Values & culture
Our DNA is our promise to each other, our patients, our communities, and our partners
Our patients and our people are two of the most important pillars here at Zealand. And to best support our patients, we need to support our people. We do this by striving to make Zealand an enriching place to work. This means leveraging our DNA: We are bold, we empower people, we work as one team, and we can be trusted.


Our impact
As part of our ESG strategy, we have identified three pillars within sustainability that are affected by our activities: our patients, our people, and our operations. For each pillar, we have or will set clear goals and ambitions to ensure that Zealand continues to act responsibly and sustainably.
-
Our patients
We leverage innovation to advance the health and well-being of patients
-
Our people
We foster an engaging and enriching workplace for our people
-
Our operations
We take responsibility for the impact of our operations
Our values
We are bold

We challenge common thinking to deliver life-changing medicines.
We empower people

We rely on everyone's ability to think and act as leaders.
We work as one team

We believe in the power of diversity and helping each other succeed.
We can be trusted

We work hard to earn the respect of our patients, our communities, our partners, and each other.





Meet the Zealanders
Margit Andersen
Principal Laboratory Technologist in Medicinal and Computational Chemistry
Margit's role at Zealand is to build peptides. She is one of the first links in our value chain to create new therapies for people who need them.
READ MY STORY
Adam Krisko Nygaard
Senior Statistical Programmer
As a statistical programmer and employee-elected board member, Adam shares valuable insights and provides a unique perspective for everyone he works with.
READ MY STORY
Lise Giehm
Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development
Lise is one of the team leaders helping keep the Zealand culture alive. She empowers her team and lives by the saying that 90% of your work needs to be fun.
READ MY STORY
Kamal J Kaur Sekhon
Senior Medical Scientific Communications Manager
Kamal bridges the gap between Zealand Pharma's science and the world through scientific communication and collaboration.
READ MY STORY
Patrick Böiken
Commercial Director
As Commercial Director, Patrick plays a pivotal role in ensuring Zealand's products make it to patients.
READ MY STORY
