given to Dr. Simona Jevševar, Dr. Zdenko Časar and Peter Mrak of Slovenia, next to Johannes Ludescher and Johannes Raneburger of Kundl, Austria.
18. 11. 2010 |
At this year’s 10th annual Education Management conference, held at Otočec by Planet GV and the SOFOS Education Management Institute, Lek, a Sandoz company, once again received a TOP 10 Education Management award. Awards were also presented to nine other companies and organizations which systematically invest in knowledge and provide for the education and training of their employees. The award was presented by the chairman of the commission Dr. Bogdan Lipičnik to Samo Roš, Executive Director of Human Resources and Member of the Lek Board of Management.
23. 11. 2010 |
On World Children’s Day, UNICEF Slovenia presented awards to seven elementary schools which are trying to create a safer school environment through the UNICEFproject “SPEAK UP! Let’s talk about violence among children. For safe schools.” This year the winners included the Milojka Štrukelj, Bičevje, Zalog, Duplek and Slava Klavora elementary schools. Two new members of the Safe Schools family, the Tabor and Kolezija elementary schools, received special mention. The “SPEAKUP! Let’s talk about violence among children. For safe schools.” project is a joint project by UNICEF Slovenia, the Zaletalnica Institute, Lek and Mercator, which have been joined this year by McDonald’s. The project raises awareness among youths, parents and teachers about what violence is, that it is not acceptable in any form and how to react to it. This is the fifth year of the project, which now includes 16 elementary schools which are actively trying to prevent interpeer violence.
2. 12. 2010 |
On December 2nd 2010, the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Ljubljana celebrated the 50th anniversary of the introduction of pharmacy as a field of academic study in Slovenia. The occasion was dedicated to collaboration with domestic institutions, and those responsible for the development of pharmacy received special awards. One of the recipients of these awards was Lek, a Sandoz company, which has worked with the Faculty of Pharmacy since its inception in 1960, in numerous areas of development, in the pedagogical process, in curriculum design and in the form of financial support in order to provide the material conditions for the Faculty’s development.
10. 12. 2010 |
Lek, a Sandoz company, received a full Family Friendly Company certificate today, confirming its commitment to helping its associates balance their professional and private lives, which it first demonstrated in 2007 when it received the first-level certificate. In awarding these certificates, the Ekvilib Institute and the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Affairs are endeavoring to communicate positive messages to the public and expand a positive culture and corporate citizenship.