Azenta Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire B Medical Systems S.á r.l. and its subsidiaries for  €410m.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has purchased the world’s largest human albumin producer Albumedix to broaden its product portfolio in animal-free cell media and to stabilise protein drugs.

As Genmab’s Hexabody tumour antibody platform is advancing, BioNTech has secured a licence in the field of immunotherapy to co-develop antibodies on 50:50 base.

British antifungal developer F2G Ltd has announced a $70mn financing round to push development of its late-stage compound olorofilm.

Sosei Heptares and AbbVie have inked a multi-target licence option drug discovery agreement in neurology.

Researchers have presented a novel method to promote biofilm formation and thus to increase efficiency of biocatalysis in biotech production.