University of Sheffield spinout gets £5m for gene therapies targeting ALS and FTD, advancing towards clinical trials.

Oxford Biomedica’s proposed acquisition of ABL Europe from Institut Mérieux, at a consideration of €15m propels global leadership in cell and gene therapy.

Austrian Kern Tec GmbH has raised €12m in the biggest Series A  financing ever seen for a foodtech company in Austria to scale food production from waste.

Austria has gained an outstanding reputation as a research location in the field of life sciences – both as a vibrant hub for science and as a cluster for research-oriented and manufacturing companies. The ABA links international companies with this ecosystem

British drug discovery specialist BenevolentAI Ltd has licenced its end-to-end AI platform capabilities to Merck KGaA to deliver novel drug candidates for three targets in oncology, neurology and immunology.
 

Autoimmunity specialist AbolerIS Pharma will use a €27.3m Series A Financing to advance its first-in-class antibody inducing immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis into the clinic.

The Cultivated B ist the first company in the world to apply for EU-Novel-Food authorisation of a hotdog made from plant protein and cultivated muscle cells.

A Belgian-British research team has identified the human protein underlying necroptosis of human brain cells in Alzheimer’s mice and stopped cell death.

French pharma company Pierre Fabre Laboratories has baged Vertical Bio to push development of the company’s NSCLC candidate.

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French-US-based investment specialist Lauxera Capital Partners announced today that it has invested €17m in Swedish cell culture company BioLamina AB (BioLamina)