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QIAGEN Venlo Headquarter
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Qiagen agrees to go private with €10.8B takeover by EQT

Swedish private equity firm EQT wants to acquire diagnostics specialist Qiagen for €10.8 billion, or €46.50 per share. The company’s leadership unanimously supports the sale. Completion is planned … more ➔

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Muna’s oral Alzheimer’s candidate shifts age-associated markers in Phase 1

An experimental oral drug for early Alzheimer’s disease has produced positive Phase 1 results, including shifts in spinal-fluid markers of brain immune activity and neuronal stress in older volunteers … more ➔

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Arctic Therapeutics raises $21.5M to take autoimmune programs to clinic

Icelandic biotech Arctic Therapeutics has raised $21.5 million (€19.1 million) in an oversubscribed round to take two drug candidates for autoimmune disease toward the clinic. more ➔

Meanwhile in Biotech - European Biotechnology news roundup
Meanwhile in biotech

Evaxion reports durable responses; Novartis halts kidney trial; AstraZeneca signs AI deal

Beyond the main headlines, European biotech kept moving this week. This edition of Meanwhile in Biotech covers cancer vaccine follow-up, changes to kidney and obesity trials, and two developments in … more ➔

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Ambrose expands rare disease pipeline with €161M AM-Pharma acquisition

British rare disease specialist Ambrose Healthcare has acquired Dutch biotech AM-Pharma for up to €161 million, adding an enzyme replacement therapy to its pipeline and a development base in Utrec … more ➔

European Biotechnology

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The autumn issue of European Biotechnology magazine asks what happens when biotech leaves Earth. Our cover story explores how microgravity could help researchers study disease, improve drug formulations … more ➔

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The summer issue of European Biotechnology Magazine showcases the latest developments in drug delivery and RNA technologies. This issue features a list of eight venture capital firms to watch in 2026. … more ➔

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The Spring 2026 issue of European Biotechnology Magazine presents a list of start-ups to watch in 2026 and explores other fascinating topics such as: Can biotechnology finally fix infertility? Can … more ➔

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Europe is losing much of its expertise in deep tech and life sciences to the US. To prevent another generation of innovation from being lost, Europe must close the funding gaps. more ➔

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$15 billion deal: Roche bets on China — and questions Germany’s future

The Swiss pharmaceutical group has agreed to another, deeper ADC partnership with China’s Hansoh Pharma, with potential milestone payments exceeding $15 billion. The deal comes amid mixed developments: … more ➔

Merck's Innovation Center
M&A

Merck to buy siRNA specialist Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 billion

Merck KGaA is acquiring British biotech company Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 billion. The main value driver is an siRNA candidate for polycythemia vera. But the research platform and Berlin site are … more ➔

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Team Invitris
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Closing AI medicine’s manufacturing gap

At the IZB in Martinsried, Invitris is developing a cell-free platform to turn ­digital sequences into proteins, antibodies and phages within hours. CEO Patrick Grossmann explains why AI is shifting … more ➔

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IDT Biologika
CRO & CDMO

From development to commercial reality

Helping biopharmaceutical innovators build scalable, manufacturable, and commercially viable processes from the start. more ➔

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Cell & Gene Therapy

Europe’s CGT advantage at risk

Industry leaders at Advanced Therapies Europe 2026 warned that Europe must tackle barriers across commercialisation, regulation, reimbursement, manufacturing and patient access to retain its global … more ➔

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Qiagen

New CEO took over the reins

At the beginning of September, Jonathan M. Pratt succeeded Thierry Bernard as CEO of Qiagen N.V. Bernard had led the biotech pioneer …
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CDMO

Samanta Cimitan to (re)join Lonza from Celonic

Samanta Cimitan will join Lonza as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Senior Vice President and a member of the Extended Executive Committee …
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EpilepsyGTX

Clinical Development Expert has started

London-based EpilepsyGTx has appointed Dr Teresa Nunes as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to support the continued development of the company’s …
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Simris Group AB

ADC expert appointed as CEO

Professor Andreas Pahl took over as Chief Executive Officer of Simris Biologics GmbH in mid-July. The subsidiary of Swedish Simris …
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Thomas Thestrup
Venture Capital

Fresenius Ventures’ managing director: Europe has the investors. It needs the capital.

Following Fresenius’ launch of a €200 million healthcare venture fund in July, we invited Thomas Thestrup, managing director of Fresenius Ventures, to share his perspective in the Autumn issue of … more ➔

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OSE reports positive Phase 2 data, but questions remain

French biotech OSE Immunotherapeutics has reported higher one-year survival rates with two combinations of its cancer vaccine Tedopi compared with chemotherapy alone in a Phase 2 lung cancer trial. However, … more ➔

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Regulatory

CHMP October decisions: AstraZeneca pulls prostate cancer filing; Orphelia gets a second chance; Ascendis nears EU launch

Each month, the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) weighs in on which drugs should reach European patients — and which should not. Here are eight decisions from its October … more ➔

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How can pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical companies effectively protect innovation in a rapidly evolving European patent landscape? BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT's complimentary IP Seminar in Heidelberg explores recent developments at the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the Unitary Patent system and the European Patent Office, highlighting practical strategie ... ➔

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