As the first Nordic company seeking Novel Food approval for a mycoprotein ingredient, Finnish Enifer has filed a authorisation application for it brand PEKILO to the EU food watchdog EFSA.

The “15th European Biotechnology Science & Industry Guide 2025” – the handbook will present the strengths and core competencies of companies and institutions in the fields of Biotech, Biopharma, BioServices and BioManufacturing in Europe. Besides the printed version the guide will also be available as a digital version.

Digital pathology specialist AIgnostics GmbH has topped up its cash position to US$55m with a US$34m Series B financing. The money will be used to optimise the company’s RudolfV Foundation Model and to develop and offer new services for target and biomarker identification selection, particularly in the US pharma market.

AATec Medical was founded in 2022 and is located in the Innovation and Start-up Centre IZB in Planegg-Martinsried.

Italian obesity gene therapy developer Resalis Therapeutics srl has gained an equity investment from French pharma major Sanofi SA sufficient to finance its miRNA-22 antisense blocker RES-010 through Phase II proof-of-concept.

Belgian UCB SA and British Cancer UK have started a second clinical study within their multi-year partnership to evaluate the safety and tolerable dose of UCB4594 in patients with advanced cancers.

Another strong financing round for Belgian Agomab NV. Sanofi is joining the band wagon of targeting the TGFbeta receptor.

Ultra-low freezers are playing a key role in biomedical research as they are required to store very temperature-sensitive biologicals such as DNA, enzymes and more, but they have high energy demands. Recognizing these issues, B Medical Systems has introduced the U701V, a new ULT freezer that balances energy efficiency with exceptional performance.

Rentschler Biopharma announces largest single investment in the higher double-digit range at its headquarters in Germany for construction of a new buffer media facility in Laupheim.

Roche drops a third Alzheimer’s candidate this year, leaving a partnership with UCB just four years after agreeing to work together on new treatments for the neurological disease.