Scientists create non-digestible aptamer
The synthetic TNA nucleic acid analogues created by a biochemists at University of Cologne hrepresent a so called threofuranosyl nucleic acid...
AmphiStar BV secures €6m to expand production
The infusion of €6m in new capital from ECBF, Qbic III and FFTF will empower AmphiStar to kickstart commercial biosurfactant production in...
Cambridge university spin-out HutanBio Ltd bags £2.25m seed financing
HutanBio, a Malaysian spin-out from scientists at Cambridge University, UK, has bagged a first tranche of seed investment from London-based Clean...
Lonza and Oxford Nanopore collaborate to advance mRNA Therapeutics
The significance of mRNA technology has been highlighted in recent years, particularly with its role in rapidly developing and bringing COVID-19...
SynaptixBio Ltd gets FDA ODD for leukodystrophy
Using antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) to silence the beta tubulin 4a gene, Oxford-based SynaptixBio Ltd received its first ODD in early 2023 for a...
German companies to revolutionise lab plastics market
Plastic consumables used in pharmaceutical and biotechnological research must meet high quality standards. A German start-up has now launched the...
Spanish Ferrer SA pays €122.5m for ALS candidate
Ferrer inked a €112.5m deal with the US-headquartered AI drug discovery specialist Verge Genomics to commercialise the PIKfyve (1...