?? Dentons has announced the cooptation of Julien Le Guyader as partner in the Life Sciences Group of the Paris Office. Le Guyader has been a part of ?? Dentons since 2014.
Scottish and Canadian researchers have identified a protein essential for the toxoplasmosis parasite to be transmitted. Targeting it might give rise to new treatments other parasitic diseases like malaria.
Belgian clinical-stage immunotherapy developer Asit biotech has appointed Gerd Zettlmeissl as its new Chairman of the Board. Zettlmeissl has been independent director of the company since 2011.
British inhaled anti-infectives specialist Pulmocide has bagged US$30.4m (€28.8m) from new and existing investors to bring its anti-RSV and anti-aspergillosis compounds into clinical testing.
The investment groups Q-Growth Fund and Biolty purchased the majority of the Valencian biotechnology company Institute of Genomic Medicine (Imegen) for €10m.
British Cell Medica has closed a 60£ (€68,8m) Series C financing to advance its pipeline of virus-specific Natural Killer T (NKT) cells in oncology and viral infection.
According to main investor Sofinnova Partners, the Euronext IPO of Avantium, the front runner in renewable chemistry, was oversubscribed multiple times resulting in a market capitalisation of €277m.
Transgene has started Phase II efficacy testing of its therapeutic cancer vaccine TG4010 and Bristol-Myers Squibbs checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Belgian cell therapeutics specialist TiGenix NV announced positive top-line one-year results from its CAREMI stem cell study in acute myocardial infarction.
Theres no way around it: renewables are the future, Matti Heikkilä believes. European Biotechnology talked to the CTO of Finnish bioeconomy company MetGen about what bio-based products need to bring to the table to usurp their fossil-based counterparts.